DHL Express plans to double the operational footprint of its main European hub in Leipzig, Germany, to accommodate future shipment volume growth. The Leipzig hub services Malta, via Marseilles.

The company plans to invest €150 million to construct additional warehousing, sorting and office facilities on an area of approximately 44,000 square metres.

The installation of a new shipment sorting system will increase the processing capacity of the hub by 50 per cent, to more than 150,000 shipments per hour.

Work on the new facilities will begin this month, with the new, expanded warehouse – which will double the current footprint – expected to be operational from the fourth quarter of 2014.

John Pearson, CEO of DHL Express Europe, said: “Our European hub in Leipzig is a critical part of our express infrastructure and one of three global hubs that form the backbone of the DHL network. Since we established operations here five years ago, it has been a driver behind DHL’s ability to help customers in Germany and other European markets to expand and grow.

DHL employs over 3,500 people at the hub, and approximately 400 additional jobs will be created by the expansion.

The facility will also incorporate green technologies.

The planned investment will bring DHL’s total investment in the Leipzig Hub to date to over €510 million.

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