One of East Yorkshire’s largest business parks is poised for further expansion with a series of design and build opportunities emerging.
Dianthus Business Park at Newport has planning permission secured for units ranging from 88,600 sq ft to 212,000 sq ft after a raft of lettings.
Hull construction firm Hobson & Porter had recently completed a £7 million project to deliver two 65,000 sq ft warehouse and distribution units for William Jackson Food Group and plant importer Royal Lemkes, with city firm Paneltex also moving to the strategic site to deliver a huge electric vehicle contract with Volta Trucks.
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The contractor has now built 550,000 sq ft of warehouse and distribution buildings, and more than 35,000 sq ft of office space over the last decade for owner Newport Buildings LLP.
Looking forward to the next phase, first outlined late last year, Hobson & Porter’s managing director, Richard Hunter, said: “We have a long-standing relationship with Newport Buildings LLP and have delivered 10 phases of work to date, worth over £35 million, that fit with their exacting standards and vision for their own business, and other businesses on the park. We’re now looking forward to exploring further phases at Dianthus Business Park with businesses that recognise the benefits of having a state-of-the-art warehouse or distribution centre, that’s right next to Junction 38 of the A63/M62.”
The phased works have included new-build office accommodation, several large, steel portal frame buildings, distribution and packing lines, dock leveller pods, large hardstanding areas, parking, landscaping and drainage.
Technical advances have also been introduced to support specialist operators. Mr Hunter said: “Through collaboration with the wider project team, we have delivered almost £2 million worth of combined value engineering savings across the phases. Other highlights include a compliant computerised building management system, which ensures stable temperature to preserve flower stock in JZ Flowers’ own building, and an integrated biometric fingerprint access and egress system for site staff and fire safety.
“The buildings also offer exceptional green credentials. These include recycling heat generated by the chiller facilities to heat water and under-floor heating systems for the offices, the installation of a well providing grey water for the toilet flushing, a purpose-built 4.1 acre wetlands that collects rainwater and interior LED lighting fitted with movement detection sensors.”
More than 700 people are now employed on the site, with Paneltex, a maker of specialised commercial refrigerated vehicle bodies and storage systems, taking a 140,000 sq ft industrial facility and looking to create 240 jobs once full production is reached.
Founder of Newport Buildings LLP, Jelle Zwemstra, said: “It’s fantastic to have continued our decade long relationship with Hobson & Porter which shares our commitment to innovation, quality, and value for money. We are also delighted to be supporting jobs in the East Riding of Yorkshire and look forward to continuing to develop the site, with these latest design and build opportunities, as we create one of East Yorkshire’s most sought after and popular business parks.”
The latest units are being marketed by Hull-based commercial property specialists, Garness Jones, which handles lettings at Dianthus Business Park.
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