News: Rotherham development fits the bill for national energy firm

British renewable energy group Octopus Energy has taken the largest unit at Mirastar’s flagship development, Sheffield Catalyst.

The Catalyst development is on the part of Sheffield Business Park which is within the Rotherham borough boundary, close to the Parkway. It has been built on a 17.9-acre site that was previously kept in the green belt when Sheffield City Airport was in operation. Developer Premcor Estates, together with joint venture partner, Peveril Securities sold the development for an undisclosed sum last year.

A relative newcomer, Octopus only started out in 2016 and now supplies over six million homes in Britain with a focus on customer service and green technology. Last year it was announced that existing investors would deploy $800m in a funding round, valuing the company at almost $8 billion. Octopus said that the investment was expected to create 3,000 green jobs in UK alone in 2024.

Octopus has taken 91,923 sq ft in Rotherham and is expected to use the warehouse for its Octopus Energy Services part of the business which is spearheading the transition to greener, cheaper energy through the installation of in-home technologies; from smart meters and electric car chargers; to low carbon heating, home batteries, affordable heat pumps and solar panels.

Rothbiz reported in April on a new Solus Vehicle Accident Repair Centre opening at the Catalyst development. Solus is wholly owned by Aviva and operates a nationwide network of vehicle damage repair centres.

Both companies join surfaces specialist Cosentino and UK award-winning commercial supplier JLA Group. Cosentino relocated into a 33,608 sq ft unit while JLA Group expanded into 109,166 sq ft on site.

Just one unit of 28,309 sq ft remains available through agents Knight Frank, GV & Co and M1.

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Henry Watson, partner at M1 Agency, said: “These lettings demonstrate where Catalyst sits within the market of Sheffield. From inception we set out to provide a best in class product which suited the needs of occupiers and we have been rewarded for our confidence in the product with market leading transactions across the development.

“The unprecedented growth in demand for last mile solutions shown in the wider South Yorkshire conurbations has been triggered by the rise of the convenience economy driven by mobile technology. Proximity to customers is becoming ever important as goods need to be moved quicker and more often, intensifying the demand for space in last-mile locations such as Catalyst Sheffield.”

The remaining unit is finished to a high specification with high quality office space suitable for head offices and benefit from excellent ESG credentials including EPC rating ‘A’, minimum BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’, PIR controlled LED lighting to the offices, a rooftop solar PV system, and extra natural light through translucent wall panels and roof lights.

Rebecca Schofield, partner and head of the Yorkshire industrial team at Knight Frank, said: "Catalyst is ideally located fronting Sheffield Parkway, its high-quality specification and ideal location has resulted in the success of the scheme with all the occupiers new inward investors which is a great result for the scheme and region."

Rob Brophy of Mirastar, added: “Sheffield Catalyst is an important scheme to deliver much needed new industrial warehouse facilities benefiting from excellent ESG credentials and unrivalled prominence and access via the Sheffield Parkway and the M1 Motorway.

“Catalyst represents a continuation of our clear strategy and vision across our portfolio by developing best in class facilities with market leading ESG credentials.”

Daniel Walker at GV&Co, added: “Catalyst, Sheffield Business Park continues to go from strength to strength. This recent letting continues the success on the scheme with another household name and highlights the benefits the development offers to occupiers from both a location perspective and specification of the units. We have good interest on the final units but are happy to discuss any live requirements if occupiers need more information.”

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News: £60m Rotherham industrial development complete

Mirastar’s £60m industrial development called Sheffield Catalyst, which is could bring around 500 jobs to the area, is now complete.

As Rothbiz explained, outline plans were approved in 2019 to enable the successful Sheffield Business Park to expand into Rotherham.

Investor, developer and asset manager Mirastar has brought forward the Catalyst development on a 17.9-acre site that was previously kept in the green belt when Sheffield City Airport was in operation.

Comprising five units totalling 285,000 sq ft along the Parkway, 50% of the scheme was pre-let.

Agents Knight Frank, GV & Co and M1 are marketing the remaining three units of 22,448 sq ft, 28,309 sq ft and 91,923 sq ft which are immediately available and suitable for warehouse and distribution, general industrial and manufacturing.

Rebecca Schofield, partner and head of the Yorkshire industrial team at Knight Frank, said: “This scheme is at the heart of the region’s distribution and manufacturing location and sits in a prime central UK position allowing potential occupiers access nationwide.

