Food Tracer > UK Distribution Centres > The Co-operative
The Tracing Paper’s distribution centre resources list supermarket depots across the UK. Types of depot include national distribution centres, regional distribution centres (RDCs), primary consolidation centres (PCCs), food hubs and other warehouses. Further details are provided, where available, of the depots’ location, size, product categories, numbers of staff etc. This is an incomplete but growing listing: sources of information on RDCs are patchy and fragmented.
Further information on every listed depot: The Tracing Paper’s custom food industry search provides links to further information and news on each depot, from selected authoritative websites.
The Co-operative, with admirable transparency, provides details of all its distribution centres, with photos and maps, on its Primary & Commercial division website.
The Co-operative depots
Carrickfergus – Food industry search for more info
Carrickfergus Industrial Estate, 75 Belfast Road, Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, BT38 8PH
Composite RDC for Northern Ireland / Area – 8,000 square feet
38 staff / 2 million cases per year / serves 38 stores
Cumbernauld – Food industry search for more info
Wardpark Industrial Estate, Wardpark Road South, Cumbernauld, Strathclyde, G67 3HW
Ambient RDC for Scotland / Area – 260,000 square feet
336 staff / 18 million cases per year / serves 440 stores
Harthill – Food industry search for more info
Mossburn Avenue, Harthill Industrial Estate, Shotts, Lanarkshire, ML7 5NF
Temperature controlled consolidation centre for Scotland / Area – 66,000 square feet
359 staff / 22 million cases per year / serves 590 stores
Dalcross – Food industry search for more info
Co-Operative Retail Logistics , Dalcross Industrial Estate, Dalcross, Inverness, IV2 7XB
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Blaydon – Food industry search for more info
Chainbridge Road, Blaydon on Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE21 5SZ
Temperature controlled consolidation centre for North East / Area – 60,000 square feet
232 staff / 14 million cases per year / serves 200 stores
Birtley – Food industry search for more info
PO Box 1, 1 Drum Road, Barley Mow, Birtley, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH2 1AA
Ambient RDC for North East / Area – 310,000 square feet
344 staff / 9 million cases per year / serves 250 stores
Bradford – Food industry search for more info
200 Cutler Heights Lane , Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9HY
Ambient RDC for Leeds and Yorkshire / Area – 85,000 square feet
8.3 million cases per year / serves 180 stores
Talke – Food industry search for more info
Distribution Centre, Pit Lane, Talke, Stoke On Trent, Staffs, ST7 1UH
Ambient RDC for North West / Area – 175,000 square feet
19 million cases per year / serves 480 stores
Ossett – Food industry search for more info
Units 7 & 8, Sandbeds Trading Estate, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9ND
Temperature controlled depot for North West, Yorkshire / Area – 43,800 square feet
205 staff / 10 million cases per year / serves 240 stores
Alfreton – Food industry search for more info
Venture Crescent, Motorway Link Industrial Estate, Alfreton, Derby, DE55 7RA
Temperature controlled central national hub / Area – 120,000 square feet
514 staff / 21 million cases per year / serves 416 stores
Eccleshall – Food industry search for more info
Raleigh Hall Industrial Estate, Eccleshall, Staffs, ST21 6JL
Temperature controlled / frozen RDC for North West / Area – 80,000 square feet
238 staff / 11 million cases per year / serves 320 stores
Halesowen – Food industry search for more info
Amber Way, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 8RS
Frozen food distribution centre for Yorkshire, Midlands, Wales, South West, Southern England / Area – 95,000 square feet
260 staff / 11 million cases per year / serves 1883 stores
Nottingham – Food industry search for more info
Freeston Drive, Blenheim Industrial Estate, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8UZ
Ambient RDC for Midlands, East Anglia / Area – 216,000 square feet
250 staff / 13 million cases per year / serves 410 stores
Coventry – Food industry search for more info
Unit D2, Central Boulevard, Prologis Park, CV6 4BX
Ambient national distribution centre / Area – 310,000 square feet
693 staff / 46 million cases per year / serves RDCs
Peterborough – Food industry search for more info
Ivatt Way, Westwood Industrial Estate, Peterborough, PE3 7PH
Temperature controlled consolidaton centre for East Anglia, South Midlands / Area – 37,000 square feet
185 staff / 11 million cases per year / serves 220 stores
Thetford – Food industry search for more info
Stephenson Way, Stephenson Industrial Estate, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3RG
Frozen food distribution centre for East Anglia, South East / Area – 14,500 square feet
108 staff / 4 million cases per year / serves 680 stores
West Thurrock – Food industry search for more info
Oliver Road, West Thurrock, RM20 3EN
Composite RDC for London, South East and South / Area – 320,000 square feet
680 staff / 37 million cases per year / serves 630 stores
Fareham – Food industry search for more info
Units 13-19 Standard Way, Fareham, Hants, PO16 8XB
Ambient distribution centre for South / Area – 124,000 square feet
191 staff / 7 million cases per year / serves 205 stores
Portbury – Food industry search for more info
1st Avenue, Royal Portbury Docks,, Portbury, Bristol, BS20 7XP
Temperature controlled consolidation centre for South West, Wales / Area – 72,000 square feet
309 staff / 19 million cases per year / serves 390 stores / operated by Wincanton
Chelston – Food industry search for more info
Chelston Business Park, Ham Lane, Wellington, TA21 9JG
Ambient RDC for South West / Area – 185,000 square feet
339 staff / 15 million cases per year / serves 280 stores
Plymouth – Food industry search for more info
Bell Close, Newham Industrial Estate, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4JH
Ambient RDC for South West / Area – 84,000 square feet
133 staff / 5 million cases per year / serves 115 stores
Sources and Development
This list is a Food Tracer resource, providing access to basic information about sources of food. Food Tracer is currently in development. Sources of this information include company reports and websites, news reports and personal observation. Information retrieved from 1st Feburary 2009.
