Wakefield is the leading distribution location serving the north of England, strategically located 10 miles (16 km) south of Leeds and 38 miles (60 km) east of Manchester.
Wakefield has a high quality fast rail link with Wakefield Westgate situated on the London to Leeds East Coast Mainline and benefiting from two trains per hour and a fastest journey time to London of under 2 hours. Leeds Bradford Airport is only 22 miles (35 km) north of Wakefield accessed via the M621 and A65.
The property is located 0.6 miles (1 km) from junction 31 of the M62. This trans-pennine motorway links with the M1 5 miles (8 km) to the west and the A1(M) 5 miles (8 km) to the east. As a consequence, access to the national motorway network and the East and West coast ports is exceptional.
The property is situated on the north side of Foxbridge Way, Normanton and prominently fronts junction 31 of the M62. Occupiers in the locality include Argos, Britvic Soft Drinks, DHL, Kuehne and Nagel, Linpac Plastics, Royal Mail, Scottish Courage, TK Maxx, Wickes and Warburtons.
Asda also operate a chilled distribution centre on the neighbouring Prologis Wakefield Europort, a 220 acre low density distribution park that has further established Wakefield as the premier distribution location in the north of England.
There are in excess of 756,000 potential employees within a 30 minute drive time of Normanton Industrial Estate. The skill base has 14% more skilled and semi-skilled manual workers than the national average. Compared to the Midlands and south east distribution centres, the cost of labour is substantially lower, providing a significant competitive advantage.
