Ninety jobs on the cards as £9.8m development begins
Work has begun on a £9.8 million speculative development at the site of a former Focus DIY store in Northamptonshire, with the scheme expected to generate around 90 jobs.
Barberry Developments, who secured the 3.5-acre site at Sopwith Way, Daventry for an undisclosed sum from New River Retail, received planning consent from Daventry District Council and has now started work on the development.
The site is located on Drayton Fields industrial estate, half a mile from the A45. Other major occupiers near the site include Amazon, Tesco, Ford, Wincanton and Cummings.
Benniman has been appointed construction contractor and completion is expected in May 2020.
Barberry development director Jon Robinson said: “Barberry 72 will be a prominent high quality warehouse/manufacturing unit, in the highly sought-after mid-box range, in what is an excellent location.
“Our speculative development clearly demonstrates our confidence in the market, our product, location and the appetite within the industrial and logistics sector for warehouse units of this size within Daventry.
“We are committed to executing our business plan in key strategic locations within the UK, and Barberry 72 fits into our strategy perfectly.
“We currently have a logistics/industrial pipeline of circa 2.8 million sq ft. All of our warehouses are available on both leasehold terms or as freehold purchases.”
