Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has let a 133,000 sq ft unit at Swan Valley Industrial Park, Northampton to WT Transport Limited, a haulage company providing warehousing and transport solutions.
The unit, known as Rothbart133, was speculatively developed by Aviva Investors and reached practical completion in July.
WT Transport has signed a 10 year lease at the facility.
It has been developed with sustainability and scalability in mind. Alongside the inclusion of additional steels to house photovoltaic solar panels across the roof, the property also has a BREEAM sustainability rating of ‘Excellent’ and an EPC rating of ‘A’, alongside EV charging points.
The news follows the recent development of Odette58, which was let to Fisher and Paykel in 2021, also on a 10 year lease.
The letting agents were Avison Young and Burbage Realty, with Chadwick McRae acting for WT Transport.
James Stevens, head of real estate investments at Aviva Investors, said: “We are pleased to have gained a high-quality tenant for this unit in the form of WT Transport so soon after completing speculative development of the unit.
“This is a welcome validation of our ability to develop and supply high-quality facilities which have occupiers’ needs front-of-mind whilst also being sustainable and more in keeping with a low carbon future.”
