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Work starts on £39m distribution hub in Bedford

Kier has been appointed to deliver a £39m regional distribution hub facility in Wixams, Bedford, for developers UK Land and Property.

The 1,000,000 sq ft warehouse, which will be occupied by B&M Retail Ltd and will serve as its Southern Distribution Centre, will be surrounded by other provisions including a refuelling area, maintenance area for vehicles and a gatehouse.

Mark Pausey, managing director of Kier Construction Central, said: “First class warehouse space is in real demand and working with UK Land and Property LLP, we are looking forward to delivering this space in a perfectly situated location for deliveries across the country. As the UK is the eighth largest manufacture base in the world, we are proud to be supporting UK businesses and their growth and also help secure thousands of job opportunities in the area.

“It is an exciting award for Kier and not only is the size of the warehouse going to be impressive, but it also includes 200,000m3 of earthworks and will see us use 4,500 tonnes of steel throughout the build. The finished distribution hub will create around a thousand new jobs and we’ll also be supporting employment growth in the local area throughout the build.”

Construction work has already started and is due to be completed in 2019.

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