Vauxhall's factory at Ellesmere Port is to be one of four plants in Europe that will build the new Astra.
An overview of the latest commercial property developments in Ellesmere Port.
- Peel's master plan for 87 acres at Pioneer Park on North Road is now taking shape
- The £3.5m Evans Business Centre was officially launched in December 2007, providing 23 offices and 18 workshops. Reliance Security and North West Motor Factor are the first tenants.
- The distribution market is well supplied by Pioneer 210 and Pioneer Point, the largest distribution centre in the North West
- The first phase of high quality office accommodation at Pioneer Business Park was launched in November and comprises a terrace of 4 self-contained office units of approximately 3,850 sq.ft each to provide total accommodation of 15,000 sq.ft of offices.
- Pioneer House- the second phase of Pioneer Business Park - will deliver fully serviced offices from 75 - 29,590 sq.ft. managed by DBH Serviced Centres Ltd. Pioneer House can also offer traditional grade A office accommodation from 2,776 sq.ft to 8,532 sq.ft on the second floor
- Northern Trust has completed the first of a series of speculative developments on Newbridge Road, off Junction 10 of the M53. The 31,000 sq.ft. of workshop space meets the needs of small businesses looking to expand in the area. It provides 18 workshops ranging from 2,100 sq. ft. to 2,700 sq.ft. Inspection Testing and consultancy Ltd are among the businesses making Elm Court their base.
- The borough council's own groundbreaking development Quay One occupies a prominent position on the Newport Business Park. The exciting new development fronts onto Newbridge Road, one of the main arterial roads of the Stanlow business and industrial area. The £5m development is accessible from both junctions 9 and 10 of the M53 interchange linking the area with the national motorway network. The units boast 2-storey office accommodation to the front and separate service yard to the rear. The development offers businesses the opportunity to relocate to quality accommodation suitable for a wide range of activities.
- The Oaks Office Park consists of four self-contained two-storey office buildings. Its highly prominent position off Stanney Mill Road, close to Cheshire Oaks and Junction 10 of the M53, has attracted LMS, the leading provider of Home Information Packs
- Oaklands is a Carillion development within an established office park in the Cheshire countryside. Phase 2 provides seven superb office units, with the opportunity to purchase or lease newly built office accommodation from 2,520 sq.ft. up to 10,080 sq.ft located within a picturesque and rural setting. Furthermore, planning permission has also been granted for the third and final stage of the Oaklands development, which is providing design, and build opportunities up to 40,000 sq.ft.
- Phase one of this development comprises 36,000 sq.ft of warehouse / trade units with planning consent for B1, B2 and B8 uses. Visible from junction 9 of the M53, the first phase comprises of six 3,000 sq.ft units and four 4,400 sq.ft. units which can be combines to accommodate larger requirements.
Many of these developments have received gap-funding from the European Regional Development Fund and the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).
This £12m package will end in 2008 and there are promising signs that market confidence in Ellesmere Port has turned a corner, driven by the emerging success of a new property product tapping into the popularity of Chester and Deeside.
Occupiers are welcomed with attractive support packages - available to companies moving into these premises - to help with the recruitment and training of local staff.
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