Work on the building, which will be at Symmetry Park, near the A1 at Biggleswade, is expected to start at the end of 2019.

The company hopes the depot will open in early 2022.

 

Jo Whitfield, the Cop-op’s retail chief executive, said the new depot will support the firm’s "ambitious growth plans".

 

She added: "The new site will extend capacity across our logistics network.

 

"This will help stores to better serve communities and support our ambitious growth plans across London, the south and south-east."

 

In August, the Co-op opened a £6m distribution centre at Inverness Airport Business Park in the Highlands.

 

Source: BBC News

 

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It is vital to have a reliable method of knowing when distribution workers are coming and going because supervisors cannot be expected to recognise the often transient workforce over the full expanse of sites which can be very large. 

 

If staff work on a production line or in packing or another sector with very tight time constraints, then it is vital that management know if someone is turning up late or leaving early, as this will affect productivity levels.

 

Here at Time and Attendance South East, we offer a reliable and affordable system to record and monitor attendance. Our clocking terminals can read either RFID smart-cards or registered fingerprint biometrics, and provide you with nearly-real-time data which can be used for reports or exported for easy payroll processing. 

 

Our fingerprint biometrics work like this: once a user has registered their fingerprint, the recorded image is converted into a code through a secure algorithm and stored on the database. It is important to note that no actual fingerprint images are stored and they cannot be reconstructed from the code, therefore your biometric data is still secure. 

 

The other option to use for clocking in and out is RFID smart-cards or key fobs. This passive technology gives a consistent read range which is unaffected by most external conditions. Our cards are approximately the size of a standard credit card and are thin and flexible enough to be carried in your wallet.