Leonardo Helicopters' huge new £30m hub reaches milestone
A vast logistics hub being built in Somerset by defence and aerospace giant Leonardo has reached a major milestone, the company has announced.
The flooring and structure of the £30m building within the grounds of the company's Yeovil site was recently completed, with the business marking the occasion with workers making cement handprints in the floor.
The single-site logistics hub, as it is known, will help support Leonardo Helicopters’ global fleet by housing components and tools, according to the company.
The hub is a collaboration between Leonardo and logistics partner Kuehne+Nagel, with real estate developer Graftongate and GMI Construction Group. The project involved the consolidation of eight existing warehouses into one all-encompassing logistics hub.
Charlea Boucher, project officer at Leonardo Helicopters UK, who cemented her hands into the ground of the hub, said: "
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