McLaren Construction is to build a super-sized distribution centre for Uniserve at the Port of Felixstowe.
The ‘Super DC’ will have an area of 1.5 million square feet. It will stand 40m high and provide more than 150,000 racked pallet positions used for UK and European delivery and collection services for packets, parcels, pallets, part and full loads.
Uniserve property director John Gandy said: “We are delighted that McLaren are joining the team to deliver the first of our new breed of Super DCs. They have an excellent track record of delivering high quality projects and we are looking forward to working with them on this exciting new facility.”
Construction will begin this year
UNISERVE AND TRINITY COLLEGE PUSH AHEAD WITH FELIXSTOWE FACILITY
Uniserve Holdings Ltd and landowner Trinity College Cambridge have all the planning consents they need to push ahead with an exciting new facility at the Port of Felixstowe that is expected to provide a massive boost to international trade.
Uniserve has been granted permission for a 40 metre high, 47,664 sq m warehouse including state-of-the-art bottling and refrigeration plants to boost capability for onward goods.
With improved facilities for pharmaceutical goods, the development will have a positive impact on the burgeoning life science community in Cambridge and the broader region. Uniserve has swum at least that part of the Channel by persuading planners to back a much larger facility than originally envisaged.
Uniserve bought 27 acres of land at the UK main deep sea port in 2009 and at the time anticipated building a 21 metre high warehouse.
“However, we have designed and now been granted planning for a totally unique facility, spanning across four floors providing over 140,000 sq m of warehouse space and over 150,000 pallet spaces,” a spokesperson confirmed.
The facilities will be geared to rapid cross dock, e-fulfilment, garments, drinks, food stuffs, chilled and frozen products, furniture, pharmaceuticals, electronics and high valued products.
Uniserve will be able to offer highly competitive rental rates as well as transactional costing according to the services required. The development carries the bonus of creating an extra 500 jobs at the port.
The new logistics hub promises to be a huge asset to Felixstowe when it opens, possibly, in Q1 2016.
A planned coldstore will be especially relevant for importers of refrigerated cargo as the next nearest one to Felixstowe is almost in Cambridge.
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