A BRADFORD developer has started on site on the second phase of a business park development.

Frank Marshall Estates bought the site of its Flanshaw Business Park in Wakefield for £1.3 million in 2020.

Since then, the first phase of the employment park, by Junction 40 of the M1, has been fully let.

This phase was speculatively developed last year and featured 17 units, including seven hybrid Nano units and 10 light industrial and warehouse units ranging up to 9,500 sq ft.

The second phase of the development comprises 26,000 sq ft of brand-new, high-quality units ranging in size from 1,500 sq ft. up to 6,000 sq ft.

Work has now started and is scheduled to be completed by June next year. The main contractors are Percy Pickard of Bradford.

Edward Marshall, director of Frank Marshall Estates, said: “We are extremely proud of the success of our speculative development of the first phase of Flanshaw Way, which is a resounding endorsement of what Flanshaw has to offer, and we are delighted to be already receiving strong interest in the second phase.”

“It is clear that there is a massive pent-up demand in West Yorkshire for high-quality buildings of 10,000 sq ft and under in great locations.”

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