First phase of multimillion-pound business park ready for occupiers
The first phase of development at Ni.PARK, Telford & Wrekin Council’s newest business park, is complete.
The £4m scheme to create a leading agri-tech research and innovation hub is being carried out by developer Morris Property.
It is a key element in the Newport Innovation and Enterprise Package, backed jointly by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership and Telford & Wrekin Council.
The council sees the project as part of its commitment to attract inward investment to the borough, delivered through its Growth Fund, which looks to ensure the right properties are delivered in the right location.
The first phase of development comprises 24 individual units ranging from 66sqm – 351sqm which are designed to suit a range of occupiers including start-ups, small businesses and larger occupiers in the agri-tech and enterprise sector.
Morris Property’s construction manager Steve Flavell said: “This was an important project for Telford & Wrekin Council and the community and was a prestigious tender to have won.
“As well as creating a high quality development, Ni.PARK has enviable green credentials, with electric vehicle charging points and PV solar panels, together with sustainable drainage systems (SUDS) and ecological enhancements.”
Cllr David Wright, Telford & Wrekin Council’s cabinet member for economy, housing, transport and infrastructure, said: “Ni.PARK will have a significant, positive impact on local people and the local economy.
“The development of this new hub will put Newport at the heart of the UK’s latest agricultural technology and attract a variety of agri-tech related businesses and employers to the site.
“It’s really exciting to see the first phase of the programme completed and is a development which has taken an outstanding, environmentally friendly approach.
“Innovative projects like this are instrumental in attracting new investment to the borough.
“Ni.PARK will create a variety of employment opportunities for local people – bringing together agricultural and technical companies and industry experts to drive growth and support innovation.”
When completed the Ni.PARK will offer companies a range of units for agri-tech and enterprise occupiers suitable for R&D, light industry, general industrial and storage, with planning use classes B1, B2 and B8.
