THE final construction of the Single-Site Logistics Hub’s structure and flooring at Leonardo in Yeovil has recently been celebrated at the £30 million development through the industrial partners’ next-generation workforce cementing their hands into the floor.

This event marks the coming together of this collaborative project between Leonardo and its logistics partner Kuehne+Nagel, with real estate developer Graftongate, and GMI Construction Group.

Charlea Boucher, project officer at Leonardo Helicopters UK, cemented her hands into the ground of the Single-Site Logisitics Hub as a symbol of the forward-looking Hub securing the future of logistics on-site in Yeovil.

Charlea, a fourth-generation employee at Leonardo, is a business graduate of 2022. She is now a project officer working on the AW149 New Medium Helicopter campaign programme.

“My great-grandparents worked on-site a few generations ago in engineering, so it’s great that this investment in the site is future-proofing Yeovil for years to come as I embark on the next stages of my career here at Leonardo,” said Charlea.

Recycling is at the heart of this new facility wherever possible. So far, 61,000 tonnes of demolition material has been moved with 25,000 cubic metres of material re-utilised into the new building.

A bank of electric vehicle charging points will be installed to support Leonardo’s employee Green Travel plan as well as servicing a brand-new fleet of electric commercial vehicles that will distribute components from the Hub to the company’s manufacturing facilities.

It is anticipated that the Hub will be operational in 2023. The site will be operated under a new ten-year commercial contract with Kuehne+Nagel, which will include an investment in plant and equipment installation and warehousing transition activity by the global transport and logistics company.