Logistics

Pets at Home – New Logistics Warehouse

Role:

Employer’s Agent, Construction Cost Consultant, Principal Designer and CDM Advisor.

Description:

Wakemans were engaged on this £30m development to provide a state of the art distribution centre at Stafford North Business Park.  The unit opened in October 2022 employing more than 800 people. The fulfilment centre has the capability to support future growth for the tenant Pets at Home.

Pets At Home instructed an additional £7m Tenant’s fitout works to the three storey base build.

The scheme consists of 670,000ft2 warehouse facilities, alongside three storey and two storey office elements.  30 electric car charge points were included as well as new cycle routes.  Public facilities surrounding the site include a nature walk with bat and bird boxes and dog walking areas.

The development has been sustainably designed achieving BREEAM Excellent accreditation, with numerous environmentally friendly features including solar panels and rainwater harvesting.

£6m of infrastructure works included a new roundabout on the A34 at Redhill to serve the site.

The distribution centre has won the Midlands Property Awards 2022 and IAS 2022 Deal of the Year Award.

 

Pets at Home Logistics Warehouse

St Modwen Park, Gloucester

Role:

Employer’s Agent, Construction Cost Consultancy, Principal Designer and CDM Advisor

Description:

Phase 1 of the development consisted of three units ranging from 45,000 ft² – 73,000 ft², all units have been occupied tenant’s include: global water treatment and magnetic filtration manufacturer ADEY and Innovation and multi-channel cookware retailer ProCook.

Phase 2 of the development consisted of four speculative units ranging between 36,576 ft² to 55,016 ft².

Phase 3 of the development consisted one 116,000 ft² build to suit unit for Gardiner Brothers & Leather Co. The unit has been built with modern day occupier’s requirements in mind, incorporating various green initiatives including electric car charging points and an EPC ‘A’ rating.

Phase 4 of the development consisted of one speculative 61,000 ft² completed in May 2022 and Phase 5 of the development completed in Sept 2022, comprised of 167,000 ft² ProCook development supporting its commitment to growth, sustainability and employee wellbeing. The office space comprises 18% of the building, rather than the standard 5-7%. The unit has been built in accordance with the Developer’s Standard responsible business guidelines supporting Procook’s sustainability targets to deliver a BREEAM Excellent and an EPC A rated facility. Sustainability measures include: – rainwater harvesting, EV charging points and the provision of natural light into the warehouse via skylights. ProCook employees have access to a running track, and outdoor eating spaces, as well as an indoor gym. The speculative unit was also delivered to BREEAM Excellent.

A further 5 units ranging from 33,000 ft² – 49,000 ft² are envisaged to be delivered across two phases during 2023-2025.

Major Logistics Park, Tamworth – Phase 4

Role:

Employer’s Agent, Quantity Surveyor, Principal Designer and Health & Safety Advisor

Description:

Phase 4 – This final phase of the project includes the construction of unit T118 which has a 111,250 ft² warehouse with associated offices covering 7,500 ft².

The accommodation offers 10 dock level loading doors and parking for 110 cars.

As a testament to the strength of the logistics market, the unit is being built speculatively.

Phase 4 the final phase of this development.

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Major Logistics Park, Tamworth – Phase 3

Role:

Employer’s Agent, Quantity Surveyor, Principal Designer and Health & Safety Advisor

Description:

Phase 3 – of the Tamworth logistics park development comprises of a further three units, two of which are 46,000ft², with the third being 63,000ft².

The development has a trim trail with fitness equipment running around the periphery of the site, this is adjacent to the park and benefits the local community and the park’s tenants (shown in the areal picture below).

 

Read more about this project – Phase 4

 

²Major Logistics Park, Tamworth – Phase 2

Role:

Employer’s Agent, Quantity Surveyor, Principal Designer and Health & Safety Advisor

Description:

Phase 2 – of the Logistics Park, development represented the largest single speculative build for the developer to date (September 2021).

This build provided a single 321,000ft2 unit with enhanced facilities throughout to suit the needs of a major logistics tenant.

The scheme also included extensive highways works to provide a main access road to the site and involved the clearance of land and preparation of land for phases 3 and 4 of the development.

