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January 18, 2021Amazon announces the opening by 2021 of two new centers in Italy, one for distribution in Novara and one for sorting in Spilamberto (MO), with which the e-commerce giant will create 1,100 permanent jobs by three years that will be added to the 8,500 already created in our country.
The launch of these two new sites, a note reads, will involve a further investment of over 230 million euros which will add to the 5.8 billion already invested by Amazon in Italy in the last ten years.
Amazon, continues the note, continues to expand its logistics network to meet the growing demand from customers, expand the selection of products and support small and medium-sized enterprises that increasingly decide to sell their products using FBA for warehouse and delivery activities.
Vp Amazon Eu Operations: "We have invested significantly in Italy"
"We are proud and excited to expand our logistics network with two new centers in Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna," said Stefano Perego, Vp Amazon Eu Operations.
“Over the past ten years - he continued - we have invested significantly in the country and have hired thousands of talented workers who receive competitive wages and numerous benefits from day one at Amazon.
This new investment represents further proof of our commitment to people and communities in Italy, it will allow us to create 1,100 new permanent jobs and to enhance our delivery network to reach even more customers across the country. .
I also want to underline that to deal with the Covid-19 emergency we have implemented over 150 measures in order to continue offering our services to the community and to protect the health of our employees ".
900 jobs in Agognate within three years
The distribution center located in Agognate, part of the municipality of Novara in Piedmont, will create 900 jobs within three years of opening.
The site, built by Vailog srl (Segro Group), will be equipped with the advanced Amazon Robotics technology with particular attention to the health and well-being of employees.
This technology represents only the latest in a long series of innovations introduced by Amazon to support the work done by warehouse operators and which reduces journey times by bringing the shelves directly to their location.
The new Novara site will play a key role within the company's distribution center network where employees pick, pack and ship orders that will then be delivered to customers.
Center that will be built in Spilamberto, third nationally
The Spilamberto (MO) sorting center will be the second site of this type opened by Amazon in Emilia Romagna after that of Castel San Giovanni, and the third at national level.
Also Vailog srl (Segro Group) is responsible for the construction of the new warehouse in which over 200 new permanent jobs will be created by 2023. The employees of the sorting center will take care of sorting and preparing the parcels, coming from the centers of distribution, for shipping to sorting depots, before final delivery to customers.
The two new centers will be operational by next autumn and will be sustainable structures that will integrate energy saving systems by reducing the environmental footprint.
The energy produced thanks to photovoltaic panels placed on the roof of the warehouse will power both centers, Spilamberto will be equipped with about 720 kW while Novara with 1000 kW.
The buildings are managed by the Bms (Buliding Management System), a system that allows intelligent management of the use and maintenance of the building.
Mobility will also have a sustainability footprint as the car parks will be equipped with charging stations for electric cars and the bicycle transport system will also be encouraged with the creation of new cycle paths to increase city routes.
The properties will have the Brefam (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) certification with the “Very Good” rating.
To preserve the balance and biodiversity of the territory, green areas and tree-lined spaces will be created adequately designed in harmony with the whole.
The redevelopment of the green areas where the two new sites will rise are planned
In Spilamberto a redevelopment of green areas has been planned, creating environmental paths as part of a landscape project of rebirth to preserve the balance and biodiversity of the areas adjacent to the Rio Secco which involves the planting of native species.
In Novara, the design of the green, designed to integrate with the context, aims to redevelop the rural and wooded area with particular attention to the preservation of flora and fauna: 15 hectares dedicated to greenery with 1,500 shrubs and trees , the redevelopment of 9 hectares of the Agognate wood with 11,000 new trees, together with the use of native species only, represent only part of the initiatives to protect the local ecosystem.
In fact, the project envisages the redevelopment of a section of the banks of the Cavour canal, the renaturalization of its banks in order to guarantee the biodiversity of flora and fauna.
Finally, plant barriers will be created between the natural and urbanized areas to protect the fauna.
These developments are in line with the Climate Pledge, the commitment co-founded and signed last year by Amazon and Global Optimism with the aim of achieving the goals set by the Paris Agreement ten years earlier and achieving zero CO2 emissions by 2040.
“The opening by next autumn of the new Amazon center in Novara, at the logistics hub of Agognate - explains the Mayor of Novara, Alessandro Canelli - is an absolutely positive event for the city and for our territory.
It is above all because the presence of Amazon will bring 900 new jobs (including highly specialized professionals) at a time when the need for new employment is more than ever felt, especially as a consequence of the pandemic that is heavily penalizing the economic fabric. of our country and the territory in which we live.
The establishment of Amazon in Novara also guarantees the presence of a serious operator who will work with innovative technologies and in compliance with environmental sustainability parameters with very high standards ”.
"When we chose to host the new plant in 2018, we knew that the employment generated would be a real breath of fresh air for our community and for a territory, that of Modena, which at the time had not yet recovered the pre-employment levels. - 2008 crisis. This discourse is even more valid today that we are living in an unpredictable historical moment and that in the coming months will see us face post-covid unemployment.
In this time of uncertainty being able to count on these certain jobs will make many of our families feel better and I am satisfied with this, ”commented the mayor of Spilamberto, Umberto Costantini.
Modified Process and Sites to Allow Employees to Work Safely
Since the beginning of the global health emergency, in Italy and around the world, Amazon has modified processes and sites to allow employees to continue working safely, while continuing to at the same time guaranteeing services to its customers.
The company has introduced more than 150 new processes and implemented the purchase of PPE such as face masks, hand sanitizer, thermal scanners, thermometers, disinfectant wipes and new hand washing stations, as well as the introduction of the two-meter social spacing.
Worldwide, Amazon has already invested $ 800 million in anti-Covid security measures.
In Italy alone, the company purchased 230 million units of hand sanitizer, 12 million pairs of gloves, 9 million masks, protective visors and other nose and mouth protections, and 35 million units of disinfectant wipes.
Incentives for workers
In addition, as a thank you for the incredible work done last year, Amazon awarded a special bonus to all employees in the logistics sector who worked in December, on permanent and permanent contracts, and to employees of suppliers, including the couriers who handle Amazon Logistics deliveries.
The financial reward was € 300, for full-time employees, and a proportionate amount for part-time contracts.
This award added to the € 500 already paid to workers in the spring, bringing the total amount invested by the company in economic awards for its employees in 2020 to $ 2.5 billion globally.
In addition to investments in safety measures and employee bonuses, in Italy Amazon donated 2.5 million euros to the Italian Civil Protection as a contribution to its incredible commitment to support the Italian health system in the fight against Covid-19 and 1 million to the Red Cross and to various local non-profit organizations that work to assist the most vulnerable groups such as young people, the elderly or families in difficulty in the communities where our employees live and work.
The selection of warehouse operators will begin in the spring.
Employees will be hired at the fifth level of the National Transportation and Logistics Agreement with an entry salary of 1,550 euros gross and numerous benefits that include discounts for employees on Amazon.it and supplementary accident insurance.
Amazon offers its employees additional opportunities such as the Career Choice program, which covers up to 95% of the cost of tuition and textbooks for those who want to specialize in a specific area by attending professional courses for four years.