Healthcare distributor takes Birmingham warehouse
Healthcare wholesaler and distributor Alliance Healthcare has taken a new lease on a warehouse at Gravelly Point in Birmingham, West Midlands.
By Liza Helps, Property Editor, Logistics Matters
THE PROPERTY, totalling 285,158 ft2 has been let on a 15 year lease by Aberdeen for the Standard Life Pooled Pension Property Fund, which owns the building.
The new EPC A+ rated, BREEAM Outstanding facility, has 259,864 ft2 of warehsoe space as well as 23,00 ft2 of two storey Grade A offices. It has 24 dock and three level access doors, 18m eaves height, 285 parking spaces and a 2.5MVA power supply. Externally, there is a gym and wellbeing area, MUGA pitch and office roof terrace in addition to 285 parking spaces. It has been developed on the site of the former Carlsberg facility which was demolished and redeveloped by Aberdeen.
Alliance Healthcare international real estate lead Dan Berry, said: “We’re really pleased to be planning significant operational expansion through our lease acquisition of Gravelly Point. We are making a substantial investment in this state of the art building with truly impressive facilities. We selected this location as it complements our current UK network and customer base while allowing for potential growth opportunities.”
Alliance Healthcare is consolidating two older facilities in South Normanton and Hinckley.
Colliers and Savills are joint agents on the scheme.
