Amazon to hire 2,000 more staff for new UK fulfilment centre

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon will hire up to 2,000 people to staff a new fulfilment centre in Britain, located in Stockton-on-Tees, north east England, which it is due to open in October, the company said on Tuesday.

Amazon said a staff of 1,000 will initially be required before it adds additional employees as activity ramps up.

The company announced plans to shut three older warehouses in Britain in January, impacting 1,200 jobs, with workers given the chance to transfer to other units.

(Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by William James)