Building capacity, capability and coverage: Metro’s expansion plans for 2026

Metro is entering 2026 with a clear focus: expanding regional presence, strengthening expertise and investing in people to better support customers operating increasingly complex and execution-critical supply chains.

In 2026, Metro will open new offices in Belfast, Leeds and Liverpool, strengthening its UK footprint and bringing decision-making, operational support and customer service closer to key manufacturing, retail and port-centric markets.

These locations have been selected to:

• Improve regional accessibility for customers
• Strengthen links to major ports, airports and inland networks
• Support faster response and more localised service delivery

The expansion reflects Metro’s commitment to combining national scale with regional execution,  ensuring customers benefit from both consistency and local expertise.

Strengthening international platforms

Internationally, Metro is continuing to build momentum in key growth markets.

In the United States, Metro has appointed a dedicated Account Director for Metro Global USA, underlining the importance of the transatlantic market to UK and European customers. Metro Global USA is being strengthened to six locations, enhancing local coverage, customer support and coordination across inbound and outbound flows.

At the same time, Metro’s presence in India continues to scale strategically. The business is expanding toward seven locations, creating a stronger platform to support sourcing, consolidation, origin management and exporting across the Indian subcontinent — a market of growing importance as supply chains diversify.

Investing in expertise and people

Alongside its geographic expansion, Metro continues to invest heavily in the people and expertise that underpin reliable supply-chain execution.

During 2025 and into 2026, Metro has recruited experienced senior professionals across all transport modes and service lines, strengthening capability in ocean, air, road, warehousing, customs, IT and integrated logistics. This ensures customers benefit from deep operational knowledge, strong carrier relationships and proactive solution design across complex and time-critical supply chains.

At the same time, Metro remains focused on developing talent for the long term. Ongoing training and structured development programmes are designed to equip teams with the skills required to manage technology-enabled and compliance-driven logistics environments.

This commitment to people was recognised with Metro being shortlisted at the BIFA Awards for Apprentice of the Year and Staff Development — reflecting sustained investment in both experience and future capability.

By combining senior expertise with continuous skills development, Metro is building teams that are not only equipped for today’s challenges, but prepared for the demands of 2026 and beyond.

Looking ahead

As customers plan for 2026, Metro’s expansion is designed to deliver:

• Greater regional access in the UK
• Stronger international support across the USA and India
• Deeper expertise across all transport modes
• Continued investment in people and service quality

For customers, this means a logistics partner that is scaling responsibly, strengthening capability where it matters most, and remaining focused on execution, resilience and long-term partnership.

If you’d like to discuss how Metro’s expanded network and expertise can support your supply chain in 2026 and beyond, please EMAIL our managing director, Andy Smith.