COURIER company ArrowXL says it could take up to two years to rebuild its Worcester warehouse, which was gutted by fire last week.

The company says it will be up and running by Wednesday, with its warehouse operation moving to a site at Chepstow, South Wales, until further notice.

All its warehousing staff who worked at the site on the Blackpole Trading Estate will be transported by the company to and from Chepstow each day, whilst its delivery operation will still be based at Worcester.

Around 150 to 200 staff are based at ArrowXL’s Worcester hub at any one time, handling deliveries for Midlands and South West.

The company says it is committed to staying in the area and will be exploring options to rebuild its Worcester site over the next two years.

“A huge amount of praise and thanks goes to our dedicated workforce for their amazing support and patience at this challenging time,” said chief operating officer Charlie Shiels.

“Together, we are looking to the future in Worcester and everyone is fully determined to get back to business as usual as soon as possible.

“Equally, we’d like to take this opportunity to say a very special-thank you to the emergency services for such as fantastic job over the last few days, and to our clients and their customers for their support and understanding, which is greatly appreciated.”

ArrowXL’s Worcester hub has been operating since 1994. It is one of a national network of four hubs, 17 satellite bases and 230 delivery teams on the road six days a week.