Commercial property developer Wykeland Group has opened a newly-completed £10m development at East Yorkshire’s Melton West business park.
Medequip, the provider of community equipment loan services, has already occupied one of Evolve @ Melton West’s two larger units, with Wykeland restructuring the development programme to enable the business to move in ahead of schedule in order to fulfill a major new contract.
Now, with the development complete, there remains a second larger unit, of 37,000 sq ft, and five smaller, 5,000 sq ft units, with one of these under offer.
Wykeland celebrated the completion of Evolve with a special opening event attended by local dignitaries and representatives of the Melton West business community.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council leader, Cllr Anne Handley, cut the ribbon to declare the development officially open, with the event also attended by the council’s chief executive designate, Paul Bellotti.
Wykeland managing director Dominic Gibbons said: “We’re delighted to have completed this major new development at Melton West, providing commercial space which is best in class and unmatched for quality in the local area.
“We have delivered this development speculatively, reflecting our confidence in the proposition Evolve offers and our commitment to stimulating investment and growth. That decision has already been rewarded by securing an excellent first tenant in Medequip.
“Now that the other units are available to occupy, we’re seeing growing interest, reflecting a pent-up demand from growing businesses looking for the high-spec, future-proofed facilities Evolve offers.”
In completing Evolve, Wykeland has delivered 85,000 sq ft of commercial space, split across seven units.
Evolve has been supported by grant funding from East Riding of Yorkshire Council, as part of the local authority’s commitment to boosting economic growth in the region.
