Construction Underway for New UPS Facility in Caledon

United Parcel Service is building a new $200 million facility in Caledon, Ontario. This 850,000 square foot facility is part of the UPS $500 million investment in Canada and will feature advanced scanning and sorting technology integrated with data-driven tools per Markets Business Insider.

The Caledon facility will be fully automated and will sort up to 35,000 packages per hour and house a fleet of more than 200 package cars. Anticipated opening date is slated for the later part of 2020. Get qualified bids from DataBid.

Christoph Atz, president of UPS Canada said, "Southern Ontario is an attractive hub for international trade and business. This new facility will serve the growing needs of businesses and consumers today and into the future."

Strategically located in Ontario, the new facility will increase resources and expand UPS's smart logistics network to better serve customers in the region, both in Canada and the United States.

Allan Thompson, Mayor of Caledon said, "I'm extremely pleased and proud to welcome the highly respected global logistics company (UPS) to the Town of Caledon. This development will create jobs, bolster our local economy and at 850,000 square feet, will be the largest UPS facility in Canada."

UPS is also building a $125 million, 180,000 square foot expansion to the company's Montreal hub which is almost complete. On November 2nd, the company unveiled its new $15 million, 40,000 square foot facility in Kanata, Ontario and has expanded its package centres in Brampton and London, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta.

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According to UPS Pressroom, UPS employs about 6,000 people across Ontario and 12,000 across Canada. Many employment opportunities are available with eligibility for benefits.

UPS is headquartered in Atlanta and services more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. 

Per Bloomberg, UPS was formerly known as UPS Limited and changed its name to United Parcel Service Canada Ltd. in 1977. The company was founded in 1975 and is based in Burlington, Canada.