Yorkshire Counties New Marrtree Development Set to Create 100 New Jobs in York
to engaging with City of York planners to ensure the development will be of significant benefit to the city,” said William Marshall, director of Marrtree Investments. “This Clifton Moor site offers us a significant opportunity to develop the modern high-spec accommodation that is synonymous with Marrtree developments, and of which the York market is in short supply.”
In February the business completed the first, £3m, phase of a £5.5m Marrtree Business Park at Sowerby Gateway, the new 85-acre, 950- home development near Thirsk. The 40,000 ft first phase has tenants, including Screwfix and Toolstation, signed up for 11 of the 15 units and is expected to create 80 jobs when it is fully let. Planning for phase II, consisting of 30,000 sq ft has now been obtained through Hambleton District Council.
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Marrtree Investments has acquired the 2.4-acre site of the former B&M store at Clifton Moor in York, which was destroyed by a fire in 2018. The developer, which has a portfolio of more than 20 business parks located at strategic employment sites across the north of England, has plans to develop a commercial scheme that could create up to 100 new jobs for the city.
Marrtree Investments, which purchased the site from London property investment firm New River, will shortly be submitting a planning application to City of York Council and is taking a flexible approach to the development of the land.
“We are clear that, subject to obtaining a satisfactory planning outcome on this site, the development will consist of very high quality business units that York can be proud of, and we’re looking forward
Fellow Marrtree Investments director George Marshall said: “As a business we are all about creating employment hubs in the north of England, providing the kind of modern and high-quality space that people actively want to work in. Accessibility is also crucial and Clifton Moor is well located for road links, with dualling and other improvements planned for the outer ring road in the next couple of years.”
He added: “As we emerge from the challenges of the pandemic and look to the future, it’s more important than ever that we ensure our new developments have longevity and create a built environment everyone can be proud of. That is what we plan to do here at Clifton Moor.”
Founded in Bradford in the 1940s, and now run by the third-generation brothers William and George Marshall, the Marrtree Group of companies has operated for over 80 years. With interests in commercial and residential property, quarrying and forestry, the business is now based in Harrogate.
Eighty New Jobs as Marrtree Launches First Phase of £5.5m Yorkshire Business Park
Developer Marrtree Investments has completed the first 40,000 sq ft, £3m phase of its £5.5m Marrtree Business Park at Thirsk, North Yorkshire, with tenants already signed up for eleven of the scheme’s 15 high-spec units.
Part of the 950-home, 85-acre Sowerby Gateway development, close to the A19 and A1(M) at Thirsk, the development has been completed by Marrtree Investment on schedule this month, despite the pressures of ongoing covid restrictions. Tenants have begun moving into the high- spec employment units that are the hallmark of the more than 20 Marrtree business parks located on strategic employment sites across the north of England.
Building supplies firms Toolstation and Screwfix have both taken 4,000 sq ft units on the site, with trade counter operations now open. Also signed up are bathrooms supplier PJH, Duftons Plumbing and Heating Supplies, Motor Parts Direct, electrical wholesaler Upex and Amie Dawson Gym.
Around 80 new jobs will be created by phase I of the business park. Phase II, due to get underway later this year, will create a further 30,000 sq ft of space across thee 10,000 sq ft buildings, representing another £2.5m investment for Marrtree and generating more jobs.
George Marshall, director at Marrtree Investments, said: “We’re really excited to have completed this first phase of the business park without too many hold ups. Demand has been really strong for our modern units, which isn’t surprising when you consider that Sowerby Gateway is set to become a major employment hub and couldn’t be better located for road access to the north, and indeed the whole of the country.
L-r: George Marshall, William Marshall at Marrtree Business Park, Sowerby Gateway
Director, William Marshall added: “With the current escalating unemployment situation it is great to be able to facilitate new jobs coming to Thirsk and we are looking forward to cracking on with phase II of the scheme, which will bring yet more job opportunities and economic benefits to the area. We also have an ongoing programme of further Marrtree business parks, with further sites to announce over the coming months.”
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Founded in Bradford in the 1940s, and now run by the third-generation brothers William and George Marshall, the Marrtree Group of companies has operated for over 80 years. With interests in commercial and residential property, quarrying and forestry, the business is now based in Harrogate.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2021
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