Agents appointed to Warwickshire business park
Colliers International and CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) have been instructed as joint agents on the Birch Coppice Business park scheme in Dordon, North Warwickshire. The first phase of the 400-acre development has been completed, with the second having received outline planning permission.
The two agents will work alongside Eagleton & Co, which has represented IM on the scheme since its inception.
Phase one of the development comprises 120-acres of land, and tenants on the scheme include CEVA Logistics, Euro Car Parts, Severn Trent Services, TNT Logistics and UPS.
The second phase of the development, which has received outline planning permission from North Warwickshire Borough Council, will provide further 124 acres. A total of 2 million sq ft of warehousing accommodation will be created on the site.
In August 2010, online grocer Ocado announced that it would be moving to the site. The company, which delivers food for high street retailer Waitrose, is planning to build a £200m distribution hub on 35-acres of land at the business park.
Richard Lawrence, director and head of industrial agency at Colliers International in Birmingham, said: “It’s no surprise that Birch Coppice is continuing to attract large blue chip companies. The development is situated in what is probably the UK’s prime distribution location, just off junction 10, near Tamworth, within the distribution ‘Golden Triangle’.
“Furthermore, a big attraction for occupiers is that phase two has direct on-site access to the Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT), operated by Roadways Container Logistics, which is a major selling point for the type of companies we are trying to attract.”
