Chancerygate has submitted plans to speculatively build 59,500 sq ft of Grade A urban logistics and industrial space in Clayton, East Manchester. Called Eastside, the proposed scheme will comprise nine units ranging from 4,000 sq ft to 14,000 sq ft available on a freehold or leasehold basis. The projected gross development value is approximately £15m. The 2.3-acre site, which was formerly Walkers of Manchester’s printing facility, is located in Clayton under three miles east of Manchester city centre and two miles west of junction 23 of the M60 motorway. Neighbouring the proposed development is a retail scheme fronting the Ashton New Road which includes Aldi, Subway and Greggs as occupiers.  Eastside sits near to the Eastlands Regeneration Area centred around Manchester City Football Club’s Etihad campus and the upcoming £365m Co-op Live entertainment venue. All units at the development will benefit from electric vehicle charging points and solar cells on their roofs which provide green energy on an affordable basis to occupiers. In addition, the units will be constructed from high-performance building materials to reduce CO2 emissions. The scheme is targeting an EPC A and BREEAM Excellent rating. Commenting on the plans, Chancerygate development director, Chris Brown, who is based in the Warrington office, said: “There’s an acute shortage of high-quality industrial and logistics accommodation for SMEs serving the East Manchester catchment. “Our proposed Eastside development will help satisfy this demand with occupiers having the rare opportunity to purchase their own building. “The development will be of appeal to a wide range of sectors, thanks to its strategic location and proximity to infrastructure links and population hubs. In turn, this will create a long-term economic asset which complements the large-scale regeneration and investment going on in the locality.  “We look forward to working closely with Manchester City Council to progress our planning application and to deliver prime industrial assets to the city.” Founded in 1995, Chancerygate is the UK’s largest urban logistics property developer and asset manager and the only one operating nationwide. The company currently has around 2.65m sq ft of urban logistics space under construction or ready for development across 19 sites ranging from Edinburgh to Chichester. For more information visit www.chancerygate.com Building, Design & Construction Magazine | The Choice of Industry Professionals

Works have now completed for Units 2 and 3, Omega West,  Omega Business Park in Warrington delivered by McLaren Construction Midlands and North. Unit 2, developed by Omega St Helens Limited and managed by Miller Developments with Barings as  Funder, is currently being marketed to potential end users and comprises a portal steel frame building, with a single-storey office block and an extensive warehouse, the overall area of which is 300,000 sq. ft. Externally, a concrete service yard is situated to the north of the building and carparking for staff is located at the east elevation. Unit 3, funded by Aviva Life 7 Pensions UK Limited and now let to Iceland Foods Limited, is a large 510,000 sq. ft. cross dock distribution centre with 106No dock doors, two transport hubs, a Vehicle Maintenance Unit and extensive office space over two floors.  The unit has provision for frozen, chilled and ambient storage within the building which will be installed as part of the upcoming Iceland fit out works. Starting in November 2022, construction works for Unit 2 (£22m) and Unit 3 (£40m), completed in October 2023. Both units have achieved a BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent,’ fitting in with net zero targets, and include EV charging, 10% roof lights to warehouse and a score of 45/45 in the most recent Considerate Constructor’s audit. The McLaren Construction Midlands and North team overcame challenges during the build of Unit 2, including being in close proximity to existing overhead Scottish Power lines, meaning the Northwest corner of the build was constructed under strict controls. Exclusion limits meant that the erection of the steel frame and delivery needed to be extensively planned before execution. The challenges faced on Unit 3 included combatting poor ground conditions, managing, and removing asbestos found in the ground and completing numerous variations to the contract to meet Iceland Foods requirements, all within the original programme period. Providing social value-added opportunities, the contractor invited work experience candidates to join the Omega team, including 3No local trainees, a 1No trainee administrator, a 1No trainee site manager, alongside employing locally with the appointment of document controller, Rebekah Morris, and community and supply chain coordinator, Sarah Caine. Community workshops were also carried out during the build, with the involvement of local councils and charities and alongside this, McLaren Construction sponsored Martin Murray’s ThinkFAST academy to provide support and development for young people through the discipline and ethos of boxing. Teaming up with Miller Developments, £30,000 was donated to the St Helens-based Martin Murray Academy to help hard-to-reach young people with high quality social support and development through the ThinkFAST programme. Gary Cramp, managing director of McLaren Construction Midlands and North, said: “We’re pleased with the completion of the second and third units of this pivotal logistics scheme and our teams have worked hard to deliver a high-quality end product. “Alongside the builds, we’ve worked with the local community to provide a range of social value-added opportunities, including supporting the fantastic work of Martin Murray’s ThinkFAST programme.” David Milloy, a Director of Omega St Helens Limited and Managing Director of Miller Developments said: “This was the second project we appointed McLaren Construction to build.  The quality was first class and Gary’s team were both helpful and accommodating throughout.”

