Nurton seals concrete letting with Elite

ELITE Precast Concrete in Telford has signed up for a further 6,712 sq ft of space at Nurton Development’s Halesfield 9 industrial estate.

The move takes its total space at the Telford scheme to 32,000 sq ft.
 
Elite specialises in precast concrete blocks for a wide range of uses. It supplied the specially-cast counterweights to keep 30 kilometres of perimeter and crowd control fencing in place at the Olympic Stadium during the 2012 games.

Employing nearly 50 people locally, the Shropshire based company is growing quickly – hence the need for more space.

Elite’s Owen Batham said: “We’re a company that has never relied on banks. We set up during the economic downturn and all our growth has been organic and self-generated, through gradually building up our customer base and ploughing back the profits. 

“We’re turning over £5m now and our business is built very much on gut feel and working with people we believe we can trust.

“We moved to Halesfield 9 from Much Wenlock originally and we did look at quite a few schemes before settling for this one. But Halesfield 9 offered the visibility and Nurton took a long-term view and structured a deal that worked for us at the time.”

Keith Simkins from Birmingham-based Nurton Developments said: “Elite have shown true British business grit. They set up in some of the most challenging economic conditions and have come out as a stronger and more resilient company.

“I’d like to think we have in some part helped them along their way. They know what they want and where they are going as a business and their straight talking made negotiations simple and quick which is better for all parties.”
 
Andrew Dixon & Co is a joint agent for Nurton on the Halesfield 9 and Harcourt Trading Estate site, with Wolverhampton and Telford-based Bulleys.