High Quality Modern Warehouse / Industrial Units

The largest independent plumbing & heating merchants in Yorkshire have added their 12 branch securing a new lease opening at Gildersome Spur.

Alex Hardwick, Asset Manager at Orchard Street Investment Management comments “We continue to invest in refurbishing and upgrading the properties at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate and this is paying dividends by landing yet another new tenant, which takes the estate back to being fully let yet again”.

Longstanding designer, manufacturer and installer of windows, doors and conservatories, Kingfisher Windows have relocated and expanded by taking both Units R4 & T at Gildersome Spur, which provides circa 35,000 sq. ft of industrial and office accommodation. Kingfisher have committed to a 10 year lease agreement.

Josh Holmes of Carter Towler who negotiated the deal comments “Kingfisher Windows were looking to relocate to new HQ premises for several years and we are excited that they have chosen Gildersome Spur as their long term home. The buildings have been extensively refurbished and the power supply upgraded to accommodate Kingfisher to the estate.”

Panel UK, a leading manufacturer of partitions and office screens based in Morley have expanded by taking Unit A2 at Gildersome Spur, which comprises 10,355 sq. ft. Panel UK have committed to a new 10 year lease and this new facility will become Panel UK’s third site in the immediate vicinity.

Paul Mack, at GV&Co Property Consultants commented “Following on from securing Apollo Healthcare on the neighbouring unit, we are delighted to have also secured Panel UK as the latest new tenant at Gildersome Spur. Both units have been pre-let, which is a fantastic achievement and provides further vindication to the decision to ensure these units were refurbished to a very high standard.

Following the decision to invest in an extensive refurbishment of Unit A1 comprising 8,740 sq. ft, Apollo Healthcare Technologies were secured on a new 10 year lease. Apollo are a leading manufacturer of healthcare products and were looking to relocate to more modern HQ premises.

Will Woodhall at GV&Co Property Consultants commented: “Gildersome Spur once again has proven to be the destination of choice for another ambitious and growing local company. Our clients took the decision to carry out an extremely high quality refurbishment programme, which has paid dividends once again by securing Apollo Healthcare before practical completion”.

National refrigeration engineering company, Clade Engineering, whose clients include a number of national retailers, have expanded and committed themselves at Gildersome Spur by taking Units R1 & R2, which will provide an additional 18,000 sq. ft and therefore in total will occupy circa 29,000 sq. ft for a further 10 years. Clade Engineering are headquartered in Bristol and have further depots in Newcastle and Warrington.

Paul Mack at Gent Visick who negotiated the deal comments: “Units R1 & R2 were the only units that have come available for nearly 2 years and it was therefore no surprise to us that one of the existing tenants has taken the opportunity to secure the premises before we were able to think about launching the units to the open market.”

Arc Building Solutions, a manufacturer of specialist insulation products have expanded into larger premises at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Arc Building Solutions originally relocated from Bradford in 2013 and occupied circa 20,000 sq. ft on the estate. They have now signed up to take Unit J which provides 42,000 sq. ft on a new 10 year lease.

This marks a significant milestone for Gildersome Spur which is now officially fully occupied for the first time in its entire history. The estate which comprises approximately 470,000 sq. ft across 27 units was originally constructed in the 1970’s and remains to this day as one of the largest single owned industrial estates in the region.

Coral Tools, a leading supplier of painting tools have relocated and taken larger premises at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Coral Tools were based in Morley and have taken Unit G1, which provides circa 11,000 sq. ft on a new 8 year lease.

Harry Fullerton at Gent Visick commented: “Occupational demand for high quality units in prime locations remains extremely strong and it is of no surprise that Unit G1 has been leased in such a short space of time. We now have only one unit left available on the estate as we get ever closed to reaching our ultimate goal of 100% occupancy.”

Following an extensive refurbishment of Unit D3 Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate, which measures 8,600 sq. ft, FTS Event Power, a national supplier of power generators for the corporate and events industry have signed for a new 10 year lease.

Hazel Cooper from Carter Towler commented: “Orchard Street Investment Management continue to invest in the estate by committing to extensive refurbishments. Unit D3 was transformed into a high quality unit and as a result we secured FTS Event Power before the refurbishment has completed”.

We are delighted to announce that glitter paint supplier Hemway are the latest tenant to land at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. They have taken Unit N1, which comprises 6,000 sq. ft on a new 3 year lease.

