Winvic was appointed by longstanding client IM Properties to construct Mercia Park, a new 238-acre employment park located in north west Leicester, adjacent to junction 11 of the M42. Mercia Park is home to leading businesses such as Jaguar Land Rover and DSV Group.
At a glance
- Project value: £21 million
- Client: IM Properties
- Architect: UMC Architects
- Engineer: Fairhurst
- Programme: 82 weeks
INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS
The contract comprised extensive infrastructure and earthworks to form building platforms for 6 warehouses, where over 1 million m3 of material was excavated and remodelled to accommodate the development plateaux and 3000m of screening bunds.
Additionally, 7,500m of underground drainage was installed, and footpaths throughout the park were constructed alongside extensive landscaping works including 30,000 trees and shrubs with almost 30-acres of new woodland, equivalent to nearly one third of the site.
The highways programme included a new site entrance and roundabout as well as improvements to the existing roundabout at Junction 11 of the M42, part of a S278 agreement.
Logistics Buildings
Following on from the infrastructure works, Winvic was appointed to design and construct:
- DSV, Plot 6 – a 450,000 sq ft sustainable logistics hub for client DSV. Plot 6 consists of a logistics warehouse with a multi-storey mezzanine, 34 dock levellers, two single storey hub and pod offices. Completed September 2021.
- Jaguar Land Rover – A 2.94 million sq ft global parts logistics centre for client IM Properties which is Net Zero. The five industrial units are leased to Jaguar Land Rover, making this the UK’s largest single occupier logistics park. Completed September 2022.
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1 million m3 of material remodelled for plateau
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S278 Highway improvements and a new roundabout
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UK’s largest single occupier logistics park
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