UP TO 300 jobs are set to be created thanks to a £29m investment into Evri’s super hub in Hoyland Common.

Evri opened their state-of-the-art facility, dubbed ‘Colossus’, in 2022 and it is Europe’s largest parcel distribution hub.

It is already one of Barnsley’s biggest employers - with more than 1,000 roles currently at the site - but thanks to a £29m investment up to 300 new jobs are set to be created.

More than 80 per cent of those jobs have been given to local people.

The first phase of the investment is the launch of a small-item sorter.

This state-of-the-art sorter represents £4m of the overall investment and will be a crucial support for Evri’s peak period operations this year as Evri builds its nationwide daily capacity up to 4.4 million parcels.

The second phase, which represents a £25m investment, is already underway; the installation of a third sorting tier that will add an additional internal layer within the existing building.

Construction is set to be completed in August 2026, in time to support 2026’s busy festive period.

Martijn De Lange, CEO of Evri, said: “Following a historic year for Evri, with our acquisition of Coll-8 in Ireland and our landmark merger with DHL, which is due to complete imminently, this latest investment into our state-of-the-art operation at Barnsley, cements our investment in the Yorkshire region and our ambition to be the UK’s premier parcel delivery business.

“It further underpins our continued growth as we will deliver more than a billion parcels and a billion letters a year globally.”