Pictured above: Whitley Business Park

Cooper Crouse-Hinds, a division of Cooper Industries and the world's largest manufacturer of electrical products, has relocated its midlands office to St. Modwen's Whitley Business Park in Coventry. 

The deal sees Cooper Crouse-Hinds sign a 10 year lease on a 2,879 sq ft BREEAM 'Very Good' office building on Lakeside, the first phase of offices on Coventry's newest business park. Whitley Business Park extends to 93 acres of development and is strategically located off the A45 Coventry Road, adjacent to Jaguar Land Rover's research and development facility. 

Mark Watkins, development surveyor for St. Modwen, commented: "Whitley Business Park is clearly making an impact on occupiers such as Cooper-Crouse Hinds because of the flexibility of the office space and the aesthetics of this new business park environment.  Its location, which provides swift access to the city's major arterial routes, while also being situated at the heart of Coventry's wider transport network, makes it an ideal commercial base and we are confident that as the market picks up, this development will continue to attract high profile companies."

Jonathan Ottewell of Savills, joint agent for Whitley Business Park, added:  "It is clear that in securing occupiers such as Cooper-Crouse Hinds, Whitley Business Park is presenting an offer that appeals to occupiers. The development is excellently situated and already becoming a recognised part of the Coventry business community.  St. Modwen's sensible approach to speculative and bespoke development will see it grow steadily in line with market demand, and we expect to see more high profile occupiers moving to Whitley Business Park over the coming months."

Four buildings remain on the first phase of development at Whitley Business Park and range in size from 3,116 sq ft to 25,960 sq ft.  All offer flexible office accommodation which can be tailored to occupiers' needs. The largest property, Building One, has been designed to provide a company HQ but can also be sub-divided into four separate suites. Design and build opportunities are also available for bespoke office, industrial and warehouse space.  

The scheme benefits from significant frontage to the A45 Coventry Road, close to its junction with the A46, there is excellent connectivity to the surrounding motorway network, in particular the M6, the M40 and the M1. Mainline rail connections are via Coventry city centre, Warwick Parkway and Birmingham International train stations. Birmingham and Coventry Airports are within a short drive, the latter being within two miles of the scheme.