Work starts on new units at Thorp Arch

Construction work has started to create four new speculative buildings as part of the latest expansion at an industrial estate.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Jul 2018, 16:36 BST
Updated 25th Jul 2018, 17:37 BST
WORK STARTS: pictured (L to R) at the start of work on Ash Way III are Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust director, Shaun Hose; Bon Bons founder and general manager, Mark Rowntree and Wharfedale Property Management director, Tim Munns.WORK STARTS: pictured (L to R) at the start of work on Ash Way III are Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust director, Shaun Hose; Bon Bons founder and general manager, Mark Rowntree and Wharfedale Property Management director, Tim Munns.
WORK STARTS: pictured (L to R) at the start of work on Ash Way III are Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust director, Shaun Hose; Bon Bons founder and general manager, Mark Rowntree and Wharfedale Property Management director, Tim Munns.

The new units, being built at Thorp Arch Estate, near Wetherby, for estate owner, Rockspring Hanover Property Unit Trust, will extend the existing Ash Way development and will be ready for occupation at the end of January 2019.

The £3m build will total 48,000 sq ft, including a fifth unit of 15,000 sq ft which has been pre-let to wholesale confectionery business, Bon Bon’s. The company was founded in 2007 by general manager, Mark Rowntree, great grandson of confectionery entrepreneur Joseph Rowntree. Bon Bon’s first moved to Ash Way in 2014.

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Of the remaining four speculative units, two will be 6,000 sq ft, one will be 9,000 sq ft and another at 12,000 sq ft.

Tim Munns, director of Wharfedale Property Management, which manages Thorp Arch Estate, said: “There is a considerable demand from businesses wishing to come here and the new Ash Way units will help meet this need.”

Mr Rowntree added: “The additional space will allow us to re-organise our operation.”

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