Henry Boot Developments to Speculatively Build 100,000 sq ft at Markham Vale (M1 J29A)

Henry Boot's Markham Vale development at M1 junction 29A

Henry Boot Developments (HBD) is to speculatively build a 100,000 sq ft warehouse and office building at its Markham Vale business and distribution park - one of the UK's biggest enterprise zone schemes.


Following planning approval last week the developer has confirmed that it intends to start building on site within the next six weeks meaning that the unit could be available for occupation as soon as March 2015.

Markham Vale is a 200 acre business/industrial park located at Junction 29A of the M1 in Chesterfield. It is a joint venture between Henry Boot Developments and Derbyshire County Council.

The commitment from HBD to build speculative on the site reflects increased demand for industrial space in the region and very strong interest from potential occupiers.

Ben Ward at HBD said: "We are already engaging with potential occupiers and are confident that the building will bring significant investment and employment opportunities to the region."

The development is part funded by the £14.2m enterprise zone grant announced in June.

James Newman, chairman of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), said: "The LEP has been working closely with developers, the council and government to secure funding to build ready-made sites for global businesses wanting to set-up in the Sheffield City Region. I am very pleased to see that our hard work is paying off.

"These new developments will help the City Region to keep up with mounting investor demand for medium-sized business units as well as larger areas for bigger investors."

Existing occupiers include Andrew Page, Holdsworth Foods, Ready Egg Products, Gould Alloys and Industrial Ancillaries.