dhl e-Commerce Solutions selected intralogistics provider Fives to automate its large hub in Coventry and support its growth plans in the UK.

dhl e-Commerce Solutions recently announced an investment of EUR 560 million Plans for its UK e-commerce business dhl Parcel UK.

The expansion plans are the result of the company's continued growth and overall demand for its e-commerce and B2B services, as well as a 40% increase in volume since 2020.

To enable this growth plan, dhl's long-term partner Fives will be responsible for automating the entire facility: a new 269,097-square-foot hub that will open in early 2023 at Segro Park Coventry Gateway, south of Coventry Airport.

The center will install Fives intralogistics solutions to automatically sort items of different sizes and weights at "high speed".

Richard Wenham, Head of Operations Support at dhl Parcel UK, said: "We chose Fives because it really understood our business and helped us build a system that could handle most of the products we handle."