Wells McFarlane, one of the East Midlands' leading commercial property management and chartered surveying practices, has secured the final letting at Upper Bruntingthorpe Industrial Estate, South Leicestershire to healthy drinks provider, Thirsty People Ltd.

Thirsty People supplies a range of healthy drinks, smoothies, water and other vending options to secondary schools and further education colleges, all of which meet the School Food Trust criteria. The company required a new premises with good access to the motorway network, as its principle trading area extends across the Midlands and down to the South East, as well as ample space to facilitate storage and movement of stock.  

Tom Hancock, sales director, Thirsty People said: "The move to Upper Bruntingthorpe has provided an excellent platform for the expansion of our business and we look forward to contuing to grow our workforce, product range and geographical area of operation from this new HQ. The team at Wells McFarlane interpreted our requirements precisely and certainly helped made the relocation process run smoothly."

Andrew McFarlane Holt, director at Wells McFarlane added: "Upper Bruntingthorpe has proven to be extremely popular with the industrial market, largely due to its easy access and amount of open space. As these were high priorities for Thirsty People, it seemed an obvious choice for their relocation. We wish them every success in their new premises."