We’re proud to have been commissioned to build the new manufacturing plant for our sister company Morris Site Machinery after planners gave the go-ahead for the £6million investment at the i54 business park, Wolverhampton.
Work starts on 11th November to deliver more than 60,000 sq ft of manufacturing and office space at the flagship site next to Jaguar Land Rover on the i54 Wolverhampton high-tech business park.
When the 12 months building programme is complete, it will enable Morris Site Machinery to relocate from its existing base at Four Ashes, three miles away to its own purpose-built commercial property.
The distinctive building, shown in images designed by DPS Architects, will help the business to expand at this prime central location with well-connected communications links. The growing site machinery business is renowned for its SMC mobile lighting towers which it sells worldwide and for its range of other high-quality site equipment including generators, welders, pumps and pressure washers.
James West, Chief Operating Officer for Morris Property, said: “We have a track record of building quality schemes at major West Midlands business parks. We are proud to be awarded this contract for a project that will make a significant difference to a sister business and which will add to our parent company portfolio.”
Chris Morris, CEO of Morris Site Machinery, said: “This exciting development is in good hands and represents an important step in our ambitions to build a flagship premise which can grow with us. We’ll be able to retain our skilled workforce by remaining local and have plans to also create new jobs.”
City of Wolverhampton Council Cabinet Member for City Economy, Councillor Harman Banger, speaking on behalf of the i54 South Staffordshire Partnership, said: “Our joint investment at i54 has secured hundreds of millions of pounds of further investment and has brought thousands of jobs to the area, with half of the employees living within a ten-mile radius.
“We are delighted to work will start next month on the new Morris Site Machinery development, which illustrates that demand from potential investors in several sectors for more accommodation remains high despite the economic uncertainty created by Brexit. The western extension of i54 will enable us to deliver major benefits for local residents and businesses.”
