US manufacturer moves into £500m logistics hub
MANUFACTURER Fellowes, a US business, has moved into Verdion’s £500m iPort development.
The logistics development in Doncaster has welcomed Fellowes, a company that manufactures air purification machines as well as other business supplies.
It will take up the speculatively built IP2b site, a 144,373 sq ft site consisting of 123,215 sq ft and 21,158 sq ft of office space.
Fellowes is relocating from its existing site at the West Moor Park nearby. It is due to move in by November 2016.
Michel van Beek, president Fellowes EMEA and Asia, comments: “We are excited to move to this state of the art premises and A Grade business park. One that amplifies and aligns with our progressive development and will support our hunger to continuously improve our ability to deliver best in class services to our customer community whilst offering our employees a compelling and motivating working environment.
“This move will offer many advantages including excellent links to the UK rail and road network. It will offer Fellowes the opportunity to create a more modern and efficient workplace supportive to our future business needs and aspirations.”
John Clements, European development director of Verdion, comments: “We are delighted to have secured Fellowes at iPort. Our confidence to commence the speculative development programme has been endorsed by this letting to such a highly regarded, international operator.
“Interest in the rest of the scheme is strong and we expect to be able to announce further significant lettings during the course of 2016.”
Verdion started the speculative development of the first two units, totalling 350,000 sq ft in August 2015 with completion due in May 2016.
iPort is a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange which will deliver over 6 million sq ft (570,000 sq m) of Grade A logistics warehousing.
Gent Visick, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield are letting agents for iPort.
