SEGRO offloads 500,000 sq ft Heywood shed

 

SEGRO has sold a 500,000 sq ft industrial unit at Heywood Distribution Park in Greater Manchester to consumer goods distributer Fowler Welch Coolchain.

 

The company has bought the Hub unit in one of the year’s largest industrial deals.

 

Fowler Welch Coolchain is part of the Dart Group, which also owns Jet2.com

 

The company currenty occupies 101,000 sq ft at the park, but will relocate its operration into the Hub this May.

 

David Inglis, managing director of Fowler Welch Coolchain, commented: “The Hub will allow us to consolidate our business space from Stockport and Heywood Distribution Park into one well-located site, enabling us to further grow our ambient business and provide a temperature controlled facility in the North West.”

 

daniel.cunningham@estatesgazette.com