Amazon opens £40 mln low-carbon delivery station in UK

Amazon has opened a £40 million delivery station in Stockton-on-Tees, UK, designed to cut construction-related carbon emissions by at least 20% compared with the company’s previous building standards.

The 10,800-square-meter facility, which officially opened on October 21, is designed to target verification under the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, a framework that Amazon helped develop. It is also the first building in the company’s global network to pursue version 1.1 of the Living Future Institute’s Zero Carbon Certification.

The facility will serve customers across North Yorkshire and County Durham, adding to Amazon’s network of more than 100 operational sites across the UK.

Lower-carbon construction:

The delivery station incorporates lower-carbon steel, mass timber, cement-free paving, and carbon-storing concrete to reduce emissions associated with construction.

The building and its parking structure use nearly 1,500 tons of lower-carbon steel with high recycled content, produced using renewable electricity, alongside more than 200 tons of mass timber beams.

The project also incorporates more than 4,400 cubic meters of lower-carbon concrete, as well as lower-carbon wall panels and roofing materials. The construction approach also prioritizes locally sourced materials and shorter supply chains.

Investment, jobs:

The facility has created around 100 local jobs and forms part of Amazon’s commitment to invest £40 billion in the UK between 2025 and 2027.

The company said the site will also serve as a testing ground for construction and operational technologies that could be adopted across its wider logistics network.