Amazon welcomed more than 70 school children into its fulfilment centre in Tilbury and announced it will be opening its doors to members of the public for free guided tours next month.
The public tours will be of one of its UK fulfilment centre’s equipped with the latest advanced Amazon Robotics technology.
Pupils from primary and secondary schools in Tilbury got a behind-the-scenes look at the fulfilment centre, the newest example of Amazon’s commitment to invention in logistics on behalf of employees and customers.
On the tour, they saw how Amazon stores, picks and packs products that are shipped from Tilbury.
Tilbury fulfilment centre is the same size as 34 football pitches and holds millions of products with robots help speed order processing time and reduce walking by employees by moving the shelves to employees.
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