Category Archives: Announcements

Northern Trust is pleased to announce that it has acquired the 17,310 sq ft Howley Quay Industrial Estate in Warrington.

Howley Quay Industrial Estate, Warrington

Howley Quay Industrial Estate provides a range of units in sizes from 1,066 sq ft up to 2,144 sq ft and is located in a well-established industrial area in Warrington just 1/2 mile from the town centre.

In the last 12 months Northern Trust has added over 500,000 sq ft to its portfolio through new acquisitions in Widnes, Consett, Blackpool and various locations across Scotland. The Northern Trust portfolio now extends to over 7.6m sq ft in c 200 industrial, trade counter and office parks which extends from the South Midlands to the central belt of Scotland and is actively managed by their in-house surveying practice Whittle Jones Group.

Howley Quay Industrial Estate will be managed by the Whittle Jones North West office. For current availability or to arrange a viewing please contact Whittle Jones on 01257 238666 or email northwest@whittlejones.co.uk

To read the full press release please click here.

Northern Trust (www.northerntrust.co.uk) is pleased to announce that it has acquired an additional 4 units at Excelsior Park totalling 30,054 sq ft. The new acquisition takes the company’s ownership at Excelsior Park to circa 150,000 sq ft.

Northern Trust has in recent months announced a number of acquisitions in Scotland as it continues in its plans to expand its Scottish portfolio which now covers over 360,000 sq ft in 70 units.

Canyon Road, Wishaw

The new units which range in size from 5,388 sq ft up to 11,003 sq ft form part of the well-established Excelsior Park and sit adjacent to Northern Trust’s existing ownership. The scheme is situated 5 minutes’ drive from Wishaw town centre and 2.5 miles from Motherwell town centre. Wishaw is located within North Lanarkshire, approximately 12 miles south east of Glasgow and 33 miles west of Edinburgh. The town benefits from excellent communication links, with access to the M74 motorway via Junction 6 and access to the M8 motorway via the A73. Originally developed as an Enterprise Zone, in recent years Excelsior Park has grown into a well-established industrial and trade counter location.

To read the full press release please click here. 

Northern Trust (www.northerntrust.co.uk) is delighted to announce its third recent acquisition in Scotland.  Northern Trust has acquired 150,106 sq ft at Westfield North Courtyard in Cumbernauld. This acquisition comes on the back of the company’s latest announcements of their other purchases of Excelsior Park in Wishaw, Motherwell and Lochside Court in Dumfries.

Westfield North is located within the popular Westfield Industrial area, accessed from Junction 3 of the M73 the estate provides excellent links to the wider region. The modern multi-let industrial estate comprises 22 units arranged over five blocks around two central courtyard areas.

Westfield North Acquisition

Tom Parkinson, Director at Northern Trust commented “This acquisition is part of an on-going strategy to acquire/develop multi-let industrial assets that will form the core of a long-term portfolio holding in Scotland. Over recent weeks we have already added over 280,000 sq ft to our Scottish portfolio, and we continue to look for further opportunities. We are particularly interested in locations within central Scotland, close to major conurbations and the motorway networks and our aim is to provide a high quality industrial and office product suitable to both SMEs and larger companies.

To read the full press release please click here. 

Northern Trust (www.northerntrust.co.uk) is pleased to announce that it has added to its Scotland portfolio with the acquisition of Lochside Court in Dumfries.

The new acquisition comes on the back of Northern Trust’s recent acquisition of Excelsior Park in Motherwell and adds a further 23,380 sq ft to their Scottish portfolio.

Lochside Court, Dumfries

Lochside Court, forms part of the well-established Lochside Industrial Estate and comprises of 8 self-contained, modern industrial and trade counter terraced units.  The estate is set back from the A76 trunk road, which provides excellent links to the national road network of both Scotland and England. Tom Parkinson, Director at Northern Trust commented “The acquisition is part of an on-going strategy to acquire/develop multi-let industrial assets that will form the core of a long-term portfolio holding in Scotland which we are looking to expand further.”

To read the full press release please click here. 

More information about the Lochside Court can be found on the Whittle Jones website. 

Northern Trust (www.northerntrust.co.uk) is pleased to announce that it has expanded its Scotland portfolio with the acquisition of Excelsior Park in Wishaw, Motherwell.

Excelsior Park. Wishaw, Motherwell

The modern multi-let industrial and trade counter estate totals 109,523 sq ft and is split into 11 units with occupiers including, Howden Joinery and Siemens plc. Excelsior Park is only 2.5 miles from Motherwell town centre and adds to Northern Trust’s existing portfolio in Scotland. Tom Parkinson, Director at Northern Trust commented “The acquisition is part of an on-going strategy to acquire/develop multi-let industrial assets that will form the core of a long-term portfolio holding in Scotland which we will look to add to further. We are particularly interested in locations within central Scotland, close to major conurbations and the motorway networks and our aim is to provide a high quality industrial and office product suitable to both SMEs and larger companies.”

To see the available units to let at Excelsior Park please visit the Whittle Jones website or click here for more information.