Downton has taken a 20-year lease with developer Howard Tenens.
The 169,500 sq ft Bristol Gateway unit was completed in April and features 20 dock leveller loading doors, office space based over two storeys, a viewing platform overlooking the entire warehouse and a large yard.
The deal could kick-start a second 467,000 sq ft unit on the adjoining site. Planners have already given the scheme a green light.
Andy Downton from Downton said: “The immediate availability of the of property presented us with a high quality building that suited our purpose of fulfilling our clients contract, the strategic location of the distribution hub with dual access onto the M5 was seen as a huge benefit to our further business growth.”
Simon Emms, Property Director at Howard Tenens, comments: “The South West is experiencing a high level of demand for industrial property. However, there is a tightening of supply. This led to a good level of interest in this property, resulting in letting the property in a short time frame and therefore justified our decision to build
"speculatively. We are delighted to have secured CM Downton as a long-term tenant which proves the suitability of our Sharpness facility as a logistics location.”
