Environment

WORK COMMENCES on major new sustainable development in Nuneaton for logistics specialist Rhenus

Leading logistics provider Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Lutterworth, developers Baytree Logistics Properties and AXA IM Alts have officially broken ground on a major new development at Baytree, Nuneaton, which will create hundreds of new jobs for local people.

Construction work has now begun on the site, which will be known as the ‘Rhenus Campus’ and be the equivalent of 36 football pitches.

The site will consist of two warehouses, totalling one million square feet. The first warehouse is completing this year and will be 210,000 square feet. The second is due to complete in early 2023 and will be 771,000 square feet.

The state-of-the-art, sustainable warehouses will offer a range of warehousing and distribution services, benefitting from the latest in robotics, AI and warehouse management systems.

Upon completion the development will be certified BREEAM Outstanding, creating a highly sustainable environment that enhances the health and well-being of employees, protects natural resources and is completely carbon neutral.

Solar panels, air-source heat pumps and electric car charging points will all be installed. The site will also become home to numerous trees, log piles, bat and bird boxes, as well as a pond, wildflower grassland and meadow, which will support biodiversity.

Employee allotments, outdoor seating areas, sports facilities and walk and running tracks will also be installed, providing staff with green, open spaces for them to enjoy outside of work.

Kerry Delaney, Managing Director at Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Lutterworth, said: “We are very proud that construction has begun on our new warehouses at Baytree, Nuneaton.

“The brand-new facility will reach the highest level of sustainability in warehousing, creating a site that’s environmentally diverse and that promotes happiness, health and well-being amongst our employees. At Rhenus, we put our people at the heart of all we do and operating from a flexible space where they can boost their work life and mental health is hugely important to us.

“We’re very excited about our business expansion and are looking forward to continuing our successful partnership with Baytree.”

For more information about Rhenus, visit https://www.rhenus.group/

Solar panels, air-source heat pumps and electric car charging points will all be installed. ❛❛

The site will also become home to numerous trees, log piles, bat and bird boxes, as well as a pond, wildflower grassland and meadow, which will support biodiversity. ❜❜