The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Jobs bonanza as operators look to city Gateway
Hundreds of jobs are being created in Peterborough as companies line up to move on to a distribution park opened just four years ago.
The 240 acre Gateway Peterborough, which lies to the south of the city, was officially declared open by council and business leaders in February 2014.
Now developers have announced the completion of construction of two multimillion pound warehouses.
And they say there are four more companies poised to move to Gateway, and that will occupy a total of 1,400,000 sq ft of space.
Foremost among the pending new arrivals is technology company E-Leather, which is moving from its base in Kingsbridge Centre, Sturrock Way, Peterborough, to a 230,000 sq ft unit where it will employ 115 staff.
The company manufacturers high-technology com- position leather for rail and aviation companies worldwide.
A logistics operator has also agreed to move into a 300,000 sq ft unit creating up to 100 jobs. The name of the company has not been revealed.
As previously reported, retailer Lidl is taking 760,000 sq ft for a new super hub and Yearsley has started building its cold storage facility and buildings on 400,000 sq ft
The details have been released by Bidwells, acting on behalf of Roxhill Developments.
Patrick Stanton, head of Bidwells Logistics team, said: “We’re delighted to have reached completion on these two deals.
“Companies struggle to find existing buildings over 100,000 sq ft and so design and build options are increasingly popular.
Steve Bowyer, chief executive of Opportunity Peterborough, said: “We’re pleased to see the new investors we’ve been working with land in the city, and that there is such a healthy pipeline of new companies looking to relocate.
“It’s testament to the sites, and the city’s strengths as a great place to do business, from a strategic location, and cost effective, perspective.
“We should expect to see thousands more jobs created by companies moving to the site, and as manufacturing and logistics companies move towards greater automation, we should also see more high quality jobs being created.”