Network Rail expands in Derby with new manufacturing facility

Network Rail has expanded its presence in Derby by taking on a four-year lease on a 30,000 sq ft industrial unit in the city.

The unit is opposite Derby County’s Pride Park stadium and was let in a deal brokered by Salloway Property Consultants.

Network Rail says it has taken the manufacturing and workshop space to help it deliver the £2bn Midland Mainline Enhancement Programme which is scheduled to upgrade the infrastructure to a fully electrified train service by 2023.

Chris Keogh, associate at Salloway’s Pride Park headquarters acted on behalf of former occupier Trac Group. He said: “To have landed a covenant of the caliber of Network Rail is obviously a welcome result. There is an acute shortage of good quality warehouse space on the market and I am sure Network Rail will be delighted not only to have found the right building solution but crucially, one that is within short proximity of their existing facilities in Derby.”

“There is no doubt in my mind that this underlines Derby’s importance to the national rail network.”