Industrial & Logistics

The Meadows, a 116,000 sq ft warehouse in the heart of Wolverhampton, owned by EQT Exeter, required modernising to meet the demands of the growing market. Tyto Contracting Limited was appointed as their industrial construction Midlands based company in September 2023 for a programme duration of 29 weeks to strip the unit back to its core and complete a full refurbishment.

Due to the unit’s previous uses, all internal racking was removed within the warehouse and over 6000 bolts were drilled from the slab to enable repairs and a uniform finish to the uninterrupted space. The works also involved decorating the pre-war steel frame throughout the unit to give a clean, fresh look.

Demolition and deconstruction works were undertaken to reduce the office content to be more in line with current market trends and the warehouse mezzanine was deconstructed into its components to be reused in another scheme.

In the next part of this industrial construction Midlands project, the existing roof was prepared and overlaid to give a fully watertight and warrantied system to maintain the integrity of the building for years to come.

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Construction of a 57,500 sq ft industrial unit and a 25,000 sq ft trampoline park.

A new 32,500 sq ft industrial unit was built to include a 7,000 sq ft mezzanine floor to act as a viewing gallery, a glass-fronted atrium at the entrance, ribbon windows and an air conditioning system. The unit was constructed without any internal supporting pillars to aid the design and layout of the trampoline park and with eaves height of eight metres.

This not only created a brand-new, custom-made, state-of-the-art trampoline centre on a tight timescale, which was let on a new 15-year lease, but led to further site enhancements with the construction of a self-contained 25,000 sq ft industrial unit with 2,000 sq ft mezzanine offices next door. This was let to Events Management Ltd on a 10-year lease for distribution.

Tyto Contracting Limited commenced work on a 65,000 sq ft speculative development at Coventry’s Edgwick Park, then owned by Tetra Real Estate, early in 2018.

The three-acre plot, once well-known as the ‘Top Shop’ from its Alfred Herbert era, contained a former warehouse building that had come to the end of its working life, with Tetra presenting a vision to transform the site into a multi-let industrial estate.

Early construction challenges had to be overcome in the initial demolition of the existing building, carefully detaching it from the neighbouring building. Fortunately, as an experienced industrial construction Midlands company, this was not a concerning stage.

The difficult ground conditions and significant level changes also necessitated cantilevered reinforced concrete slab structures and retaining walls, alongside vibro-piling to strengthen the ground for the foundations of the new building and improve load-bearing capacity.

This work enabled the construction of five new industrial/warehouse units ranging in size from 5,000 sq ft up to 25,000 sq ft, each fitted with steel portal frames and electric roller shutter loading doors. All units also incorporated full office fit-outs, with the overall site further benefiting from delivery access areas and excellent car parking facilities, further showcasing our capabilities as an industrial construction Midlands based company.

The project helped to meet an acute shortage of industrial space within the north Coventry area and triggered the creation of a corridor of economic vitality on the main gateway from the M6 into the city, with excellent access just off the A444.

The new commercial area was sold to Harmsworth Pooled Property Unit Trust for £7.5 million in 2018, with Tyto continuing to build the units on behalf of the purchaser until work was completed in 2019.

The unit on the Bayton Road Industrial Estate in Exhall, Coventry, operated as a manufacturing/light industrial facility before its purchase by Tetra Real Estate in 2016.
The unit was initially two converted into one and was previously home to a company that manufactured metal components for the automotive industry.

Located close to the A444 and M6, the estate offered excellent connectivity to and from the Midlands, making it one of the premier commercial and industrial facilities in the region.

However, the 57,000 sq ft facility was tired and needed full refurbishment to update it to modern standards, and planning approval was obtained by Tetra Real Estate to convert it into a new trampoline park for the tenant, Red Kangaroo.

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Refurbishment of 195,786 sq ft unit on the Brackmills Industrial Estate.

A 195,786 sq ft unit on the Brackmills Industrial Estate in Northampton was purchased by Exeter Property Group, now known as EQT Exeter, in November 2018.

The estate is one of the UK’s premier logistics and transport parks, with its location close to Junction 15 of the M1 providing excellent connectivity to and from the East Midlands.

Following its purchase, Tyto Contracting Limited, as an industrial construction Midlands company, was enlisted to provide full refurbishment of the unit’s 23,901 sq ft two-storey office block and adjoining 171,885 sq ft warehouse, to bring the site up to standard for the warehouse and distribution sectors.

A comprehensive renovation project started in January 2019, with refurbishment broken down into three key phases across a period of two-and-a-half years.