Read more about this project – Phase 3

²Major Logistics Park, Tamworth – Phase 1

Role:

Employer’s Agent, Quantity Surveyors, Principal Designer and Health & Safety Advisor

Description:

Wakemans are currently engaged on this multi-phased project to act as Employer’s Agent, Quantity Surveyor, Principal Designer and Health & Safety Advisor (September 2021).

Phase 1 – saw the completion of three high specification units ranging in size from 12,375ft2 to 49,000ft2, providing occupiers with first floor open plan offices with suspended ceilings and raised access floors, dedicated yards and parking. In total this phase offered distribution and office space totalling up to 89,375 ft2.

Read more about this project – Phase 2

Portside Park, Avonmouth

Role:

Employer’s Agent, Principal Designer

Description:

This phase of the Portside scheme comprised of three warehouse/industrial units totalling 145,000ft².  unit 3 has 15,284ft² of floor space, with units 4 and 5 offering between 40,497 ft² and 88,300ft² of floor space.

The development lies adjacent to existing distribution accommodation on the Portside B1(c)/B2/B8 development site in Avonmouth.

Portside Park is prominently located to the main arterial route linking J18/J18a of the M5 at Avonmouth to J1 of the M48.The M5 and M49 are accessed via Junction 18/18A of the M5. The Park is located in the heart of Avonmouth which is the most established industrial and distribution area in Bristol.  Avonmouth Docks are located 1 mile to the west of the site.

New Logistics Warehouse, Redditch

Role:

Employer’s Agent, CDM Advisor

Approximate Contract Value:

£65m

Description:

This major logistics development will provide a 327,914ft² warehouse, 169,770ft² first floor mezzanine and with 32,960ft2 adjoining office and welfare facility the completed building has a total of 530,644ft2 floor space.

The unit has been let to a prominent online retailer who has instructed an additional £25m of work to the base build of the unit to fulfil their demanding specification.

The property can be accessed via three sides with yards from 40 – 67m. It has 102 dock levellers as well as 4 van and 2 level access doors.

There is parking for 125 HGVs and 470 cars, the development will provide a major employment and growth opportunity for the area. The building is to handover to a major logistics and on-line retailer in Autumn 2021.

Once complete it is anticipated that this project will have an approximate contract value of £65m.

Client:

Bidvest

Role:

Employer’s Agent, Quantity Surveyor and CDM Advisor.

Description:

This 117,400 ft² development has provided Bidvest* with a new multi-temperature food storage and regional distribution centre with an integral head office; enabling the company to relocate their offices from High Wycombe.

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The project was split into two contracts initially this involved the shell build, core and partial fit out of M&E to the offices for which Wakemans acted as Tenant’s Representative administering the Lease Agreement and managing Bidvest led enhancements to the base build. Careful programme management enabled the fit out works to the food storage and warehouse facilities to overlap the base build of the scheme; with the fit out let as a £6m Design and Build contract for which Wakemans were engaged by Bidvest as a multi-disciplinary consultant providing a range of services to include Employer’s Agent, Cost Consultant and CDM Advisor.

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The fit out works included £2.6m of refrigeration works and an M&E package amounting to £1.6m. Practical Completion was achieved on 6th June 2016.

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Wakemans also managed the interface with Bidvest in-house team ‘Bidvest Direct’ for the fit out of 3 no. kitchens and warehouse racking. Notably the fit out works comprised of the provision of a state of the art ground floor presentation kitchen and dining area for Bidvest clients; as well as bespoke interior design and specialist joinery and fittings to office ‘huddle’ areas, meeting rooms and coffee lounge.

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*Bidvest sell and deliver multi-temperature food, equipment and non foods to the hotel and catering industry across the UK.

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Client:

REID Lifting

Role:

Employer’s Agent, Quantity Surveyors and BREEAM Advisors

Description:

Wakemans were retained on this project as Employer’s Agent, Quantity Surveyors and BREEAM Advisors by REID Lifting a global company that specializes in the design and supply of lightweight portable gantry and davit cranes.

The project involved the new build development of a £2.6 million warehouse, distribution and office project located at Newhouse Farm Industrial Estate, Chepstow. The building was designed to achieve a BREEAM standard of ‘Very Good’.

The completed 32,500ft² development has allowed REID lifting to relocate to a purpose built facility that has become its UK headquarters, the new building has provided REID with extra space to allow the company to make improvements to their UK operations by increasing efficiency and productivity. A project has also included a second 15,000ft² speculative building.

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