Heathrow Airport has revealed a long-list of 18 locations to become logistics hubs linked to the £14bn project to build a third runway.
The list of 18 sites across the UK will be whittled down to four early next year, ahead of a start on site in 2021.
These sites are key to kickstarting the nationwide benefits that Heathrow expansion will bring – creating jobs and economic opportunities up and down the country years before the additional trade and tourism that will follow from unlocked runway capacity, Heathrow says.