Hazel Cooper at Carter Towler comments “Demand for units on the estate are at an unprecedented level and we have had to turn several occupiers away who were very keen on this particular unit. We are very excited to welcome Hemway to Gildersome and in further news we have recently secured another new tenant for Unit D3, which is the only other available unit on the estate”.

S MacDonald Commercial Services Ltd (SM UK) who are one of the UK’s leading automotive installers of electrical equipment have taken larger premises and moved onto Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. SM UK have take Unit G3 which comprises 9,905 sq. ft on a new 5 year lease.

Daniel Walker at Gent Visick comments; “The refurbishment of Unit G3 has only just completed and we are delighted to have secured yet another new tenant to the estate. The investment by the Landlord in upgrading any unit that comes vacant is clearly paying off and we will be shortly launching the last 2 available units on the estate over the course of 2018”.

Dennis Eagle, part of the Terberg RosRoca Group, who are a world leader in the design and manufacture of refuse collection vehicles, have relocated their Leeds service centre to Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate to support the Lincolnshire consortium and the City of York Council. Dennis Eagle have taken Unit M which comprises 14,705 sq. ft on a new 10 year lease.

osh Holmes at Carter Towler comments; “Unit M provides a highly prominent unit on a highly secure estate, which is located only a few hundred yards from Junction 27 of the M62. Dennis Eagle needed a facility on the motorway network and we are delighted to have let this unit so quickly after the building had become vacant.”

Global producer of refractory products, Calderys, who are headquartered in Issy-Les-Moulineaux in France have relocated their Yorkshire premises to Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Calderys have taken Units H3 & H4 which comprises 21,200 sq. ft on a new 10 year lease.

George Eddy at Orchard Street Investment Management said: “Gildersome Spur continues to go from strength to strength and securing another significant occupier is testament to what the estate offers. Having also placed Unit M under offer, we now have only one building left available of 10,000 sq. ft, which is a record occupancy level in the history of Gildersome Spur.”

National supplier of non food products, Alliance Disposables have taken new premises at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Alliance Disposables have moved into Unit E which provides a modern detached 24,000 sq. ft facility.

osh Holmes at Carter Towler comments: “Orchard Street recently carried out an extensive refurbishment of this building in line with their asset management plans making this modern warehouse facility highly desirable. We are delighted to have let Unit E to another flourishing national operator.”

National refrigeration engineering company, A1 Engineering, whose clients include a number of national retailers, have completed on a new lease at Unit R3 at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate, which will enable them to service customers across the Yorkshire region. A1 Engineering are headquartered in Bristol and have further depots in Newcastle and Warrington.
Paul Mack at Gent Visick comments: “A1 Engineering are another national operator to have chosen Gildersome Spur. We have had a great start to the year and Gildersome Spur is now close to being fully let with only two unit remaining.”

National insulation supplier / distributor Belgrade Insulation their presence in Leeds by acquiring a further 10,500 sq. ft at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Belgrade already occupy 22,000 sq. ft on the estate and the deal ensures that Belgrade will continue to run their Leeds operations from the estate which is located immediately off Junction 27 of the M62.

Josh Holmes at Carter Towler commented “We are delighted that Belgrade have expanded in to a further unit on the estate, we are seeing a lot of occupier interest in the couple of vacant units that we are marketing alongside Gent Visick and we hope to have further deals to announce in the next month or so.”

Property specialist Gent Visick has been appointed as agents at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Gent Visick have a significant presence in the Leeds / West Yorkshire region and working alongside existing agent, Carter Towler, will only strengthen the team’s ability to capture enquiries in the market.

Paul Mack, Director at Gent Visick said: “This is a major new instruction for Gent Visick and perfectly suited to our agency expertise and experience. We are delighted to be working with Orchard Street on this prime industrial estate. Gildersome Spur is a very popular industrial and distribution estate offering a perfect balance of both industrial and warehousing accommodation, all positioned in an actively managed and attractive landscaped environment with onsite security.”

Both national magazine distribution company CM Downton and global logistics / transport company Neovia have re-signed on their existing premises until 2024 and 2019 respectively. Gloucester based CM Downton who occupy 41,000 sq. ft at Gildersome Spur, have also expanded by leasing the neighbouring site, which comprises 1.8 acres for additional trailer parking, whilst Leicester based Neovia occupy 43,000 sq. ft.

