Amazon’s huge Fife centre’s £1.9b investment in east Scotland

Amazon has invested more than £1.9b in east Scotland since 2010.
Allan Crow
By Allan Crow
Published 5th Nov 2022, 08:15 BST
Updated 5th Nov 2022, 08:15 BST
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The figure came from the company’s 2022 UK Economic Impact Hub.

It provides regional data on jobs created by Amazon locally, the number of regional independent small businesses supported by the company, the level of economic activity driven by its investments and export sales recorded last year by small businesses selling on its platform.

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Since 2010, Amazon has invested over £1.9 billion in Eastern Scotland. That led to the production of goods and services that contributed an estimated £2 billion to the region's GDP since 2010.

Amazon has revealed its impact on the economy of east Scotland (Pic: Mark Radford)Amazon has revealed its impact on the economy of east Scotland (Pic: Mark Radford)
Amazon has revealed its impact on the economy of east Scotland (Pic: Mark Radford)

To date, Amazon has created around 2,500 full and part-time jobs in Scotland and more than 50 apprentices have qualified its programme.

Jamie Strain, general manager at the Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Dunfermline, said: “Amazon is a proud member of the community in eastern Scotland.

“We help more than 1000 small businesses across west/central Scotland sell on Amazon and reach customers around the world.”

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