Construction work starts on 103,000 sq ft unit
St. Modwen has started work on its 103,000 sq ft distribution unit at St. Modwen Park Burton.
The new speculative unit, which is being built by GMI Construction Group, will include a 50m deep yard, 10 dock levellers and grade A office space.
Due to be completed in September, the unit further expands the industrial and logistics offering at the 1 million sq ft site. Once occupied, it could create in excess of 120 jobs.
Work begins just a month after St. Modwen announced it had attracted two new tenants to the park, with Supply Technologies taking a 25,446 sq ft unit and Keylite Roof Windows leasing a 40,730 sq ft unit, both of which were delivered as part of the second phase of development.
Steven Smith, senior construction manager at St. Modwen, said: “We are pleased to have instructed GMI Construction Group on this latest phase. GMI is a well-respected construction company and we have great confidence in the team’s ability to deliver this quality unit.”
Martin Watson, construction director at GMI Construction, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded our second contract at St. Modwen Park Burton. Our commitment to deliver another quality product on time for St Modwen will be our ultimate focus moving forward.”
Savills and Knight Frank are marketing the scheme on behalf of St. Modwen.
St. Modwen Park Burton is one of the largest warehouse developments in the Midlands and is a key employment hub for East Staffordshire. The site already has more than 200,000 sq ft of space and is home to major names including Hellman Worldwide Logistics, which occupied the first unit in 2016.
