A former North East waste management site has undergone a £4m facelift ahead of hitting the property market this summer.
The old Biffa site on the Simonside Industrial Estate has been transformed into a modern, energy efficient industrial unit that is already attracting interest from several businesses.
Covering five-and-a-half acres, it is one of the largest industrial sites in the area and equipped with environmentally-friendly assets, including integrated photo-voltaic cells in the roof, electrical vehicle charging facilities, high levels of insulation and LED lighting throughout .
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The building is being marketed by HTA Real Estate, whose director Nick Atkinson said: “The building was in a terrible state and needed pretty much everything doing to it. It was stripped back to the supporting steelwork and completely rebuilt with new cladding, a new roof and new concrete floor to suit the needs of a modern manufacturer or warehousing operation. 100% of the green energy from the PV roof panels will be available for the tenant with an estimated annual saving of circa £100,000.
“As well as offering significant energy efficiency measures, another main selling point is the sheer size of the site – it is rare to secure such a high value building with a huge service yard, 360-degree circulation and four access points and located near some of the region’s key arterial routes. We have received excellent feedback from potential occupiers and we are confident of finding a long term tenant who will invest further in creating jobs for South Tyneside.”
Coun Margaret Meling, lead member for Economic Growth and Transport at South Tyneside Council said: “This site has quickly been transformed from waste to wonderful in one of the most impressive overhauls of a building I’ve ever seen. The old site was an eyesore and the building itself a massive rusting hulk, but the owners, Kans & Kandy, recognised its potential and have invested heavily in creating probably one of the best warehousing facilities in the region.”
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