Key takeaways
- Amazon's new delivery station in the UK incorporates several key sustainability features including locally sourced and lower-carbon building materials.
- The building will create around 100 jobs and is part of our commitment to invest £40 billion in the UK from 2025 to 2027.
- It will be constructed to rigorous decarbonisation standards using advanced building techniques and technology.
The £40 million delivery station in Stockton-on-Tees in the north-east of England will use advanced building techniques and new technologies to help reduce its environmental impact, while also creating around 100 new jobs.
The new delivery station will incorporate lower-carbon steel with high recycled content, produced using renewable electricity. Mass timber beams will complement the steel structure, reducing the carbon footprint of traditional building methods.
“Decarbonising buildings means tackling both how we build and how we operate,” said Prajvin Prakash, UK director of Amazon Logistics. “This site shows how we’re using smarter materials, advanced technology, and AI-driven insights to cut emissions from day one and improve performance over the long term.”
How Amazon is using sustainable materials and innovative technologies
The new 10,800-square-meter facility, where packages will be sorted for delivery to customers’ doorsteps throughout North Yorkshire and parts of County Durham, will be the first building in our global network to register for Living Future’s Zero Carbon Certification (v1.1), meaning it is constructed to rigorous sustainability standards.
The building will be constructed to the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, the new UK framework. The building incorporates several key sustainability features including locally sourced and lower-carbon building materials, and energy efficient systems. Amazon will track performance data and share learnings to help refine the methodology for future industry adoption.
The building will become eligible for certification in 2027 following a full year of operational data collection and third-party assessment.
Set to open in autumn 2026, the new delivery station will use steel with high recycled content produced using renewable electricity. It will also feature mass timber beams and lower-carbon concrete, wall panels, and roofing materials.
We’re also testing new technologies to assess their potential for wider adoption on future projects. These include:
- Cement-free paving replaces traditional cement with steel slag and stores captured carbon within the precast blocks.
- Carbon-storing building materials – captured carbon dioxide is embedded in concrete using technology supported by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund.
- AI-powered carbon tracking – using advanced analytics software, engineers track carbon emissions across all building systems – from wiring to plumbing fixtures – allowing Amazon to identify and implement targeted efficiency improvements.
- Photo-based material tracking uses image recognition software to document exactly what enters and leaves the construction site by scanning delivery notes and waste tickets. This provides Amazon with quantifiable data on material usage in real-time instead of solely relying on end-of-project reporting – also helping with waste reduction.
By combining local supply chains with lower carbon materials and practices, total carbon emissions associated with the construction are expected to be at least 20% lower than Amazon’s previous design standards and significantly exceed industry standards.
More than 1,400-square-meter of rooftop solar panels will power daytime operations. The building will use an all-electric heating and cooling system, with water-saving plumbing fixtures set to reduce water consumption by approximately 20% compared to conventional designs.
Creating job opportunities and providing a safe working environment
Since 2010, Amazon has made direct investments in its UK operations of more than £80 billion, creating tens of thousands of UK jobs in logistics, technology, and corporate roles.