300,000 sq ft of high-quality warehouse space across six units ready for occupation The prime Leeds Valley Park speculative industrial development, which strategically fronts the M1 and M621 motorways, has reached practical completion with units now ready for occupation. The scheme, delivered by Caddick Developments and funded by Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), comprises 300,000 sq ft of high quality warehouse space across six units, ranging between 25,000 and 70,000 sq ft. CBRE, Carter Towler and Avison Young are marketing the urban logistics scheme on behalf of GMPF. Situated in a prominent position fronting the M621 and M1 motorways, the development is a short drive from J7 of the M621 and J44 of the M1 and is ideally placed to benefit from the transport infrastructure and connectivity to the city. The high spec units comprise haunch heights from 8m – 12m with a mix of ground level and dock loading doors, secured gated service yards and include high quality first floor offices and amenity services. The scheme boasts ESG credentials including EPC Target A and BREEAM Target Very Good ratings with an air source heat pump, LED lighting and EV charging points on site. Danielle Raunjak, Associate Director, CBRE Leeds team commented: “The Leeds Valley Park scheme is set to become a key strategic logistics site for the city and sector. The development benefits from being close to major motorways linking the north, south, east and west and will also provide major local employment opportunities. “There continues to be a healthy level of demand for well-connected, mid-box developments and Leeds Valley Park will hugely contribute to the growth and success of the industrial and logistics market of Leeds and West Yorkshire.” Kevin Etchells, Head of Real Assets, Greater Manchester Pension Fund commented: “Leeds Valley Park is a best-in-class scheme with high ESG credentials which offer an attractive proposition for occupiers looking to prioritise sustainability and future-proof their operations. The development delivers much needed warehouse space for the continued growth and success of the West Yorkshire market and economy. We look forward to welcoming tenants over the coming months.” Rob Oliver, Principal, Avison Young, commented: “We have been delighted with the interest shown to date in the scheme, both from occupiers already based in Leeds and the surrounding area, and from inward investors looking to establish a new West Yorkshire operation. It’s fantastic to have achieved practical completion on target, with the units presenting very well, and to be able to offer immediate occupation to companies.” Building, Design & Construction Magazine | The Choice of Industry Professionals

The highly sustainable “BREEAM Outstanding” certified development sets new standards for more environmentally and ecologically-friendly logistics, putting Rhenus at the forefront of the industry. Glencar, a leading UK construction company that was recently ranked amongst Europe’s fastest growing businesses, recently announced that it has completed construction of the final warehouse of 771,000 sq ft for leading pan-European and industrial development company Baytree Logistics Developments and its customer global logistics provider Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK at its new 64-acre, 1 million sq ft logistics campus at a site in Nuneaton in the West Midlands. Baytree Nuneaton, known as the ‘Rhenus Campus’, comprises of two warehouses of 210,000 and 771,00 sq ft on 64 acres and sets new benchmarks in environmental and social responsibility within the logistics sector. The scheme, developed by Baytree, was designed by award winning architectural practice Chetwoods and has been developed to achieve significant reductions in whole life carbon, designed with reference to the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) Framework Definition for Net Zero Carbon Buildings, ensuring that Rhenus can reduce their own carbon emissions but also potentially support its customers with reducing theirs. Renewable energy will be generated on-site, with solar panels. Included on the site is a three-storey 30,000 sq ft office headquarters with a structure constructed entirely from CLT and Glulam. This is pioneering because it’s one of the first cases in the UK of timber being used in the build of a large-scale structure within an industrial and logistics setting by a logistics