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New Industrial Units Jobs Boost for Escrick
Work is nearing completion on 14 new warehousing and industrial units at S Harrison Development's Escrick Business Park on the A19, south of York. When completed, the new park will provide over 250 new jobs for the region.
Interest in the new industrial units has been encouraging, according to S Harrison Development's Phil Hill. "The first four of the units are now sold and there is serious interest in a further four, even before the job is complete. Buyers are clearly attracted by the location - close to York but away from the congestion of the ring-road based business parks. The site has an attractive rural feel about it but with easy access to amenities like the Designer Outlet.
Industrial units, for B1, B2 and B8 use, range in size from 1250 sq ft to 10,000 sq ft and feature larch cladding and extensive landscaping to maintain the rural feel. With a 6 metres eaves height they allow scope for the inclusion of a first floor level to double the space they provide.
Rok plc, who are building the units alongside 19 high quality offices on the development, will hand over the first phase on schedule next month.
It is the first job Rok will complete for S Harrison Developments Ltd since Rok acquired Harrison's Malton-based construction business last year. Since then Harrison has moved its headquarters to the Chocolate Works in York - the former Terry's factory site.
Offices, of which there are 19 in total, range in size from 1300 sq ft to 10,500 sq ft.
Riccall Carers is set to be the first business to move into the office site, in June this year.
Says Phil Hill, "Escrick Business Park is attracting wide-ranging interest, from expanding local businesses and from inward investors alike. There is the option to buy or to lease, but mostly enquirers are looking to buy as part of their business strategy. There is no shortage of confidence amongst the businesses we are talking to."
Says Rok's project manager James Boyes, who has led the construction team on site since last August, "Despite losing some time on additional groundworks early in the programme, we're delighted that the 26 week build programme is right on track."
