Acting on behalf of long established Leeds based property company, J Pullan & Sons, CBRE’s Industrial team in Leeds has completed a deal on a 41,598 sq ft warehouse/industrial unit at the Howley Park Estate in Morley, Leeds. Food and beverage packaging company Coptrin has relocated to the site having taken a 10-year lease on the unit. The family-owned company is amalgamating 4 regional sites into its new headquarters facility, a move which will facilitate its continued growth.
The unit provides modern, single-story warehousing featuring extensive service yard and car parking. It is situated on Howley Park Estate which is in a prime location adjacent to the M62 transpennine motorway at Morley, Leeds, just a mile from J28 and 1.5 miles from J27.The estate is a well-established and successful business location providing more than 700,000 sq ft of warehouse/industrial and office space on the 120-acre site.
The final phases are now available at the development; offering bespoke design and build opportunities from 10,000 sq ft to 60,000 sq ft of high-quality industrial space to suite the specific requirements of potential occupiers.
Existing occupiers include ASDA, DSGi; Stax Trade Centres, as well as DPD. It offers many on-site amenities for occupiers including an ASDA Superstore, fast food offerings and petrol filling station.
Alex Henderson, Managing Director of Coptrin commented:
“This move provides a platform for us to expand our product range and improve our operational efficiencies. We look forward to this exciting next chapter as the business continues to grow.”
Ellie McCollin, CBRE Industrial team in Leeds commented:
“We are delighted to complete the deal on this modern warehouse/industrial unit close to Leeds City Centre. It provides occupiers with perfect connection to the transpennine and M1 motorway corridors, as well as great recruitment access thanks to a densely populated local area.”
“The availability of new design and build units of a high standard also gives potential occupiers opportunities to create bespoke space to meet their needs.”
Bruce Strachan, Property Director at Pullans comments:
“We are pleased to welcome Coptrin to Howley Park and look forward to a long-lasting relationship with them as their business continues to expand. Alex and his team have been a pleasure to work with and we wish them every success.”
Jonathan Jacob from GV&Co added:
“We are delighted to have acted on behalf of Coptrin to secure this off-market opportunity at a time when buildings of this size are in such short supply,”
CBRE acted on behalf of the landlord J Pullan & Sons and GV&Co acted for the tenant.
