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The Slough Business Focus Study (March 2015) identifies
that Slough has a significant strength in the logistics sector,
in part due to its strategic location between the M4, M25
and Heathrow Airport. The sector employs 8,260 people and
accounts for 10.1% of all employment in the Borough. This is
far higher than any other Borough in the Thames Valley
Berkshire LEP (3.2%) and nationally (3.2%).
The logistics sector is mostly concentrated around
Heathrow Airport and Junction 5 of the M4 in the eastern
area of the Borough.
Large firms located in Slough are Royal Mail (2,000 employees),
DHL (600 employees), Saints Transport (300 employees) and
UPS (200 employees). All of these are located within the
most easterly two wards (Colnbrook and Poyle).
Slough Business Directory
2018
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www.slough.gov.ukLogistics
10% of
workforce
8,260
jobs
Warehousing, Storage
and Handling
Postal and Courier
Operations
Freight
Transportation
M4, M25, M40
Motorways
Slough
Trading Estate
Digital
Infrastructure
Skills
Education
London
Heathrow Airport
330 businesses