Latest Ma6nitude buildings complete
Construction of units 11 and 12 at Tritax and NPL’s industrial development off Pochin Way in Middlewich has finished, totalling almost 200,000 sq ft.
Unit 11 comprises a 149,000 sq ft multi dock unit, while Unit 12 consists of 41,000 sq ft. Both buildings have been built to net zero carbon standards and are now ready to occupy.
The 2m sq ft Ma6nitude is being delivered by Magnitude Land, a joint venture between Tritax Symmetry – the development arm of Tritax Big Box – and NPL, the business headed by ex-Pochin directors Jim and Bob Nicholson.
The latest units to have reached practical completion represent the bulk of phase four of the scheme. Still under construction in this phase is confectionary brand Swizzels Matlow’s 156,000 sq ft unit that is due for completion this year. Swizzels will also have the capacity to expand to a total of 458,000 sq ft in future phases.
In May, the joint venture secured planning permission for the next phase of development at Ma6nitude, including flexible consent for a unit sized between 200,000 sq ft and 238,000 sq ft depending on configuration, and consent for further accommodation totalling up to 2.2m sq ft.
Ma6nitude is located west of Junction 18 of the M6 close to Middlewich. Its existing occupiers include, retailers Go Outdoors and B&M Retail, and logistics firms Wincanton and Kuehne + Nagel.
The main contractor for the fourth phase was GMI Construction, and the joint lettings agents are Legat Owen, B8 Real Estate and Savills.
“This latest phase forms part of an ongoing long-term development strategy at Ma6nitude,” said Andrew Bain, construction director at Tritax Symmetry. “The site’s location, which acts as pivotal location between north and south, has given us the confidence to bring forward these units on a speculative basis.
“GMI has delivered a first-class product bringing much needed high quality, sustainable accommodation to the market.”
Legat Owen director Matt Pochin added: “The last few years have seen constantly rocketing demand for logistics space, and the developers should be applauded for speculatively building these units. [They] provide the space that growing North West companies and incoming inward investors need to support the region’s ongoing growth.”
The completed Unit 11 comprises 149,000 sq ft. Credit: via Inform Comms
