New DPD distribution centre to create up to 100 jobs
Construction has started on a new £12m distribution centre at Blenheim Park in Nottingham, which will create up to 100 new jobs when fully operational.
The new 6.35-acre site will accommodate a 60,000 sq ft warehouse and office facility for the parcel delivery company, DPD, with a Spring 2018 completion date planned.
Louise Ferguson, general manager of property at DPD, said: “Our new Nottingham distribution centre will allow us to expand our existing operation to meet our growing business needs, create a significant number of new jobs and give us space to carry on growing for a number of years.”
Henry Henson, development manager at Wilson Bowden added: “We have been working closely with DPD over the last 12 months to ensure that their new facilities both here at Blenheim Park and our Optimus Point development site in Leicester, were carefully designed in accordance with DPD’s bespoke requirements in mind.
“The new distribution centre will allow them to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which not all sites can offer. In addition, Blenheim Park offers occupiers an established high quality employment site with excellent transport connectivity and a workforce on its doorstep.
“DPD is a great name to retain at Blenheim and we are delighted that we could extend our relationship with them further and help support their investment and employment plans for the region. We look forward to delivering this project for them.”
JLL is joint agent for Blenheim Park, with FHP.
James Keeton of JLL said: “There is a serious shortfall of good-quality stock for distribution uses, right across the region, and as there are only three plots remaining here, we’ve seen strong interest in recent months for other design & build schemes.”
“There is room for 70,000 sq ft on the largest plot, and around 18,000 sq ft on the smallest, so it is possible that one site might be split, but I suspect they will go to three tenants.”
Blenheim Park, which occupies some 30 acres, is one of several major employment locations brought forward by Wilson Bowden Developments in the East Midlands.
Other high-profile projects delivered by Wilson Bowden in the East Midlands include Nottingham Business Park, Leicester’s Meridian Business Park, Interlink Business Park and Optimus Point.
