Automotive specialist gears up for additional premises

VW group automotive parts and service specialist, Quattro Tech is the latest occupier at Solopark Trading Estate in Pampisford, South Cambridgeshire to be confirmed Eddisons incorporating Barker Storey Matthews who acted as the sole agent on behalf of the landlord.

Unit 11A is the final unit let by the agent and it sees Quattro Tech with a new lease on brand new premises of 3,247 sq ft (301.71 sq m) across ground floor and mezzanine levels.

Quattro Tech was established in 2013 and has premises in two other Cambridgeshire locations, St Ives and Peterborough.  With a staff of 25, currently, and specialising in parts and servicing of both commercial and private vehicles covered by the Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT and Skoda brands, the unit at Solopark Trading Estate is an additional location to serve customers in Cambridge city and the south of the county.

Justin Reason, Head of Operations, said, “Customers appreciate the convenience of as local a garage facility as possible when it comes to accessing full vehicle services.

“To have premises in the south of the county – which will open next month (March) – give us a more comprehensive spread in Cambridgeshire and are part of our planned business expansion which now includes VW camper van sales.”

Ben Green of Eddisons’ Cambridge office, added, “Lettings at Solopark Trading Estate are now complete.

“Quattro Tech is the latest, and final, occupier at this South Cambridgeshire location which has proved popular with an eclectic range of occupiers who have refreshed the profile of the estate to the benefit of all operators.”

For information about industrial units available to let in the Cambridge area, contact Ben Green at the Cambridge office of Eddisons, tel 01223 467155, [email protected] or see eddisons.com/barker-storey-matthews.

Hunts agent instructed on freehold of mixed-use investment opportunity

The Huntingdon office of Eddisons incorporating Barker Storey Matthews is the sole agent instructed to market the freehold of a mixed-use commercial property with planning permission for a residential element in Sandy, Bedfordshire.

Shannon Court is a three storey building, totalling 1,372 sq m (14,770 sq ft), and is in the town centre. It comprises a ground floor retail arcade, and first and second floor offices and has an open courtyard.

The upper parts have planning permission granted for up to 17 one and two bedroom apartments.

Shannon Court connects a large public car park, at the rear of the property, to the town’s high street and is situated close to Sandy railway station which, on the East Coast mainline, has regular services to London King’s Cross.

Sandy is set for development in accordance with Bedfordshire’s local plan and, the agent adds, is a key location in ongoing discussions of the Oxford-Cambridge development arc.

The freehold of Shannon Court, High Street, Sandy is for sale with offers invited IRO £1.4 million – representing a capital value of £100 psf.

Matthew Hunt, of Eddisons’ local office, commented, “The appetite for property investment endures in the current economic climate.

“Set against historically low interest rates, bricks and mortar in good locations remain an attractive opportunity for investors looking to returns in the long term.”

Viewing of Shannon Court, High Street, Sandy is strictly by appointment only through Eddisons as the sole agent.

For more information or to arrange a viewing, contact Matthew Hunt at the Huntingdon office, tel 01480 451578, [email protected].

New lease on roadside industrial instruction to let

A new lease on large warehouse premises to let in South Cambridgeshire is available to through the Huntingdon office of Eddisons incorporating Barker Storey Matthews.

The warehouse space available is at Middleton Business Park, on the edge of the village of Fen Drayton, adjacent to the village’s road junction to the former A14, now the A1307 local road.

The park is nine miles from both Cambridge in one direction and the A1 in another, with Huntingdon at seven miles.

The 12,787 sq ft (1,198.91 sq m) warehouse is a large open plan unit and is being offered to let with parking.

Eddisons advises that there is potential for division of the available space on application.

Viewing of the warehouse premises to let at Middleton Business Park, Middleton Way, Fen Drayton is by appointment only through Eddisons as the sole agent.

To arrange a viewing or for more information, contact Richard Adam at the Huntingdon office, tel 01480 451578, [email protected].

Final unit fulfils premises search for IT solutions co

The letting of the final unit by Eddisons incorporating Barker Storey Matthews at the latest phase of a business park in St Ives, Huntingdonshire sees an international IT solutions company relocate from premises in Duxford, South Cambridgeshire.

ISDM Solutions Ltd is the new occupier of Unit 6, the final unit, at Chestnut Court, Willow Road at The Lakes Business Park, St Ives.

Chestnut Court, together with Oak Court, are the latest new-build schemes to be developed at The Lakes Business Park and, as the sole agent, the Huntingdon office of Eddisons has confirmed that both schemes are now fully sold or leased.

Unit 6 Chestnut Court gives ISDM Solutions 207 sq m (2,225 sq ft) of brand new production/workshop and office space across two storey premises.

ISDM is one of the UK’s leading experts in remote working and space management solutions. The company was established in 2012 and has grown to become a global player with offices in China, the United States, Eire and a UK office in West Yorkshire.

Following an extended period of significant growth, the company required larger premises than those in Duxford where its Cambridge base had been for three years.

