Food Tracer > UK Distribution Centres > J Sainsbury
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.
Sainsburys depots
Allington – Food industry search for more info
20 Laverstoke Rd Ind Est, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 OLY
Category – chilled / 230,000 sq ft
3rd Party – Tibbett & Britten
Ashton – Food industry search for more info
Grt Bear Dist, Unit 10, Lockett Road, Sth Lancashire Ind Est, Ashton-in-Makerfield, WN4 8DE
Primary consolidation centre /
Basingstoke – Food industry search for more info
Houndsmill Road , Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XW
Category – ambient, produce & chill / 300,000 sq ft
In-house – J Sainsbury
Belfast – Food industry search for more info
Norfolkline, Westbank Road, Port of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT3 9JL
Category – ambient, produce /
Braintree Frozen – Food industry search for more info
Norish Foodcare Ltd, 1 Benfield Way, Lakes Road, East Braintree Ind Est, Braintree, CM7 3YS
Primary consolidation centre /
Charlton – Food industry search for more info
50 Lombard Wall, Charlton, London, SE7 7SH
Category – ambient, produce & chill / 350,000 sq ft
3rd party – Exel
Elstree – Food industry search for more info
Elstree Way, Boreham Wood, Herts, WD6 1SN
Category – frozen / 150,000 sq ft
In-house – J Sainsbury
Emerald – Food industry search for more info
Excel Distribution Centre, Folly Brook Road, Emerald Park, Emerson’s Green, Bristol, BS16 7FB
Category – ambient, produce & chill / 150,000 sq ft
3rd party – Wincanton
Felixstowe – Food industry search for more info
BAP Logistics Ltd, Byron Avenue, Off Walton Avenue, Felixstowe, IP11 8NZ
Primary consolidation centre /
Feltham – Food industry search for more info
Central Way, Feltham Trading Est, Middlesex, TW14 0XQ
Category – ambient, chill / 350,000 sq ft
3rd party – Exel
Fradley – Food industry search for more info
Great Bear Dist, Hangar 11, Off Common Lane, Fradley Pk, Nr Lichfield, WS13 8NQ
Primary consolidation centre /
Glasgow – Food industry search for more info
P&O trans European Ltd, Harper Collins Site, Westerhill Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, G64 2QT
Primary consolidation centre /
Hams Hall – Food industry search for more info
Sainsburys Distribution Centre, Faraday Avenue, Hams Hall Industrial Estate, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1AL
700,000 sq ft
Employs 750 staff
Haydock – Food industry search for more info
Haydock Industrial Est, Haydock, St Helens, Mersyside, WA1 9WB
500,000 sq ft
In-house – J Sainsbury
Langlands Park – Food industry search for more info
Tibbett and Britten, Langlands Pk. Ind Est., East Kilbride , G75 0QH
Category – ambient, produce & chill /
3rd party – Exel
Maltby – Food industry search for more info
Wincanton for Sainsburys, Rotherham Road, Maltby, South Yorkshire, S66 8EL
Category – ambient, produce, chill, frozen / 110,000 sq ft
3rd party – Wincanton
Middleton – Food industry search for more info
Stakehill Ind Estate, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2RW
Moulton Park – Food industry search for more info
Great Bear Distribution Ltd, Warehouses 1 & 2, Redhouse Road, Moulton Park Business Centre, Northampton, NN3 6AQ
Primary consolidation centre /
New Rye Park – Food industry search for more info
Sainsburys Distribution Centre, Rye Park Industrial Estate, Bridge Works, Hoddesdon, Herts, EN11 0EZ
Category – K line / 480,000 sq ft
In-house – J Sainsbury
Northampton – Food industry search for more info
Nectar Way , Swan Valley, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9BX
Patchway – Food industry search for more info
Unit 10 , Britannia Road, Patchway Trading Estate, Bristol, BS34 5TA
Primary consolidation centre /
Pindar Road – Food industry search for more info
Pindar Road, Hoddesdon, Herts, EN11 0DE
380,000 sq ft
In-house – J Sainsbury
Purfleet – Food industry search for more info
Units 38/39, Purfleet Ind Park, Purfleet, Essex, RM15 4YA
Primary consolidation centre /
Rugby – Food industry search for more info
First Quench, Unit A, Valley Drive, Valley Park, Rugby, Warwickshire , CV21 1TG
Category – beer, wine and spirits, high value goods, pot plants /
3rd party – NFT
Skelton – Food industry search for more info
Skelton depot, Wandhill Avenue, Skelton Industrial Estate, Skelton, Cleveland, TS12 2LQ
In-house – J Sainsbury
St Albans – Food industry search for more info
Riverside Industrial Estate, Off A1081 London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1AY
Category – ambient, bulky, chill / 300,000 sq ft
3rd party – TDG
Stoke – Food industry search for more info
Sainsburys Stoke, C/o Bowmer and Kirkland, Radial Park, Sideway , Stoke-on-Trent , ST4 4EX
Category – K line / 550,000 sq ft
3rd party – Power Logistics
Stone – Food industry search for more info
Westinghouse Stone Business Park, Stone, Staffs, ST15 0SD
Category – frozen / 90,000 sq ft
3rd party – TDG
Stone Frozen – Food industry search for more info
TDG Harris, Opal Way, Stone Business Park, Stone, Staffs, ST15 OSD
Primary consolidation centre /
Tamworth – Food industry search for more info
Relay Park , Relay Drive, Tamworth , Staffordshire, B77 5BP
Waltham Point – Food industry search for more info
Fleming Road, Waltham Point, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 3BZ
600,000 sq ft
In-house – J Sainsbury
Yeadon – Food industry search for more info
Bibby Dist Services, Unit 7, Leeds/Bradford Airport, ind estate, Harrogate Road, Leeds, LS19 7WP
Primary consolidation centre /
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.
