WORK on a £4m industrial development in St Helens has been completed.

Northern Trust has confirmed that the new 35,773 sq ft industrial development, at Gerards Park, off College Street, St Helens has been completed.

The phase two development adds 20 more units to the scheme.

The new units have been constructed to a high specification and are arranged in three separate terraced blocks with sizes ranging from 818 sq. ft up to 2,900 sq. ft.

The units which are more than 1,000 sq. ft include integral office space, and there is dedicated parking to the front of each unit with good communal circulation space.

The new development sits alongside Northern Trust’s existing Gerards Park scheme which was developed back in 2012 and will be actively managed by Northern Trust’s in house managing agents, Whittle Jones.

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John Marrow, regional property director at Whittle Jones, said: “The demand for the new space has been encouraging with this development providing much needed workshop accommodation for small and medium sized enterprises looking to set up or relocate to the area.”

The phase two development has been part funded by the Local Growth Fund, which is awarded to the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and invested through the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority through its Strategic Investment Fund.

Mike Grindrod, director at Northern Trust, added: “We are delighted to have the support of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority in bringing forward this strategic development, which complements our existing ownership in St Helens.

“We have seen strong demand for the new space with 14 out of the 20 units already occupied in less than a month since completion. Considering the current economic climate this development shows our commitment to investing in the St Helens area whilst facilitating growth and creating jobs.”

Northern Trust’s current ownership in St Helens now extends to circa 100,000 sq ft across three sites, in more than 80 units.

For more details on the phase two development at Gerards Park or to arrange a viewing please contact the Whittle Jones North West office on 01257 238666 or visit the website for more details: gerardspark.co.uk.