Steelwork goes up at £14m industrial warehouse development

The construction of a £14m industrial warehouse development in Northamptonshire, which started in May, continues to make good progress as steelwork has now been erected.

Main contractor MCS Group has been appointed by St Francis Group in joint venture with the Richardson family to deliver five units totalling 270,000 sq ft at Cransley Park, Kettering.

MCS Group managing director Keir Edmonds said: “Cransley Park, which is adjacent to the A14, is in a prime location for business. On behalf of St Francis Group, we’re delivering high quality units of up to 100,000 sq ft which will cater for a range of occupier requirements, within a landscaped environment.

“Very good progress is being made on site, with the steelwork starting to go up, and we’re on schedule to reach practical completion in February 2019.”

Cransley Park comprises a 32-acre gateway site strategically located just off junction 8 of the A14 in Kettering.

Gareth Williams, development director at St Francis Group, added: “We appointed MCS Group because they have an excellent track record in delivering developments in the industrial/warehouse sector. This is an exciting development, which will deliver much-needed space into a strong regional market where the supply is currently limited. We expect a great deal of interest from potential occupiers now that work is well underway.

“This is one of a number of industrial schemes that we are working on. We are delivering around 1,000,000 sq ft of industrial space this year and it’s where we believe there is a major opportunity to win substantial levels of new business and to establish ourselves as one of the leading main contractors in the sector.”

MCS Group is currently constructing several warehouse units at sites across the UK and has recently won contracts in Lutterworth, Hatfield and Bristol. Prop Search and LSH are the letting agents.