Supermarket giant Lidl has opened a new multi-million pound distribution centre in creating hundreds of jobs.
The £70million Eurocentral industrial estate warehouse is the largest to have been opened by Lidl in the UK to date.
They are set recruit 250 new staff with around to be relocated to the new base from Livingston.
The 58,500 square-metre facility will service the retailer’s 99 existing stores across Scotland, with 12 new stores to be opened over the next three years.
There are planned locations for the new stores in Lanarkshire including in East Kilbride and Larkhall.
Lidl GB’s regional director for Scotland, Ross Millar, said: “We’re very excited to be celebrating the opening of our new Eurocentral distribution centre, which represents a pivotal moment in our ambitious growth plans across Scotland.
“The warehouse underlines our commitment to creating more jobs for Scotland and I’d like to extend my thanks to both store and warehouse colleagues, who’ve worked so hard to get us to where we are today.”
