Logistics developer GLP is set to develop a 136,000 sq ft manufacturing facility and distribution centre for door manufacturer Solidor, on the final plot at its G-Park Stoke scheme in Stoke-on-Trent.
The manufacturer, which is part of the Masonite group, has signed a 15-year lease on the development.
The factory will combine Solidor’s production and storage facilities. It will include 15m clear internal height, four dock doors and six level access doors.
GLP also intends for the building to achieve up to 15% lower carbon emissions compared with the average UK factory.
The site is expected to be available for occupation by the start of Q4 this year. The company will use the final few months of 2021 to install new equipment and improve IT processes, before commencing a phased transfer of all its employees in January next year.
Neil Bancroft, operations director and site lead at Solidor, said: “This move will allow us to scale up our production and improve lead-times for our customers.
“By combining five facilities under one roof we will be able to remove legacy parts of production that don’t add value and bring in new automated processes that are simply not achievable at our current locations.
“It has given the operations team the opportunity to create a world-class facility that will work both now and as we continue to grow in the future.”
Adrienne Howells, development director at GLP, said the warehouse will “support the growth needs” of a “successful homegrown brand”.
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