Recently completed warehouse handed over to distribution firm
Hawkins Logistics, a warehouse and distribution company, has taken occupancy of a new warehouse unit at Legal & General’s Fradley Park in Lichfield.
Employing over 100 members of staff from two existing sites in Rugeley, Hawkins operates over 60 vehicles and will take immediate occupancy of Unit 1 Wellington Trilogy.
The warehouse provides 12,000 racked pallet capacity across 71,903 sq ft.
Tom Irons, general manager at Hawkins Logistics, said: “This investment in a high quality warehouse is testament to the vision that the senior management have had since the inception of the company in 2009. Our business continues to grow at a monumental rate and Unit 1 has been built to a very high specification with the requirements of logistics operators in mind. Fradley is the perfect location for us to service our customers.”
The Wellington Trilogy is a speculative development of three ‘mid box’ warehouse units completed earlier this year by investment manager Legal & General, and developer, Graftongate.
Colin Beasley, director at Graftongate, said: “Our JV partner, Legal & General has invested heavily in Fradley Park to strengthen its attractiveness as a business location. The three Wellington Crescent units have been developed to provide best in class specifications in terms of eaves height, loading, and yard depth, which appealed to Hawkins as a logistics operator.”
Matt Jarvis, senior fund manager, UK Property Fund at LGIM Real Assets, added: “We are delighted to welcome Hawkins to Fradley Park. They are a fantastic addition and testament to the high quality warehouse space on offer.
“This lease represents the continued demand we’re seeing for high-quality, flexible warehouse space based within key transport networks, particularly those in close proximity to major towns and cities.”
The letting was agreed by Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). Avison Young & MWRE are additional letting agents on The Wellington Trilogy development with two units now available of 50,978 and 60,838 sq ft.
