Pictured above: (l-r) Stewart Kellie, development surveyor, William Davis Ltd meets Paul Armstrong, managing director, Select Catering Solutions Ltd outside the new industrial units at Airfield Business Park

Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd has announced a high level of interest in the speculative industrial units the company has built on Airfield Business Park, Market Harborough, which adjoin the new innovation centre.

The six self-contained units, which vary in size from 1,617 sq ft to 2,106 sq ft, are available on a freehold or leasehold basis and feature designated HGV loading areas together with on site car parking. At present, four sales are agreed with local businesses looking to expand, which represents over 70% of the total available floor space.  

Stewart Kellie, senior development surveyor at William Davis said: "These are the first units William Davis has speculatively built post-recession and whilst this is not indicative of current trends, we felt the timing was right for Market Harborough, which is evident in the number of enquiries we have received."

One of the new businesses relocating is Select Catering Solutions Ltd, which provides bespoke food packaging and catering disposables across the UK. Managing director Paul Armstrong had been looking for new premises from which to centralise resources. "We are working with a number of companies that have won catering contracts for the Olympics to develop a food packaging product and we needed a site to continue testing and developing this product. In addition, we have also launched a new coffee brand - Caffe Carrara - and are looking to open a coffee school," explains Paul. 

"The unit at Airfield will provide ample space to facilitate both these plans and means we will be able to create three new jobs, one junior and two field sales, as well as having greater interaction with our clients. It has been built to an extremely high standard and we are very much looking forward to moving in and growing our business." 

Stewart added: "Businesses like Select Catering Solutions are exactly the type of company Airfield Business Park will attract. Its location at the gateway to the town is highly accessible, with Leicester just 13 miles to the North and London commutable in just over an hour. The company has planning permission for a further 250,000 sq ft of business space, so we will continue to talk to local businesses and gauge demand for future development."             

The units at Airfield Business Park, which are adjacent the Harborough Innovation & Business Centre, are being jointly marketed by Andrew Granger at Andrew Granger & Co (01858 439090); Geoff Gibson at Lambert Smith Hampton (0116 255 2694) and Amanda Lawrence at Budworth Hardcastle (01536 483400).