Superdrug at Prologis Park Dunstable
The Requirement
- A.S. Watson Ltd, one of the UK’s leading retailers of health and beauty products, including the Superdrug and Savers brands, had decided to consolidate its distribution operations in order to improve efficiency and customer service.
The Solution
- Prologis proposed a 536,000 sq ft distribution centre at Prologis Park Dunstable, the site of the former Bedford
Truck manufacturing plant. The building had been started speculatively and A S Watson signed a deal to take the
building through to completion.
- Prologis Park Dunstable is just 1.5 miles from Junction 11
of the M1, providing A.S. Watson easy access to the national motorway network.
- Prologis designed and constructed the building to achieve BREEAM ‘Excellent’ accreditation. This not only met the environmental requirements of A.S. Watson’s corporate social responsibility policy, it has also helped to minimise the building’s operational energy costs.
- The building was completed on schedule and handed over to A S Watson for fit-out.
The Result
- A.S. Watson was able to consolidate two older distribution warehouses into a new, environmentally sustainable facility that allowed for future growth.
- A.S. Watson has created around 500 new jobs for Dunstable and its decision to move to Prologis Park was an important step in the regeneration of the former Bedford Truck site.
- The contribution that Prologis Park Dunstable has made to the regeneration of the town was recognised by South Bedfordshire District Council, which commended the development in its Urban Design Awards 2006.
"The development makes a huge improvement to the area and we are delighted that it will be bringing new job opportunities to the town. We applaud the environmental measures that Prologis has put in place and we are particularly impressed with how well the buildings fit
in with their surroundings."
Anne Brereton, Deputy Chief Executive of South Bedfordshire District Council
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