House full signs up at St Helens industrial scheme after completion of phase 2 works

Gerards Park is now fully occupied, five months after completion of the second phase of development at the St Helens location.

Northern Trust said after completion of the new 35,773 sq ft industrial development in August last year, the estate has put up the ‘house full’ signs.

The phase two development at the College Street site added 20 units to the popular scheme.

The new units have been constructed to a high specification and are arranged in three separate terraced blocks with sizes ranging from 818 sq ft up to 2,900 sq ft.

The phase two development has been part-funded by the Local Growth Fund. Local Growth Funding is awarded to the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and invested through the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority through its Strategic Investment Fund.

The new development sits alongside Northern Trust’s existing Gerards Park scheme which was developed in 2012 and is actively managed by Northern Trust’s in-house managing agents, Whittle Jones. In total Gerards Park now provides more than 66,650 sq ft in 41 individual units.

Luke Blockley, from Whittle Jones, said: “The new units at Gerards Park have been constructed to a high specification and have provided much needed workshop accommodation for small and medium sized enterprises looking to set up or relocate to the area.

“We have been delighted with the demand for the new space, which is testament to the high quality business space provided in an excellent location. Phase 2 is now home to 18 different businesses, supporting over 130 jobs.”

Mike Grindrod, director at Northern Trust, said: “Our forward development programme enables us to continue the expansion plans of our industrial portfolio through strategic multi-let acquisitions and developments supporting the SME business community. Currently our portfolio supports in the region of 25,000 jobs across the UK.”