Supply chain service provider Simon Hegele Logistics and Service is expanding its floor space in Oxfordshire and relocating operations from Milton Park to Didcot Quarter.
Simon Hegele Logistics and Service Ltd has acquired DQ120 Didcot Quarter comprising 121,464 sq ft of newbuild warehouse/logistics space on a 10-year lease. The deal was agreed by property experts VSL & Partners on behalf of Savills Investment Management on an 8.36 acres site.
Founded in 1920, the Simon Hegele Group has undergone an impressive development in recent years and is based in over 50 locations worldwide. The company will be fully operational in its Didcot Quarter facility by early 2022 and occupies over 600,000 square meters of state-of-the-art logistics centres and service space worldwide, employing 2,500 people.
Conor McClure, Managing Director of Simon Hegele, said: “We have enjoyed significant growth which has given us the confidence to expand our operations. Didcot Quarter is a fantastic location for our business and provides us with the space to expand in order to realise our full potential.”
Didcot Quarter is the largest industrial scheme to be developed in South Oxfordshire for over 20 years, providing 311,000 sq ft of distribution and logistics space across two sites.
Marketed by VSL and Savills, unit DQ190 comprising 190,714 sq ft is available for occupation and benefits from Enterprise Zone status up until March 2022.