Amazon reveals 1bn investment in the UK - 4,000 jobs set to be created, with new 500m fulfilment centre hoping to speed up deliveries across the country

Date:
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:45:44 +0000

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500m, robot-equipped Northampton facility now open, UK's largest cross-dock facility in Kettering opening soon.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Northampton and Kettering facilities represent 1bn in UK funding from Amazon 4,000 jobs to be created
at the two sites plus hundreds of seasonal roles Shoreditch HQ also gets a major upgrade with third office building Amazon has confirmed it will be investing more than 1 billion into the UK in a major show of support for the country.

The announcement includes plans to open an new fulfillment center in Northampton and a second major logistics facility in the nearby market town
of Kettering, each creating 2,000 jobs to add more than 4,000 jobs in total. But more importantly, this major job opportunity represents just one 40th of Amazon's current UK investment plan, which covers 40 billion between 2025 and 2027. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Amazon is creating thousands of jobs across the UK Within the first year, the company already claims to have delivered on 15 billion of this funding, and the new Northampton fulfillment center is now operational and handling customer deliveries.

Operations at the facility are spread across three floors and the campus includes thousands of Hercules robots that bring products to human workers. You may like SoftBank offers 75 billion to help build Europes biggest data centre project 18 top tech deals from the Amazon UK weekend sale get up to 40% off Kindle, Bose, Ninja, Apple, and more Even Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is surprised at AWS cloud success

As for the Kettering site, scheduled to open later in 2026, Amazon says it will become the largest cross-dock facility in the UK. The site is expected
to process around 20 million items every week and will create both 2,000 permanent jobs and hundreds of additional seasonal roles.

At the same time, Amazon has expanded its Shoreditch HQ campus in East London with a third office building marking its commitment to investing in the UK. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

The company declared it now employs 75,000 workers across more than 100 UK sites, noting that nearly half of its entry-level recruits stated on a salary of around the 30,000 mark.

"Amazons investment will help people move from welfare into work, with rewarding careers and room to progress," Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden commented. "It reflects the same ambition as our Youth Guarantee, supporting young people across the country to earn or learn." Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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