Verdion appoints agents to £400m iPort
GENT Visick, CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield have been appointed by Verdion as letting agents for iPort, its £400m inland port project in South Yorkshire.
The move marks the start of the marketing for one of the largest logistics development in the UK, which when complete will deliver more than 6m sq ft of warehousing space for strategic rail freight interchange.
Logistics developer and investor Verdion, with backing from its funding partner the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, is developing the scheme on a 700 acre site in Rossington near Doncaster.
Enabling work began in November with the start of the Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme, the link road which will serve the scheme.
The first buildings will be available for occupation at the beginning of 2015.
Michael Hughes, chief executive of Verdion, said: “This strategic rail freight interchange will offer the very best in UK and European logistics design and building quality. The letting agents have been selected for a strong combination of both expert local market knowledge and unrivalled client relationships with Europe’s largest retailers, e-tailers and logistics companies.”
Ros Jones, mayor of Doncaster, said: “This is an important milestone for the inland port. This project will deliver huge benefits for both the borough and Sheffield city region.”
