Freight company signs up for 33,000 sq ft of Manchester Airport warehouse space

Manchester Airport has let 33,000 sq ft of prime warehouse space at World Freight Terminal to local 3PL and freight forwarder Blacksmith Freight Services.

Blacksmith, which is undergoing significant expansion due to the surge of ecommerce since the start of the pandemic, will use the warehouse for storage and distribution functions, while the business operations will remain at its existing 12,000 sq ft office and warehouse space at the freight terminal.

Roger Black, Blacksmith Freight group CEO, said: “As a local business, we are pleased to be able to occupy such prime warehouse space.

“The location at Manchester Airport offers excellent connectivity for our clients, and this new facility will enable us to continue to deliver high quality and customised service to our customer base and partners, both in the UK and globally.”

The letting is expected to lead to the creation of new jobs for the locality.

The World Freight Terminal at Manchester Airport accounts for the employment of more than 1,000 people, handling cargo carried on both freighters and passenger aircraft.

Other occupiers on the estate include dnata, Swissport, Kuehne+Nagel and FedEx.