“Potential occupiers should be attracted by the nearby demographics for employees and potential customers. More than 477,000 people are within five mile radius of site and 65 per cent of the UK population can be reached within 4.5 hours.”

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Henry Watson, associate at M1 Agency, said: “We are seeing specification and location be paramount to occupier requirements in the current market and Catalyst benefits from best in class building specification and unrivalled location, just off J33.”

Earlier this year Rothbiz reported that surfaces specialist Cosentino was the first tenant to sign up, taking a 33,608 sq ft, with JLA Group, a market leader in the supply and maintenance of commercial equipment, taking 109,166 sq ft.

Daniel Walker, from GV & Co, said: "The units at Catalyst, Sheffield Business Park have been constructed to a high specification and the quality of the interest we have received to date is testament to that. Only three units now remain and we are keen to speak to those companies who have active requirements in the area and are interested in being based on the park."

Earlier this year, property development company, Premcor Estates, together with joint venture partner Peveril Securities sold the development to Mirastar, KKR Real Estate's industrial and logistics platform in Europe, for an undisclosed sum.

Premcor director, Simon Hawkins, said: “Premcor has an entrepreneurial approach to property development and a track record of successfully matching market demand with investor requirements and this deal was no different.

“The site was part of the former Sheffield Airport land so we were delighted to be able to buy it off market. It’s in a highly sought after location, just off the M1 and close to the M18 where there has been a lack of new development stock coming forward recently, which means the area benefits from a strong occupier demand with rents moving on towards and beyond £8/sqft."

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News: First occupiers for new £60m Rotherham development

The new Catalyst development in Rotherham is 50% pre let having secured its first two occupiers prior to completion.

Outline plans were approved in 2019 to enable the successful Sheffield Business Park to expand into Rotherham. Investor, developer and asset manager Mirastar has brought forward the Catalyst development on a 17.9-acre site that was previously kept in the green belt when Sheffield City Airport was in operation.

Surfaces specialist Cosentino has become the first tenant to sign up to £60m industrial scheme fronting Sheffield Parkway.

The scheme comprises of five units totalling 285,000 sq ft and Cosentino, whose Silestone, Dekton and Sensa worktop brands are known worldwide, has taken a 33,608 sq ft unit on the prime 18-acre site.

JLA Group, a market leader in the supply and maintenance of commercial equipment, including laundry, catering, heating and fire safety equipment, has also secured 109,166 sq ft ahead of PC. This marks a significant investment for the Group who are expanding into their own facility to accommodate substantial business growth.

The development as a whole is expected to create around 500 jobs for the region.

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Henry Watson, associate at M1 Agency, said: “We are delighted to have exchanged contracts with Cosentino on Unit 3 and JLA Ltd at Unit 1 prior to practical completion. Cosentino is a world leader in the production and distribution of engineered and other natural stone surfaces. JLA is a UK market leader in their field. Both are excellent occupiers for this prestigious new prime development.”

Rebecca Schofield, partner and head of the Yorkshire industrial team at Knight Frank, said: “Catalyst offers quality of space, but also the presence and access onto The Parkway, one of Sheffield’s main arterial routes.

“The market continues to show good demand for modern, highly specified and sustainable space for occupiers wanting growth or relocation opportunities, plus the opportunity to tap into excellent labour resources in the region.”

Rob Brophy of Mirastar added: “Sheffield Catalyst is an important scheme to deliver much needed new industrial warehouse facilities benefiting from excellent ESG credentials and unrivalled prominence and access to the Sheffield Parkway and the M1 Motorway. We’ve received strong occupier demand since commencing on site and it’s great to see the scheme come together as we near completion having successfully pre-let 50% of the scheme.”

Agents Knight Frank, Gent Visick and M1 are marketing the remaining three units of 22,448 sq ft, 28,309 sq ft and 91,923 sq ft which are suitable for warehouse and distribution, general industrial and manufacturing.

The KKR-backed specialist asset manager, Mirastar, committed to a multimillion-pound funding agreement last year to help deliver Catalyst, alongside developers Premcor and Peveril Securities.

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News: Research firm planning Rotherham relocation

A group of life science companies are planning to consolidate their brands onto one site in Rotherham so that they can continue to expand. The move would bring together research and development labs, some of which are working on developing COVID-19 testing kits.