developer. When compared to conventional materials, procuring timber structural elements can deliver significant embodied carbon savings, especially as timber also sequesters carbon in its creation. The value of timber is demonstrated by the estimate that there are around 1,000 metric tons of sequestered carbon in the timber frame of the office at Nuneaton – the equivalent of enough embodied carbon to power a 20w lightbulb for 21,853 years or to drive around the world approximately 208 times. The development also incorporates MUGA sports pitches, allotments, edible planting, wildflower grasslands, extensive networks of footpaths to encourage cardiovascular exercise and external break out areas for staff wellbeing. The site, which is bounded by the Coventry Canal, features landscaping with extensive native tree planting, and other works aimed at generating biodiversity such as log piles, locations for apiaries, bat and bird boxes, as well as an extensive balancing pond overlooked by a projecting terrace for staff relaxation. Internally the facilities will benefit from the latest in robotics, AI and warehouse management systems to provide flexible solutions and control of the supply chain.  When fully operational, the development will help Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK achieve its goals of reducing direct carbon emissions.   Both state-of-the-art, sustainable warehouses will offer a wide range of warehousing and distribution services to a diverse customer base of Global retail brands, particularly those in the fashion, toy, FMCG, home and health & beauty sectors. Commenting on the project Glencar CEO Eddie McGillycuddy said: “It is with a tremendous sense of pride and happiness that we today can formally announce practical completion has been reached and we are handing over this truly incredible new dedicated logistics campus to Baytree and Rhenus. This cutting-edge project is one of the largest and most sustainable developments Glencar has ever had the privilege of delivering and we are absolutely delighted with the outcome. The vast scale of the warehouses coupled with the latest emerging warehousing and logistics technology and innovations looks set to ensure Rhenus can accommodate customers well into the future. As a BREEAM Outstanding certified building we are enormously proud of the hard work and dedication that the team has put in to achieve this outstanding success. I would like to thank everyone involved and look forward to seeing the building come into life and enable Rhenus to meet growing demand and exceed its customers’ expectations. Also commenting, Amit Babbar, Baytree Development Director said: We are delighted to have reached practical completion on this industry leading development for Rhenus. The development incorporates a number of industry firsts on a development of this scale and represents our commitment to pioneering advancements in both the environmental and social elements of industrial and logistics buildings. We are extremely pleased with the collaborative approach taken by all involved to create a new benchmark in the sector. Harry Wheelhouse, Business Development & Marketing Director at Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK also said: “This new site will allow us to meet the demands of our growing business and attract new customers, whilst enabling us to deliver our high-quality, personalised service.  More importantly, our new, sustainable warehouses can potentially support our customers in achieving their own carbon-reduction goals. Every aspect of our warehouse environment, will be measured using the latest in digital technology including CO2 levels by area. As all companies will need a plan to achieve a carbon-zero supply chain by 2050, Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK is perfectly positioned to help its customers document their own roadmap to deliver this.” Also commenting, Laurie Chetwood, Chairman of Chetwoods, outlined: “We are really proud to have designed this pioneering scheme. It has been a pleasure to work with this project team who have been open to the innovative use of timber in the industrial and logistics sector. With this project setting an industry precedent, we hope to be nearing a breakthrough moment in the UK market as further developers consider procuring timber in elements of their warehouse designs. Building, Design & Construction Magazine | The Choice of Industry Professionals