Renewable energy distributor powers into Leicester business park

One of the UK’s largest distributors of renewable energy has moved into Leicester Distribution Park, owned by joint venture partners, Graftongate and BlackRock.

Glasgow-based CCL Energy Group has completed a 10-year lease on Unit 6, a newly-built distribution and logistics unit of 45,000 sq ft.

CCL Components is the largest independent distributor in the UK and is involved in the technical distribution of a wide range of renewable energy products worldwide.

It will jointly occupy the new unit with sister company LinQ Logistics, a third-party logistics and stock management company that services CCL Energy Group and other businesses.

Graftongate and BlackRock have delivered eight Grade A logistics units at LEDP during three phases of development, with a total combined area of 700,000 sq ft.

Graftongate director, Colin Beasley, said: “We’re very pleased to have completed the letting of Unit 6 to CCL Energy Group. Its arrival not only complements the high calibre of occupiers that have chosen to grow their businesses at LEDP but supports our decision to speculatively build out a mid-box scheme in Leicester.

“We are continuing to see an appetite for distribution and logistics accommodation of this quality in the region and are confident of letting the final available building shortly. It will mean that all four new units in the final phase of development have been let within six months of practical completion.”