Molecular Dimensions Limited is planning to take Unit 5a of the R-evolution Phase 3 scheme at the world-renowned Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham.

The firm is part of a number of similar firms under the Calibre Scientific portfolio.

A planning application shows that the 17,359 sq. ft. unit is set to be expanded with the installation of a mezzzanine level that would enable Calibre Scientific to consolidate its UK companies onto one site which will provide a head office and central facility for the business in the UK.

The aim is to double staff numbers from 23 employees to 43 employees in the next three years.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, USA, Calibre Scientific is a diversified global developer, manufacturer and distributor of consumable products in the life sciences and diagnostics markets. The business has continually expanded through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions, and today has a broad portfolio of more than 3,000 products, which it sells into over 100 countries worldwide.

Calibre Scientific’s 6,000+ customers include blue-chip biopharmaceutical companies, leading academic institutions and diagnostics companies.

Life sciences includes research, innovation and the use of technology to transform health and care service.

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The application, submitted jointly with Harworth Estates Investments Limited and drawn up by agents, Barton Willmore, explains: "Calibre Scientific represents a portfolio of niche life science companies, spanning across various medical and scientific markets who address the unique challenges of their respective markets. Through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth, their global reach extends into over 53 countries. Molecular Dimensions Limited is one of those companies who is currently based in Sheffield.

"In the UK, Calibre Scientific have two research and development facilities: one based in The Innovation Centre, Sheffield and one in Guilford. These two sites are home to four of the thirteen life science brands and include BioServUk, Kalon Biological, Molecular Dimensions and Protein Ark.

"All the company brands contribute towards the research, development, production, and supply of life sciences. In particular, BioServUK expertise is in antibodies and have recently developed COVID-19 testing kits and are involved in the research for Covid-19 and diagnostic tools.

"Calibre Scientific is seeking to consolidate the company brands onto one site as well as combining both the research and development facilities (labs) with the management and administrative teams. They are seeking to have all employees in one building and want to double their staff from 23 employees to 43 employees in the next three years (by 2023).

"The research and development undertaken by Calibre Scientific is vital to our day to day living and this has been proven in recent months with the research and technology contribution they have made towards the Covid-19 testing. The aim to consolidate its staff is logical given there is several brands in the UK all owned by Calibre Scientific who want to combine its facilities to benefit all its brands, and also the expansion plans which are a result of the market needs.

"Given the nature of the research and development undertaken by Calibre Scientific, a UK base at the AMP would be a compelling choice for the company and a good fit for the user profile at AMP. The building’s use is fit for purpose, albeit the need for further floorspace to enable expansion and also to ensure each working space is Covid -19 compliant, hence the need for this planning application."

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News: Sheffield manufacturer expanding on to AMP

Safety Engineering Products Limited, a leading UK designer, manufacturer and supplier of height safety equipment, has taken on a new unit on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) site in Rotherham.

Harworth Group plc, a leading regenerator of land and property for development and investment, has successfully let one of its two remaining built units on a ten year lease to the Sheffield firm which is expanding in the Spring as part of its plan to increase production following successfully delivered projects at the likes of Battersea Power Station and Canary Wharf.

The deal for the 13,223 sq. ft Unit 5B is at a rent of £7.50psf. Gent Visick acted as letting agent and Keebles acted as Harworth's lawyers.

This deal means that only one unit – the 17,359 sq. ft Unit 5A – remains to let at the Advanced Manufacturing Park. Harworth has now built 1.5m sq ft of its 2.1m sq ft consent, aimed specifically at growing manufacturing businesses wanting to be close to either the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) or to existing occupiers at the park including Boeing, Rolls-Royce, McLaren Automotive and the UK Atomic Energy Authority.

The AMP forms part of Waverley, Yorkshire's largest ever brownfield redevelopment set over 750 acres that has already delivered 900 new homes of a 4,000 home consent and will also deliver a range of new community & leisure facilities. 2,000 people now work at the AMP, four times the number that worked at the former Orgreave Colliery & Coking Works that sat on the site over three decades ago, and is estimated to deliver a total of 3,500 high-value jobs once fully developed.

Peter Henry, Director of Yorkshire & Central, Harworth Group plc, said: "Our vision for Waverley was to create Yorkshire's biggest and best new community and the delivery of space to support the growth of a quality local manufacturer firmly fits within this. We now have further land available for the AMP's next phases and ultimately we want to attract further original equipment manufacturers and their supply chains to be part of its ongoing success.

