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Construction work has started on four new industrial units which will bring more than 800,000 sq ft of commercial space to the West Midlands.

The work, which is being carried out speculatively, is being led by specialist warehousing property group Prologis on its parks in Hams Hall east of Birmingham and Ryton near Coventry.

At Prologis Park Hams Hall, three buildings are currently under construction of 259,510 sq ft, 131,780 sq ft and 85,685 sq ft respectively.

At Prologis Park Ryton, work is under way on a 330,770 sq ft and all four due to be completed in the summer.

The company, whose º£½ÇÊÓƵ operation is headquartered in Solihull, has 22 logistics parks, seven of which are in the West Midlands with Jaguar Land Rover and DHL among their tenants.

Construction of these new units will be net zero, according to the company.

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Capital deployment and leasing director Tom Price said: "These four new units will provide vital extra capacity for the West Midlands logistics and warehousing market.

"We know that our customers and the wider business community recognise the value of the region to their supply chain operations and we're pleased to be providing facilities to help meet that demand.

"It's exciting to see the new units take shape and we're looking forward to their completion later this year."