Construction of the Great Bear development to begin
Construction of the 480,000 sq. ft. building will commence on 9th November after planning permission had been secured for the Great Bear development on Plot 1 at Markham Vale.
Following the completion of all legal agreements, Derbyshire County Council’s development partner Henry Boot Developments Ltd has appointed a building contractor.
At 480,000 sq. ft. the building will be the largest to date on Markham Vale. When fully operational, the facility will employ 400 people across a variety of roles and disciplines within the logistics sector.
Markham Vale is an 80 hectare business park offering direct access to the M1 Motorway via a dedicated new junction, J29A. This prime development site offers industrial, warehouse and office accommodation in a range of unit sizes from 3,000 sq ft (279 sq m) up to one million sq ft (92,900 sq m). Markham Vale occupies a high profile location in the M1 Corridor and is available for immediate development.
There has been fantastic progress at Markham Vale over the past six years with more than 732 jobs created on site so far and 700 more in the pipeline.
Key recent investment includes:
- National distribution and warehousing company Great Bear signing a deal to move on site in 2016 creating 400 new jobs;
- The build new premises for gas, water and electric meter supplier Meter Provida, creating 40 jobs on site in January next year;
- Packaging firm Inspirepac moving on-site with a view to creating up to 100 jobs as the company grows over the next two years;
- Around 50 jobs created at Gould Alloys which moved on site in June;
- Beginning of work to expand the site and turn the former Seymour Colliery site into prime economic land with the potential to create more than 2,000 more jobs in the area
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