Officials met on site today to commemorate the start on site for construction of a 430,000 sq ft warehouse and distribution centre for B&Q at Symmetry Park at Junction 34 of the A1(M).
Tritax Symmetry announced last month that it had agreed a deal with B&Q to design and build the new seasonal facility on the strategic site. The dedicated logistics developer has a long-standing relationship with B&Q, and has been the landlord at B&Q’s national core products distribution centre in Worksop since 2005.
Bassetlaw District Council Deputy Leader, Cllr Jo White and Ward Member for Blyth Cllr Jack Bowker met members of the senior team from B&Q, alongside site developer Tritax Symmetry and its parent company Tritax Big Box REIT plc, to view the scale of the development which will bring new jobs and economic prosperity to the region.
GMI Construction is appointed principal contractor for the new facility, which is being built to net zero carbon, in line with Tritax Symmetry’s commitment to deliver all future buildings within its portfolio to this standard.
Rosemary Wilkins, Director of Logistics at B&Q said: “We are pleased to see great progress on site for the new B&Q seasonal warehouse and distribution centre at Symmetry Park. The new warehouse will allow us to get more of the most popular products to our stores, more quickly.”
Freddie Oakey, Associate Development Director at Tritax Symmetry said: “This event marks another significant milestone in the success of Symmetry Park. The development is already an established convenience hub for visitors and commuters and is supporting a significant number of jobs through Butternut Box which occupies the adjacent 151,388 sq ft facility. We look forward to seeing further new jobs created and the added social impact through B&Q.
“Having a site with infrastructure already enabled and detailed planning consent in place allows us to provide a premium, bespoke and highly sustainable facility for B&Q to bolster its distribution network in this prime logistics location.”
Located on the North Nottinghamshire/South Yorkshire border, Symmetry Park is a major industrial and distribution scheme with detailed planning consent for 721,000 sq ft of logistics space. The scheme is home to luxury dog food supplier, Butternut Box, which took a 151,388 sq ft facility on a 15-year lease in August 2020.
Roadside retail property business Euro-Garages has also expanded its options with the purchase of a 1.2-acre plot standing alongside its existing Starbucks and KFC outlets.
With detailed planning consent secured and full site infrastructure works in place, Tritax Symmetry can deliver a further unit of up to 140,000 sq ft in just 36 weeks.
