Winvic, SEGRO and Yusen Logistics celebrate Northampton project

Winvic Construction has been awarded a contract to design and construct the first industrial facility at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton for end user Yusen Logistics. On Wednesday, Winvic, SEGRO and Yusen Logistics celebrated the start of the project.

The unit comprises 1,144,000 sq ft ground floor warehouse space and a 333,251 sq ft mezzanine. Winvic will also construct and fit out the 35,810 sq ft three-storey main office with a roof terrace and a single-storey hub office.

It is designed to reduce carbon to net zero during construction. Furthermore, an array of PV panels will be installed across the entire roof space of the warehouse and EV charging units will also be made available onsite to power Yusen Logistics UK’s all-electric company car fleet.

At almost 1.2 million sq ft, the single-storey warehouse will be Yusen Logistics’ largest global facility when completed in March 2025. The facility sits immediately adjacent to the 35-acre Strategic Rail Freight Terminal constructed by Winvic, enabling Yusen Logistics to provide their customers with rail freight solutions providing CO2 savings on inbound transport.

The facility has a haunch of 18 metres, 85 HGV docks and 10 HGV level access doors. Externally, Winvic will undertake all hardstandings and landscaping for the scheme including parking for 924 cars, 163 HGVs, 230 cycles and 34 motorcycles; of these, 185 will be for electric vehicles.

The warehouse will also have its own security gatehouse, fuel island and lorry wash, a pallet storage area and waste/recycling area.

SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton will deliver up to 5 million sq ft of modern distribution space and is adjacent to Junction 15 of the M1, close to Northampton. The site includes a 235-acre community park, footpaths, cycle routes new woodlands and wetlands, 20km of hedgerows and the planting of 60,000 new trees.