Used car supermarket gets into gear with new 48,000 sq ft facility

Used car supermarket Motordepot Ltd has agreed a new 10-year lease on a 48,007 sq ft industrial unit on New Potter Grange Road in Goole, East Yorkshire.

The industrial unit, which has been extensively refurbished by the owner, is positioned on a four acre site.

Motordepot will use the site as a pre-sale inspection and testing facility to supply multiple showroom locations, creating around 100 new jobs. 

Previously occupied by Timloc Building Products, the site is currently owned by industrial property investor Hansteen Holdings PLC, which has managed the £270,000 refurbishment project and subsequent re-letting.

Cushman & Wakefield was appointed joint agents alongside Hansteen to market the property.

Scott Morrison, Associate at Cushman and Wakefield, said: “Goole has secured significant commercial investment within the last 12 months and is proving to be an increasingly popular location for occupiers.

“This site really suited an occupier of this nature and we are delighted to have secured Motordepot Ltd on a long-term lease, on behalf of our client Hansteen.”

Ronan Evans, Surveyor at Hansteen, added: “We experienced very positive interest for this unit. Following a programme of refurbishment works (overseen by Trident Building Surveyors) we were pleased to secure the new letting to Motordepot Ltd with a minimal void period, which is reflective of the continued occupier appetite we have experienced in Hansteen’s Yorkshire portfolio.”