Westcore ties up Humber Enterprise Park deals
A decade on from the sale and part-leaseback that opened up the BAE Systems facility in Brough, a trio of deals adding up to 90,000 sq ft have been completed.
Two major long-term lease extensions and a deal with a new office tenant have been secured by Westcore.
Historically home to the Hawk jet, as used by the Red Arrows, the Brough site was opened up to new occupiers when the defence giant significantly reduced its East Yorkshire footprint in 2014.
Located minutes from the start of the M62 and the logistics operations clustered around the M1 and A1 axis, the site is described as in easy striking distance of Hull, Leeds, York and all Humber ports.
Westcore said that the 79-acre park is now “in growth mode” with upgrades across the estate.
Tenants Cablescan and Supercraft, both of which work in the defence industry, have now committed to long-term renewals, for 7.5 years and 9.5 years respectively. Arriving on site is Pure Renewables’ commercial and industrial division, on a three-year deal.
Cablescan, part of Fortune 500 listed Amphenol Corporation, manufactures high performance electrical cable assemblies and control panels for defence, aerospace, marine, industrial, and commercial applications, with a team of 100 employed on site.
Brough is the company’s UK headquarters, with further satellite facilities in the UK and Europe.
Business unit director Lloyd Cooper said: “As a company with global partners, the site’s heritage is a source of real pride.
“The decision has underpinned our plan to invest in the facilities we operate from, with a refurbishment of our office space underway and improving shop floor facilities next on the agenda, further enhancing the great working environment we provide.”
Paul Brustad, director of Citivale, asset manager for Westcore, said: “We hope the engineering excellence and innovation fostered over a century at Brough will act as inspiration and a stimulus for prospective new tenants at Humber Enterprise Park.
“The location offers much to business and the legacy is unrivalled in the area when it comes to the creation of cutting-edge technology.
“We currently have some vacant office space available to let and have also started marketing some sizeable manufacturing/logistics space which will be available later in 2024.”
Westcore acquired Humber Enterprise Park in 2019, with BAE Systems committing to a further 10 years on a substantial part of the site last year. It is home to the company’s Centre for Digital Engineering Excellence, spanning 500,000 sq ft.
