All Scotland's roads and railways converge in Lanarkshire. Nowhere is better connected. First class commercial property opportunities are on offer in the region and nowhere is better for warehousing and logistics. More than 800 companies from this sector are based in Lanarkshire including, Next, DHL Freight, Eddie Stobart, Europa World-wide Logistics, Target Express and Wincanton and, together, they employ 13,000 - 14% of total employment in the Scottish distribution and logistics industry. As a result, Lanarkshire has evolved a particular skills and infrastructure base to suit distribution and logistics.
Key Facts
- Lanarkshire's central location in Scotland offers clear competitive advantages for freight and logistics companies.
- Leading motorway and rail network throughout Scotland and beyond, and direct access to the Eurofreight terminal at Mossend ensure that Lanarkshire remains the leading location in Scotland for UK and International logistics companies.
- Skills for Logistics (SfL), the Sector Skills Council for the freight logistics industries, have strong representation in Lanarkshire.
- Lanarkshire is also home to a number of specialist companies that offer training and support to the automotive and logistics industries.
