Left to right: Gareth Gittins, Berry Global; Paul Knight, Knight Webb; Darryl Roadnight, Berry Global and Edward Peel, Stoford
www.berryglobal.com Berry Global, a plastics manufacturing specialist has been given the keys to its new 166,859ft
2 purpose-built production plant in Leamington Spa that will create more than 100 new jobs. The new pre-let development on
Spa Park was built by
Stoford, a leading property developer, and benefits from strong sustainability credentials including an EPC ‘A’ rating and BREEAM ‘excellent’.
Berry says that the new plant will wash, sift and sort used plastics that will be recycled to produce food-grade materials. When fully operational the facility will be capable of processing 7.5 tonnes of material per hour, with a zero-waste policy.
The company is recruiting locally for new roles at the production plant, including mechanical and electrical engineers, technical staff and laboratory engineers. Spa Park is a multi-let business park scheme that has been developed by Stoford and is wholly owned by
BlackRock.
The final phase of development at Spa Park will deliver four new speculative units comprising 151,650ft
2 of office, R&D, production and distribution accommodation. All four units will be available for occupation in Q1 2023.
Darryl Roadnight, strategic projects director at Berry, said: “We believe in the power of recycled plastic to positively influence the environmental sustainability of our world. Team members at our new facility will play a critical role as we re-use valuable materials to make new products.”
Stoford director Edward Peel said: “Berry is a global leader in plastic and recycled packaging products that has chosen to invest in a new bespoke recycling facility at Spa Park. Its arrival has created many new and highly skilled jobs in the region and further complements the strong list of existing occupiers at the business park.
“Spa Park offers high-quality accommodation in a well-connected site, near the M40. We are on track to complete the final phase of the scheme in February this year and are already receiving strong interest from prospective occupiers.”