One of Leicestershire’s biggest companies wants to relocate its headquarters to a 600,000 sq ft building on a proposed 150-acre logistics hub.
Property developer Mountpark Logistics says Syncreon Technologies - a £44 million turnover parts supplier to the automotive industry - wants to take a new head office on land alongside the A5 at Hinckley.
Mountpark has launched a public consultation about its wider plans to redevelop the huge stretch of greenfield land which it says could create up to 3,000 jobs and contribute between £121 and £157 million a year to the local economy.
It said the logistics park could include a new site for Syncreon Technology, which has a big distribution facility in the nearby Logix Road industrial estate, on the other side of the A5.
Mountpark says a new Syncreon HQ could provide it with space for 450 new jobs.
It said: “Syncreon is looking to increase its operating capacity locally and, to do so, requires new high quality employment space in the area.
“Currently Syncreon operates a substantial and successful distribution facility at Sketchley Park. As part of Syncreon’s planned expansion, the company requires a larger local headquarters.
“If approved, these plans will allow Syncreon to embark on a long-term programme of growth which could see its permanent local workforce grow from 350 to 800 staff.
“Jobs across a range of roles and requiring a range of skills and qualifications would be created, including a notable proportion of ‘office-based’ jobs in the high-quality office accommodation Syncreon will require as part of the new building.”
It said a planning application for the whole site will be submitted to Rugby Borough Council once a “full and thorough” public consultation had been undertaken.
It said the whole site would create between 1,800 and 3,000 jobs once fully occupied, with access via a new T-junction on the A5.
When the plans first emerged, Hinckley councillors raised concerns about the extra traffic the development would generate, particularly as it would be near a railway bridge above the A5 which is frequently hit by lorries.
It was after it was struck on average once a fortnight.
As part of the plans, Mountpark is proposing to lower the road under the bridge to stop the strikes.
The public consultation is running until July 21 and the development team is also hosting a webinar on Wednesday, July 14 at 2pm, to provide an overview of the proposals and answer questions.
You can register for the webinar on the development at www.landsouthofhinckley.co.uk.