Richard Walters at Orchard Street Investment Management said: “We are delighted that both CM Downton and Neovia have re-signed at Gildersome Spur and committed for the foreseeable future. Gildersome Spur offers both companies superb access to both Leeds and the national motorway network”.

Alfons Haar, a German owned supplier of parts for road oil tankers have relocated from their existing premises close to Leeds City Centre to Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Alfons Haar have taken a four year lease of Unit N1 which provides a modern 6,000 sq. ft distribution warehouse.

Paul Mack at DTZ comments: “Alfons Haar needed better access to the motorway network and wanted a building the represented the quality of their brand. Gildersome Spur provided the perfect solution and we are delighted to land yet another tenant to the estate”.

Arc Building Solutions, a manufacturer of specialist insulation products have relocated from their existing premises in Bradford to Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Arc Building Solutions have taken a ten year lease of Units H1 / H2 which provides a modern 20,000 sq. ft distribution warehouse.

Richard Walters at Orchard Street Investment Management comments: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Arc Building Solutions onto Gildersome Spur. The quality of the refurbishment programme we undertook is again paying dividends and we now have only 3 buildings remaining available”.

National supplier of non food products, Alliance Disposables have relocated from Birstall into bigger premises at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Alliance Disposables have moved into Unit M which provides a modern 15,000 sq. ft distribution facility.

Paul Mack, at DTZ comments: “We are delighted to start 2013 with such positive news and land another national brand name onto the estate. Alliance Disposables needed a modern and high specification facility in a location that offers direct access onto the national motorway network, which is why they chose Gildersome Spur”.

Yorkshire Catering Equipment, a long established specialist in supplying and installing commercial catering equipment have relocated onto Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate from Batley. Their new home being Units R1 & R2 comprise approx 18,000 sq. ft with HQ style offices.

Ian Greenwood, at Carter Towler in Leeds comments: “We are delighted to welcome Yorkshire Catering Equipment onto Gildersome Spur after many months of negotiations. YCE needed to upgrade from their existing premises in Batley and their new premises with their HQ style offices certainly provides an impressive client facing image.”

Designer and manufacturer of bespoke exhibition stands, Sharman Shaw has continued to grow as a business and have subsequently taken further warehouse accommodation at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. Sharman Shaw’s original premises provide approx 17,000 sq. ft of production, manufacturing and storage space with ancillary office accommodation. As a result of continued growth Sharman Shaw then expanded and took on an additional 10,000 sq. ft for further warehousing in 2008 and in 2012 they have grown yet again and moved into Unit A1, another 8,000 sq. ft.

Richard Walters, at Orchard Street Investments comments: “This transaction perfectly demonstrates our willingness to work with existing occupiers to enable them to grow as a business on this estate. Sharman Shaw continue to flourish as a business and we are delighted that they have grown into their third building on the estate.”

National Polish food wholesaler MSM Foods have relocated their business from Normanton into bigger premises at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate. MSM foods have moved into Unit G3 which provides circa 10,000 sq. ft of warehousing accommodation.

Jacques Esterhuizen, at DTZ comments: “Once again Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate has proved to be a location of choice for occupiers in Leeds / West Yorkshire. The access that Gildersome Spur provides to the regional motorway network and the major conurbations was exactly the reason why MSM Foods chose Gildersome Spur for their Yorkshire depot”.

A full refurbishment of the 4 vacant properties at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate have just been completed at a cost of over £300,000 by GL Hearn. The 4 units range in size from 8,000 sq. ft up to 21,000 sq. ft and total approximately 54,000 sq. ft.

The tenant leases for Units A1, H1/H2, M and G3 had come to an end and some of the units were deemed in a state of disrepair. GL Hearn was appointed to carry out a dilapidation evaluation and were subsequently instructed to undertake the repair and refurbishment works on site in order to prepare the units to be placed back onto the market by the start of 2012.

Gregg Iredale, Building Consultancy Director for GL Hearn, commented: “Before moving to GL Hearn, I managed Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate in a building consultancy capacity for six years and I am pleased to be able to continue this relationship as Building Consultancy Director for GL Hearn. The vacant units now offer 4 high quality warehouse / industrial buildings, which we are confident will stand out from the competition.”