Ben Ketteridge, Project Manager, ISDM Solutions, explained, “The past twelve months has seen our local office scaling up to meet the demands of one of the world’s highest profile pharmaceutical companies and we had outgrown our former premises.

“In leasing a unit at Chestnut Court, we now have brand new premises of a quality, size, layout and location to enable us to continue to meet our key client’s growing needs at this important time in its field of work.”

The Lakes Business Park is adjacent to the former A14 (now designated as local road, the A1307, between Cambridge and Godmanchester), to the south of the market town of St Ives.

The park’s newest occupiers – those at Chestnut and Oak Courts join an established band of businesses at The Lakes Business Park, including Cambridgeshire Bathrooms, Vindis Bentley and Cambridgeshire Constabulary.

Eddisons, as the sole agent, confirmed that the developers of The Lakes Business Park are planning a further phase of light industrial units within the existing site this year (2021).

For more information on business units to let in the St Ives or Huntingdon areas, contact Richard Adam at the local office of Eddisons, tel 01480 451578, [email protected] or see eddisons.com/barker-storey-matthews.

Deal sealed on Ely mixed-use investment

The latest investment deal to be announced by the Cambridge office of Eddisons incorporating Barker Storey Matthews is the sale of a mixed-use period property in the cathedral city of Ely to a private individual.

The property spans 30-36 Market Street in the central area of Ely and is 2,381 sq ft (221 sq m) in total.

Two occupied ground floor retail units bookend the property at 30 and 36 and fully let residential 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom flats, with their own private courtyard gardens, at 34 and 32, respectively.

With an extensive yard, parking area and outbuildings to the rear, the premises were marketed for sale with a guide price of £625,000 and saw Eddisons acting as the sole agent.

The sale price achieved is undisclosed, but Laurence Gercke of the agent’s Cambridge office confirmed that the property attracted good interest from local investors.

He added, “This Market Street mixed-use property offered an attractive investment with established tenants and offered further potential for residential development in the rear yard.”

For more information on commercial property investment opportunities in the Ely and Cambridge areas, contact Laurence Gercke at the local office of Eddisons incorporating Barker Storey Matthews, tel 01223 456155, [email protected] or see eddisons.com/barker-storey-matthews.

Eddisons advises at major new Cambridge tech business campus

The local office of Eddisons incorporating Barker Storey Matthews has confirmed its role in a major new Cambridge business park for which planning permission has recently (January) been granted.

Bourn Quarter will be on a site of over 10 hectares and is part of the wider redevelopment of Bourn Airfield, between Cambourne and Cambridge, west of the city centre, where there are also plans for substantial residential development.

Eddisons acted on behalf of client Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) – who has been confirmed as the first tenant at Bourn Quarter which, as a new business park, is modelled on the High Tech Campus at Eindhoven in the Netherlands.

CDP was represented in lease negotiations by Eddisons who also advised on the construction contract and is retained as CDP’s appointed adviser to monitor the build process too.

The Eddisons team working on the project is led by directors Mark Critchley and David Park who are based at the firm’s Cambridge and Peterborough offices, respectively.

Speaking following the announcement of planning approval for Bourn Quarter, Mark Critchley commented, “The new high tech campus is the principal commercial element of the overall scheme that is centred on Bourn Airfield.

“It’s a real privilege to be working for CDP who, as the Quarter’s anchor tenant, will have a top quality headquarters building in blazing the trail for other high profile occupiers.

“Cambridge’s pre-eminence in scientific and engineering fields is acknowledged globally and we are looking forward to playing our part in bringing forward another top calibre business park in the area.”

Construction will begin this year (2021) with CDP’s occupation of its new headquarters scheduled for summer 2022.

Construction complete at new-build industrial units in Huntingdon

Construction of a small, brand new scheme of industrial business units on the Stukeley Meadows Industrial Estate is now complete, with the Huntingdon office of sole agent Eddisons incorporating Barker Storey Matthews confirming that the first unit has already been let and strong interest in several of the other units.

The Meadow, on Alms Close, is a scheme of six brand new business units built by Huntingdonshire District Council, suitable for light industrial and warehouse/distribution use.

The units range in size from 1,350 sq ft to 3,228 sq ft (125.42 sq m to 299.88 sq m) and each unit is offered to let with allocated parking.

Stukeley Meadows Industrial Trading Estate is the principal industrial trading area of Huntingdon and is where a number of established local and international companies operate.

The Meadow scheme is one mile from Huntingdon town centre and is conveniently located for access to the A14, the A1(M) and beyond.

Stephen Power, of the agent’s Huntingdon office, commented, “All indications are that the demand for industrial business units will endure well this year.

“Given the lack of availability of brand new, quality stock in the Huntingdon area when set against local demand and the boost to the town’s profile given by the A14 upgrade, The Meadow development is well placed for industrial occupiers who are looking to capitalise on the units’ availability, quality and location.”

For more information about the availability of the remaining units to let at The Meadow, Alms Close, Huntingdon, contact Stephen Power at Eddisons incorporating Barker Storey Matthews.