St Francis Group has broken ground and commenced construction of a new 113,000 sq ft speculative industrial unit in Walsall
Parallel 113 will create a Grade A warehouse/industrial unit in Walsall which will provide up to 200 new jobs.
The development will be built on a 2.5-hectare brownfield site close to Junction 10 of the M6.
It will be available for occupation from January 2023.
Shortage of warehouse/industrial space across the Midlands
St Francis Group Development Director Gareth Williams said: “We are delighted to be on site with the construction of another high-quality unit, and to be developing in such a prominent location adjoining the M6 motorway.
“There remains a distinct shortage of warehouse/industrial space across the Midlands and now that we have started on site, we expect a high level of interest from potential occupiers.
The industrial unit will be well connected from junction 9
“The new unit will be extremely well connected being just under a mile from junction 9 of the M6, offering unrivalled connectivity and built to a high specification.
“We look forward to watching construction as it happens and seeing the progress on site.”
MCS Construction has been appointed as the main building contractor.
Remediating brownfield sites
MCS group managing director, Keir Edmonds said: “MCS are pleased to continue their partnership with St Francis Group to deliver premium industrial space in the West Midlands.
“The project demonstrates how brownfield sites can be remediated utilising ground improvement techniques and put back into use, whilst retaining and enhancing the local environment and ecology.”
