The area around Leicestershire and neighbouring counties is known as the ‘Golden Triangle’ which represents the largest concentration of logistics operations in the UK. Our location close to the M1, M42 & M6 motorways means 80% of the UK population can be accessed within four hours’ drive. These road travel times to UK markets have made our area the UK location of choice for national distribution centres, being able to offer employment sites with motorway access – Leicester and Leicestershire is now home to some of the largest warehouse and storage facilities in England.
Magna Park
Magna Park is a 500-acre site sitting at the heart of the Golden Triangle and employs just under 10,000 people locally in 25 businesses including Asda George, Britvic, Argos Distribution, Disney, Unipart, TNT and Toyota.
Air & Rail Access
East Midlands Airport is the UK’s busiest pure cargo airport and second only to Heathrow, handling over 320,000 tonnes of flown cargo every year. The airport is the UK hub for DHL and UPS, and support operations for TNT and Royal Mail.
Leicester lies on the London-Sheffield and the Birmingham-Peterborough lines. It takes just 66 minutes to reach Leicester on a direct train from London St Pancras.
Other Key Sectors in Leicestershire
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