Parcel giant due to axe 3,000 drivers – 12 UK package centres at risk

Parcel giant UPS is looking to slash more than 3,000 delivery driver jobs in Britain and close 14 package centres. In a bid to turn around its fortunes, proposed measures are said to include using agency workers instead of in-house drivers and hiking rates on accounts which are not making a profit.

UPS, in an update to staff reported by The Sun earlier this month, said up to 3,100 delivery roles and more than a dozen package centres would close. The US-owned business has about 50 centres around the UK.

The business has reportedly been consulting on its proposals with union and employee reps.

A UPS spokesperson said: “We constantly review how we can enhance customer experience and improve efficiency in response to changing market demand.

“As a consequence, we are evaluating options for our business in the UK as we remain committed to providing the highest standard of service and value our customers expect across the UK.”

UPS, which stands for United Parcel Service, announced in January that it would shed 30,000 jobs and close 24 facilities worldwide this year.

The delivery giant said in January 2025 that it planned to speed up its plan to cut millions of unprofitable deliveries for Amazon, which is a growing rival.

Amid shrinking volumes from the online retailer, UPS cut 48,000 jobs last year alone.

UPS projected revenue for this year of £67.95billion ($89.7bn) compared with £67.2bn ($88.7bn) ‌in 2025.

Analysts had expected revenue of almost £66.7bn ($88bn), according to data compiled by LSEG and reported by the Reuters news agency.

It reported that UPS expected revenue to drop in the first half of the year as it completed its Amazon “glide-down”, before rising in the second half after the reductions were complete.

A version of this story first appeared on Express.co.uk on June 5. UPS has been contacted for any update.