Mark Richardson, Managing Director of Safety Engineering Products Ltd, added: "Safety Engineering Products are excited to relocate the business to the prestigious Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham. The new 13,000 square foot unit will enable us to sustain and increase the growth of business we have seen in the past 18 months."

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Harworth will spend the remainder of 2020 promoting its remaining unit to let, alongside its continued promotion to advanced manufacturers of the remaining available land and its in-house building delivery service to provide the units to their specific requirements. Gent Visick and Knight Frank continue to act as agents for the development.

Tim Powner, Asset Manager, Harworth Group plc, said: "This is an excellent deal for all parties, supporting Safety Engineering Products' growth whilst delivering a long-term income stream to Harworth that pays for the overheads of our business. Reported demand at the AMP from occupiers wanting to be close to the University of Sheffield's AMRC is strong and we expect to let our remaining unit in short order."

Dan Walker, Chartered Surveyor at Gent Visick, added: "The lack of quality new supply in the region, combined with the high quality of the units at R-evolution, was a perfect fit for Safety Engineering Ltd's business. Unit 5A is the last remaining building of a high quality energy efficient scheme, benefitting from a clear height of seven metres, and we’ve already had strong interest in the first month of this year."

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News: Latest AMP phase completes

Interest is high in the recently completed new units on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham where companies are keen to locate alongside the likes of Rolls-Royce, McLaren and the University of Sheffield's AMRC.

Landowner and developer, Harworth Group plc has announced that it has practically completed six new speculative "R-evolution" units totalling 56,549 sq ft at the Waverley site, as part of the latest phase in creating what is already recognised as the UK's premier advanced technology park.

Three speculative phases have been backed by public sector loans and the latest lettings to the likes of British Steel, Bodycote and Spendor Audio have commanded new headline rents.

Indeed phase three's Unit 6, which measures 26,000 sq ft, is currently listed as under offer. Harworth said it anticipates announcing further lettings progress at this site this year.

Waverley is Yorkshire's largest ever brownfield mixed-use development at 740 acres. Consent has been given for 2.1m sq ft of commercial space and 1.3m sq ft has been built. At the new community, 850 homes have already been built.

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David Travis, director of business space at Harworth Group, said: "Another six completed units have been delivered to the highest quality and I want to express my continued thanks to both JF Finnegan [contractor] and our appointed project team for a job well done.

"We are now focussed on promoting these units for immediate leasehold occupation to advanced manufacturing and engineering companies, who wish to be a part of the collaborative cluster of high-value occupants that has been successfully established at the AMP over the last decade."

The scheme is being marketed by jointly appointed agents Knight Frank and Gent Visick.

Rebecca Schofield, partner at Knight Frank's Sheffield office, said: "We are delighted to see the latest phase of speculative development completed at the Advanced Manufacturing Park. Harworth Group's commitment to delivering space on a speculative basis specifically for the advanced manufacturing sector has clearly been welcomed by the occupier market and we continue to see good levels of interest. The units are designed with flexibility to satisfy a variety of occupier requirements."

Paul Mack, partner at Gent Visick, added: "Given the success of Harworth's previous phases at the AMP, it's exciting that the latest phase is now finished and ready for immediate occupation. The AMP is home to some of the biggest names in the manufacturing sector and we look forward to welcoming further companies to the park. Funding from Sheffield City Region's JESSICA fund was utilised to facilitate the construction of these units, as Harworth has done for its' previous phases of "R-evolution @ The AMP"."

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The JESSICA fund is a financial engineering mechanism used to create a revolving fund for regeneration projects such as the creation of new commercial floorspace, brownfield redevelopment or investment in infrastructure.

It used £8m of the government's Growing Places Fund to leverage a further £15m of funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

William Church, director of CBRE Capital Advisors and fund manager for SCR JESSICA, said: "Following the success of Harworth's previous SCR JESSICA supported developments throughout the region, we are delighted to have funded the delivery of further speculative space at the Advanced Manufacturing Park. The provision of such space is fundamentally important infrastructure for the economic growth of the region; given limited existing supply; and supporting this growth is the purpose of the Fund."

