An independent supplier of laboratory equipment and chemicals has moved into purpose-built premises on the outskirts of Nottingham. Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) has agreed a long-term lease with Clowes Developments for the 56,000 sq ft property at the new Fairham Business Park in Clifton.
The unit has just been completed by lead contractor TanRo and SLS’s fit-out contractors are on site, with the aim of having it fully operational for the start of 2024. SLS, which began trading in 1991, recently outgrew its headquarters in neighbouring Wilford, and wanted somewhere bigger in the local area.
The new building sits on ‘plot A’ at the business park, with direct access to the A453, and includes around 12,000 sq ft of office space along with a large, secure yard with two loading docks and two-level loading doors.
Clowes Developments director James Richards said: “It’s been a long time coming, but finally, Fairham is really starting to take shape.
“SLS will occupy the fourth unit to be built at Fairham Business Park and we are thrilled to have them on board.
“Fairham will become a place like no other, a combination of one million square foot of commercial development connected to a residential scheme for 3,000 brand new homes and a neighbourhood centre at the core knitting Fairham together as one.
“We look forward to announcing more businesses choosing to make Fairham Business Park their home over the next few months.”
Tim Gilbertson, director at FHP Property Consultants, negotiated the deal with SLS and Clowes.
He said: “It is a pleasure to see SLS choose Fairham for their relocation.
“Having worked with SLS many times over the years, I have seen first-hand the success of their business.
“I remember vividly my first conversation with them regarding Fairham and how, once they had seen the location of the site, enthused they were, which is why we have interest not only from SLS but so many other companies at present and are speculatively developing stock.
“They, like so many others, have been blown away by the connectivity of the site being outside of Nottingham’s Workplace Parking Levy but benefiting from a location that provides access to a dual carriageway link to the M1 motorway and Nottingham City Centre whilst having bus and tram stops and park & ride scheme next door to the site and being within spitting distance of East Midlands Parkway Station and of course East Midlands Airport.
“It is a delight to see the way in which we have moved that first conversation through to reality and I look forward to seeing SLS grow still further at Fairham Business Park.”
