Henderson Park and Cole Waterhouse are pleased to announce that leading supply chain and logistics specialist, Oakland International, has agreed a 15-year lease at Konect62, a brand-new multi-modal logistics and industrial scheme in Knottingley, Yorkshire, that is being delivered by the joint venture partners on a 136-acre site.
The first phase of Konect62 has been speculatively built to provide 375,000 sq. ft. of prime logistics and industrial space with an additional 30-acre serviced plot, on the site of the former Kellingley Colliery. Oakland International represents the first lease at the site following the completion of the initial units, taking 161,860 sq. ft. of the available space.
Oakland International is an award-winning, integrated supply chain specialist, focused on food and beverage logistics, and will serve the UK and Irish markets from its new facility. The company has leased logistics and office space at Konect62 in a move that expands its multi-temperature supply chain network.
CEO of Oakland’s Contract Logistics Division, Shaun Foley, commented: “Needing more space due to increasing customer demand, and having investigated several sites, Konect 62 at Knottingley was identified as the ideal location to support our client base and further increase our geographical footprint in the UK market.”
Christophe Kuhbier, Head of Investments, Europe, at Henderson Park, commented: “The scale and quality of our debut letting at Konect62 is testament to the site’s strategic location, which is optimally placed to deliver much needed capacity into the Yorkshire market, as well as the facility’s high sustainability and technical specifications, which meet the requirements of the most sophisticated logistics operators. We are confident that the wider scheme will appeal to a range of occupiers for the same reasons, with the benefit of being able to offer flexible units of varying sizes.”
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