FITNESS HUB AT WINNERSH TRIANGLE WINS AWARD

Ansty Park continues to grow

The trade association for UK sports and play construction, SAPCA, has given Winnersh Triangle contractor S&C Slatter an award for its innovative sports and wellness project, and for its work supporting the Office of the Future at Winnersh Triangle near Reading.

The award was for a new fitness studio and AstroTurf sports pitch which is part of Winnersh Triangle owner Frasers Property UK’s strategy to add occupier and community amenities to its parks.

S&C Slatter created the ‘Generation 2’ multi-use sports pitch, the wellness studio and fitness hub with a green living roof, as well as landscaping to improve biodiversity on the site.

Matthew Thompson, Project Manager at S&C Slatter, said: “We were delighted to receive the SAPCA Project Award 2022.

“The project at Winnersh Triangle evolved in response to the pandemic, resulting in a truly unique, trailblazing approach to health and wellbeing in the workplace.

“It was a fantastic project to be part of and we are thrilled with the result, as well as the recognition by SAPCA.”

Rupert Batho, Commercial Director at Frasers Property UK, said: “These facilities add to the fantastic amenities in place for our occupiers and the local community at Winnersh Triangle.”

A 196-acre business park in Warwickshire is being developed by Manse Opus. Currently the developer is building 241,000 sq ft of Grade A space. The site has a nice piece of history: it is where the jet engines for Prospero – the only British-launched satellite were manufactured in 1971,

With Rolls Royce already located on the site, Manse Opus has also developed aerospace manufacturer Meggitt’s new 495,000 sq ft headquarters and innovation centre which opened in 2020 and construction has been completed on the new headquarters for Cadent Gas.

The Prospero development sits next to Ansty Park, already a highly successful technology and innovation park which is home to companies such as The London Taxi Company and the Manufacturing Technology Centre.

Ansty Park will provide 1.5 million sq ft of space set in 100 acres of landscaped parkland.

Construction of another 30,000sq ft unit at Tournament Fields begins

Clowes Developments has instructed Bromsgrove-based contractor Benniman to begin work on a speculative 30,000 sq ft unit at Plot 1003, Tournament Fields in Warwick.

The Park is already home to a mix of global and regional occupiers such as Semcon, West Midlands Ambulance

Service, Eagle Burgmann, Geberit, Scholastic, Sodick and Taylor Wimpey.

The warehouse and distribution facility will sit at the entrance to Tournament Fields. The unit will provide a secure yard and generous parking provision, including electric vehicle charging points.

Construction is due to be completed in November.

Developer, Paul Shanley said: “Tournament Fields is a thriving business park adjacent to Junction 15 of the M40 motorway. It has attracted global companies to base their UK and European headquarters here.”

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