Pet food firm takes big space at Peel’s speculative new-build

PEEL Logistics and funding partner British Airways Pension Fund have successfully secured a letting for the recently completed speculative development at Revolution Park in Chorley, Lancashire to GA Pet Food Partners.

It is the second largest letting to complete in the North West this year and was the last available big shed opportunity on the popular Buckshaw Village development.

The 185,191sq ft building benefits from being on a prominent position fronting Buckshaw Avenue and comprises of 171,417sq ft of warehousing space, with 12,500sq ft of offices.

The family-owned GA Pet Food Partners is Europe’s largest super premium dry pet food manufacturer and already has a 200,000sq ft distribution centre on Revolution Park as well as a manufacturing facility 10 miles away in Bretherton.
 
The additional facility offers GA greater scope for future expansion.
Jeremy Greenland, chief executive of Peel Logistics, said “The deal justifies our decision to speculatively construct the unit and demonstrates our continued confidence in the prime North West shed market.”

Peel Logistics were represented by JLL, DTRE, Moriarty & Co and Littler & Co.