New National DC For UK Pallet Network
22nd November 2016
Property manager Goodman is to develop a new 260,000 sq ft build to suit distribution centre for Palletforce Ltd, a leading UK pallet network company.
The new facility will be built on a 16-acre site located immediately adjacent to Palletforce’s existing 379,400 sq ft distribution centre at Centrum Business
Park at Burton upon Trent, which was developed by Goodman in 2009.
The new distribution centre will be directly linked to Palletforce’s existing facility. Construction began at the start of October and is expected to take 9 months
with handover planned for mid-2017. Palletforce have signed a 15 year lease on the new space.
The new property in Burton is Goodman’s second major development for Palletforce to date. Once combined, the two facilities will serve as Palletforce’s new
national distribution centre. Jointly standing at 639,400 sq ft, the facility will represent the UK and Europe’s single largest palletised distribution hub.
Centrum Business Park is an established and successful location for logistics, set within an attractive working environment. It is home to leading national
customers, including Boots, Marston, Scania, Holland & Barret, Coors, Automotive Group and Unipart (Waterstones).
The new distribution centre being developed by Goodman will operate 24-hrs a day and provide 260,000 sq ft of storage space, capable of processing more than 30,000 pallets for distribution across the UK and Continental Europe.