Stoford a commercial property developer has commenced work on a new national storage and distribution centre at Stafford North Business Park. Pets at Home entered into a 20-year lease last year for the 670,000 sq.ft. facility, which will employ more than 600 people when ready for occupation next summer. The building will incorporate double-storey offices along with a gatehouse.
Stoford’s joint managing director, Dan Gallagher, said: “We have worked closely with Pets at Home and Tesco Pension Fund to develop this exciting new scheme that will sustain local jobs in Staffordshire. We will deliver a modern national storage and distribution centre, with a first-class design that has sustainability at its core. We are also making a significant investment in the infrastructure at Stafford North Business Park to allow us to develop the facility into one of the region’s leading employment sites.”
Pets at Home chief executive, Peter Pritchard, said: “This marks a major milestone in the next step on our journey and a significant investment that will help enable our colleagues to better serve our customers right across the country. For us, pets always come first and I am really proud that this project not only sees the development of a state-of-the-art national distribution centre that will allow us to create efficiencies throughout our supply chain, but it also brings with it brand new nature walks and safe dog walking areas for colleagues and local residents to enjoy.”
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