Two national businesses have agreed deals to move into giant warehouses being built in Stoke-on-Trent. Property developer St Modwen Logistics is currently constructing 480,000sqft of industrial space at Festival Park.
Now St Modwen has confirmed it has signed two pre-let deals with online PC and gaming business Overclockers UK, which has taken a 99,000sqft warehouse, and National Veterinary Services which has agreed to take a 250,000sqft unit at the site.
The deals come after St Modwen has invested more than £65.5 million in the city with the 450,000sqft of warehouses in the past 18 months
Overclockers says the move will support the 'rapid business growth' it has experienced over the last two years as a result of a high demand for PC and gaming computers.
Steve Ling, managing director at Overclockers UK, said: "Throughout 2021, we continued to see record demand for high-performance computers and gaming hardware. As a result, we have outgrown our current space in Newcastle-under-Lyme, so need to expand our premises to reflect this growth – scaling from a 32,000 sq ft unit to a 99,000 sq ft unit in Etruria."
Steve added: "Our workforce is highly skilled. We configure some of the world's most powerful personal computers, so a significant proportion of the team are hired as apprentices and trained on the job. Our new unit will allow us to continue employing and nurturing a highly skilled local workforce in the Stoke-on-Trent area."
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although case stocks and the every increasing size of monitors hasn't helped.
