Wykeland plots further Europarc expansion
PLAN TO BUILD THREE NEW UNITS
We have already agreed one letting and are receiving good levels of enquiries ...
Duncan Willey
FURTHER expansion of Grimsby’s flagship business park is being planned to meet demand for high quality industrial accommodation.
Wykeland Group has submitted an application to build three new units in the 15,000 to 20,000 sq ft bracket, in what would be another multi-million pound investment on site.
A letting for one has already been agreed, with an inward investor working towards completion, pending approval from North East Lincolnshire Council.
PPH Commercial is the longstanding commercial agency partner for Wykeland on Europarc.
Duncan Willey, divisional director, said: “This is a much-needed speculative development aimed to meet the continued demand for good quality industrial accommodation in the town.
“We have already agreed one letting and are receiving good levels of enquiries given the shortage of industrial accommodation in the local area.”
Built in phases over the past 20 years, more than 2,000 people are employed on the site, with a strong, but not exclusive food processing and allied services theme.
Morrisons, New England Seafood International, Daniels Group and Two Sisters are significant employers, with Humber Seafood Institute and Proampac - formerly Ultimate Packaging - also present.
Motorhome manufacturer Auto-Trail and bird seed and bait producer Haith’s are other notable operators, with the latter set to make way for New England’s planned strategic expansion in the coming years after the site was bought and leased back.
HSH Coldstores has plans for a significant further addition, while the last physical builds were in 2019/2020 with 45,000 sq ft added over two units in a
£3.6 million investment.
They have been taken by Proampac, as part of its continued site expansion, and Grimsby seafood firm Sub Zero.