Logistics boost for Wolverhampton

Caddick Construction has been awarded a £12M contract by Staffordshire Pension Fund to build a new 9,290m² distribution warehouse at Vernon Park in Wolverhampton.

Work on the new two-storey high industrial unit, which has been designed to accommodate manufacturing, storage and distribution, will commence this month.

Building work will include the creation of access roads, hardstanding, car parking, cycle storage and external landscaping at the new development, which is located at Junction 1 of the M54.

Caddick said it will also install loading doors, dock leveller equipment, fire escape staircases, lifts and ancillary spaces.

Ray O’Sullivan, Regional Director of Caddick Construction Midlands, commented: “We are building a healthy project pipeline in the Midlands, which is flexing our expertise in a number of our core sectors, including residential, commercial offices, and industrial and logistics.

“We have an excellent team in place to deliver Vernon Park, and we will be working with suppliers and subcontractors across Wolverhampton and the West Midlands to support our delivery of the project.”

The design and consultant team at Vernon Park includes UMC Architects, Virtus Consult as project managers and quantity surveyors, Rodgers Leask as structural and civil engineering and M&E engineers, Couch Perry Wilkes.