Contracts signed for Colchester logistics park

Tungsten Properties has awarded McLaren Construction the £41M contract for Centurion Park, an industrial and logistics development in Colchester, Essex.

Centurion Park has been designed for light industrial, general industrial, storage and distribution uses. It will provide 11 units within 10 buildings, with a total floor area of 33,212m².

On completion, the project will target BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and EPC A+ ratings, with buildings which will be net zero carbon in construction and feature LED lighting in offices, electric vehicle charging points and solar panels.

David Gavin, Managing Director for Industrial and Logistics in McLaren’s London & South division, commented: “We will be using our extensive industrial development experience and supply chain relationships to construct this significant masterplan project. As our first appointment by Tungsten Properties, we look forward to demonstrating our agile approach which will benefit Centurion Park’s delivery.”

Jeff Penman, Managing Director, Tungsten Properties, added: “Congratulations to McLaren for being appointed as our construction partner for this significant Colchester project. While we have developments all over the UK, this is our second project in Essex, the first of which was in Witham which was successfully built and let.

“This is a strong market with growing businesses needing fast delivery of new, high spec industrial and logistics units. We selected McLaren because of their experience and efficient approach to construction. We look forward to seeing the project progress and the positive impact it will have with local jobs and supply chain.”