FACT FILE
Magna Park Plot 520,
Milton Keynes
Main client:
Gazeley
Architect: Chetwood
Main contractor:
VolkerFitzpatrick
Structural engineer:
Hydrock
Steelwork contractor:
Severfield
Steel tonnage: 3,000t
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May 18
Situated between junctions 13 and
14 on the M1, Magna Park, Milton
Keynes is said to be a strategically
located distribution park that is
within a 4.5-hour HGV drive of 54.8M
people in the UK, which is 85% of the
British population.
According to the site’s developer Gazeley,
it also benefits from a strong labour force,
with 932,000 working age people living
within a 30-minute drive.
The development is an established
location for logistics, home to the
distribution operations of some of the UK’s
largest and most successful brands including
John Lewis, River Island, Waitrose, Barr soft
drinks and UK Mail.
Unsurprisingly, steel construction –
which accounts for over 90% of the UK
shed market - has played an important role
in the development of the site as all of the
Park’s distribution centres are steel-framed
structures.
According to Severfield Operations
Distribution
Distribution park
expands with steel
Magna Park is forging ahead with its expansion plans as the
latest steel-framed distribution centre, offering 72,000m2 of
floor space, nears completion.
Plot 520’s 200m-wide
frame during construction
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