Screwfix attaches itself to new development in Coventry

BUILDING supplies firm Screwfix is the first company to sign up to a new trade centre in Coventry.

The firm will create 16 jobs when it moves into the Pilot Trade Centre, which is a development of 15 trade counter units close to Coventry Airport.

It is the first business to open at the newly-built development and more are set to follow.

David Penn, partner at Bromwich Hardy – which is marketing the scheme, said: “It’s great that Screwfix have decided to create another store in the Coventry area and that the new Pilot Trade Centre has given them an opportunity to grow their presence in the city.

“It is a highly-respected name to attract to the scheme as the first tenant and we are very close to announcing further companies (there) too.

“This type of development is proving more and more popular and, thanks to the location, this made it the perfect place to attract the kind of names you’d link with a trade centre scheme.”

He said the area had seen strong investment in recent years and the infrastructure was benefiting from work such as that taking place around the Tollbar Island, which is close to completion.

“Pilot Trade Centre has been developed speculatively which showed great faith in the market and the early indication is that the faith is being repaid as many of the units are now committed but there are still some remaining opportunities for companies that act swiftly,” he added.

The units range from 1,500 to 31,000 sq ft.

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