In June Rothbiz reported that a further 430,500 sq ft of commercial space can be created on the AMP after plans were approved by the planning board at Rotherham Council.

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News: Construction to begin on 52,000 sq ft of space on AMP

Construction will get underway this month on the latest speculatively developed units at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham after Sheffield based contractor and developer, JF Finnegan, was awarded a £3.5m design and build contract by leading regeneration company Harworth Estates.

The developers are transforming a reclaimed former industrial site at Waverley into a thriving new 740 acre development which includes the AMP - dubbed "the elite "Mayfair" address for advanced manufacturing."

Detailed plans were submitted for the second phase of the R-evolution development earlier in 2016 which include three separate buildings on Plots 6, 7 and 8 and proposes high quality business, manufacturing and office floorspace in classes B1/B2/B8.

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JF Finnegan will work on a scheme set for completion in March 2017, which will include space to lease targeted at advanced manufacturing occupiers from 4,900 sq ft up to a maximum of 52,000 sq ft. The contract also includes the creation of 200m of new adoptable roadway that will extend the current AMP estate roads into Harworth's new "AMPlify" scheme at the same time, fully servicing a further 25 acres of development land to the rear of the estate that will offer a further 465,000 sq. ft of space to occupiers.

The first phase of the R-evolution development was brought forward, securing occupiers X-Cel Superturn, Maher, Nikken Kosakusho Europe and Metalysis.

The site is located within an Enterprise Zone and funding for the new accommodation has been secured by way of a £2.5m loan from the Sheffield City Region (SCR) Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas (JESSICA) fund.

The appointment continues a successful working relationship between JF Finnegan and Harworth, following the contractor's appointment in February this year to build Helix, a speculative 75,000 sq ft manufacturing and logistics unit at Harworth's "Gateway 36" development in Barnsley. This unit practically completed last week and is now ready for immediate occupation.

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Gary Smith, managing director of JF Finnegan, said: "We are delighted to be continuing our working relationship with Harworth with this new contract at the AMP. Work will commence on site this month and we will be working to a six month programme to enable Harworth to launch the units ready for occupation in early 2017."

David Travis, associate director of business space at Harworth Estates, added: "We are pleased to be progressing with the speculative development of the new units at the AMP, which follows the previous success of our original first phase. JF Finnegan are a trusted Sheffield contractor and we are confident that the units will be delivered on time and to a high specification in order to continue to provide much-needed space for local, regional and national advanced manufacturing and engineering companies."

The scheme is being marketed by jointly by Harworth's appointed agents, Knight Frank and Gent Visick.

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News: Metalysis planning to take prime space on AMP

Metalysis, the Rotherham-based innovator is planning to take space on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) to create a process facility for its patented low-cost way to manufacture titanium and other specialist powder metals.

Metalysis holds the worldwide exploitation rights to the FCC Cambridge process which sees specialist powder metals created in a simple, cost effective process with significant environmental benefits.

The Manvers company employs around 50 staff and is in the process of commercialising the technology to produce titanium, tantalum, and related high value alloys. These are used increasingly by major worldwide industries such as aerospace, marine, medical, chemical, automotive and electronics.

The company, an investor and grant-backed Cambridge University spin out, recently secured £20m as it sets out plans for an initial public offering (IPO) to float on the stock exchange.

Now Rothbiz can reveal that Metalysis has submitted a planning application that would enable it to take on Unit 4 of the popular R-evolution development, joining Boeing, Rolls Royce, the University of Sheffield, Castings Technology International (CTI), Dormer Tools, Sandvik Coromant and TWI on the UK's premier advanced manufacturing park.

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The plans, drawn up by Structural Interiors Ltd, show that Metalysis are set to take the whole of the 22,000 sq ft unit and a proposed reconfiguration of the car park would include external plant equipment to support the manufacturing process. New signage and proposed changes to create a new entrance lobby are also outlined.

In March 2014, landowners and developers, Harworth Estates, signed a £4.3m forward-purchase agreement with Rotherham Council for Plots 3 and 4 of the R-evolution development. Later that year, the Council sold the 30,000 sq ft Unit 3 to X-Cel Superturn (GB) Limited for £2.75m as the global manufacturer of machined components expanded from its 10,000 sq ft facility at the Evolution development on the AMP.

