2022 kick starts construction new industrial units at Hartlebury Trading Estate

By Nicky Godding

11 January 2022

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26.11.21 - Hartlebury, UK. The announcement of a new scheme at Hartlebury Trading Estate, Worcestershire. From left are Duncan Bedhall, Mike Price and Lauren Allcoat from Fisher German; Neil Slade from Harris Lamb; Rupert Jeffries, Hartlebury Estate; Edward Atkin, Schroders Capital; Duncan Berry, Trinity Property Consultants; Noel Hammett, Hinton Group. Photo: Professional Images/@ProfImages

The new year has kick started construction on five speculative industrial units at Hartlebury Trading Estate, by Schroder UK Real Estate Fund.

Crossways, a suite of units of approximately 5,000 sq ft each, is being built at the 230-acre estate.

Rupert Jeffries, of managing agents Collingwood Rigby, said: “This year has seen us announce various new opportunities for Hartlebury, having achieved planning permission for the construction of both a 30,000 sq ft and a 45,000 sq ft facility on the site, but we were keen to supplement the few remaining warehouses on the estate with some smaller properties.

“Work is already underway on the five industrial units, the smallest of which has a floor plate of 4,936 sq ft, and the largest of 5,791 sq ft. The intention is that the buildings, which benefit from a prominent position at the estate, can be leased individually, or combined to create properties ranging from 10,000 to 27,000 sq ft."

Charles D’Auncey of Harris Lamb, joint agents alongside Fisher German, added: “Hartlebury is currently at its lowest void level to date, with around two per cent of the total estate area available to occupiers, such is demand for quality warehousing in the region. Schroder UK Real Estate Fund (SREF) has recognised that and wanted to provide immediate access to additional opportunities at the site to fulfil that.

“The estate itself is sited in a prime Worcestershire location within easy reach of the UK motorway network via the M5 and M42. Such is the ongoing shortfall in warehousing throughout the area that we anticipate a swift take-up of these properties, which are anticipated to be completed in a matter of weeks.

Hartlebury Trading Estate is a leading business park in Worcestershire, and currently houses 90 businesses in 130 building ranging from 500 sq ft to more than 100,000 sq ft.

Occupiers at the Estate include TNT, FedEx,Worcester County Council, EDM Group and Forest Garden.

Pictured: Duncan Bedhall, Mike Price & Lauren Allcoat, Fisher German; Neil Slade, Harris Lamb; Rupert Jeffries, Hartlebury Estate; Edward Atkin, Schroders Capital Duncan Berry, Trinity Property Consultants; Noel Hammett, Hinton Group

By Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe.

After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts.

She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.