Hundreds of jobs to be created

More than 1,500 jobs are set to be created in the A38 corridor between Lichfield and Burton upon Trent with 1.5million sq ft of distribution units close to completion.

The corridor has four major industrial estates .

Lichfield's Fradley Park is soon set to boast a 710,000 sq ft Tesco distribution unit which will generate 900 jobs.

InStaffs, the inward investment agency for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent says the news is further indication of the area's growing popularity.

John de Kanter, chief executive of InStaffs, said the facilities, which straddle the A38 corridor at Fradley Park, Centrum 100, Centre 38 and Wellington Road benefit from a wide variety of sizes and 'arguably' some of the best logistical links in the UK.

Mr De Kanter said Fradley Park in Lichfield has always been a magnet for distribution companies, with Hellman, Caterpillar Logistics and Amethyst already based on the scheme and Tesco soon to follow with its high-profile unit.

He said: "Another 460,000 sq ft warehouse has outline planning permission and, if previous experience is anything to go by, it may not be long until a pre-let is secured."