The Metalysis technology, which produces metal powder directly from oxide using electrolysis, has the potential to significantly increase production volumes. The process uses less energy and also means that innovative alloys can be tailored to have the desired properties for specific applications.

When the Manvers plant began producing tantalum powder it was the first new primary tantalum metal production plant in Europe for more than 30 years.

Metalysis' strategic focus however is titanium, which can be used in a variety of new applications to satisfy the growing demand for low cost, light weight, high strength and corrosion resistant metals.

High grade and uniform, the lower-cost powders suit a wide variety of 3D printing needs across a variety of high-tech, industrial and manufacturing sectors. For example, further to the 3D printing of aerospace and automotive components, Metalysis has recently completed a programme with TWI, a UK leader in materials technology innovation that has a base on the AMP in Rotherham, which demonstrated the feasibility of its bespoke powders for 3D printing orthopaedic hip implants.

Metalysis is also working on major development projects with aerospace experts, GKN and German car maker, VW.

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Demand for further space on the AMP has led to developer, Harworth bringing forward the next phase. Plans for R-evolution 2 - a further 73,000 sq ft of space - were approved last week.

Duncan Armstrong-Payne, development manager for Waverley at Harworth Estates, said: "The success of Phase 1 of R-evolution and our commitment to investing in Rotherham made this scheme the natural choice to bring forward next. Our focus is now on fully preparing the site, ready for either freehold or leasehold interest from businesses wanting to be part of the AMP's success."

The scheme will be marketed by jointly appointed agents Knight Frank and Gent Visick.

Rebecca Schofield, partner at Knight Frank's Sheffield office, said: "We are witnessing good levels of demand from occupiers looking for space on the Advanced Manufacturing Park. R-evolution 2 offers flexibility to accommodate requirements from 5,000 to 26,000 sq ft and we are confident that the scheme will prove successful."

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News: Trio secure agency roles for Harworth Estates

Harworth Estates has appointed Knight Frank, Gent Visick and Innes England to provide full agency and development advice across its Yorkshire and Midlands property portfolio.

A specialist in brownfield regeneration, Harworth Estates, which is based on its own flagship Waverley development in Rotherham, is one of the largest property and regeneration companies working in the North of England and the Midlands. Its extensive portfolio consists of a total of 27,000 acres across 200 sites. It is wholly owned by Harworth Group plc which was created through the complex restructure of what was UK Coal.

Harworth's sizeable assets include the flagship Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) at Waverley in Rotherham; the multi let Sinfin Lane Industrial Estate in Derby; rail-connected sites such as Asfordby Business Park in Melton and Gascoigne Interchange in North Yorkshire; and Gateway 36, a burgeoning commercial development where Harworth is speculatively developing a 75,000 sq. ft unit which is due to practically complete in Autumn 2016.

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The developers works closely with local communities, public bodies, developers and other professionals to bring life to old brownfield sites and turns derelict land and property into places where people want to be - comprising employment areas, new homes, low carbon energy and environmental projects.

Rebecca Schofield, partner at the Sheffield office of Knight Frank which will collaborate with colleagues in Leeds and Birmingham on the Harworth portfolio, said: "The Knight Frank team is proud to have been appointed for this prestigious agency instruction, which fits well with our coverage across the Yorkshire and the Midlands regions. We look forward to working with Harworth across its varied commercial portfolio."

Rupert Visick, managing director at Gent Visick, said: "We are delighted to have been appointed by Harworth Estates alongside Knight Frank and Innes England to provide strategic development and agency advice. The Yorkshire portfolio is extremely diverse with over three thousand acres and one million square feet of buildings - a number of which offer rail connections. The opportunity to be part of a team working on such a diverse portfolio represents a fantastic challenge which we are looking forward to getting stuck into."

Nick Hosking, director from Innes England, said: "We are extremely pleased to have been appointed to provide agency services across the Midlands, on what is a vast and varied portfolio. Given our coverage across the region, alongside our combined experience and expertise across the full spectrum of commercial property sectors, we feel we are well positioned to work alongside Knight Frank in order to add value to our client’s significant portfolio."

Dave Travis, associate director of Business Space at Harworth Estates, said: "We are pleased to be working with Knight Frank, Gent Visick and Innes England across our large portfolio. They all bring strong track records and experience which will complement our own team as we seek to further improve the strength of our income-producing assets and continue to increase the size of our portfolio through direct development and strategic acquisition." 

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