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.
