Description

The Unit 3 was built in 2004/5 as a design and build premises for Estee Lauder. The unit comprises a 3 bay distribution warehouse constructed on a traditional steel portal frame and clad with insulated profile metal sheet to the elevations and roof. The roof also benefits from approximately 15%-day light panels. The office accommodation is located at the front of the building in a 3-storey purpose-built pod. The external elevations are mainly glazed interspersed with horizontal micro rib cladding. Internally the office building has a central core with 2 lifts, a staircase and male, female and accessible toilets on each floor with a kitchen and breakout area. The ground floor area has a main reception which also leads to the fully fitted shop. There is separate staff entrance with security desk which provides access to the core area, a large on-site canteen with fully fitted kitchen, medical room and WCs with shower. The 1st & 2nd floors are mainly open plan office accommodation with glazed partitioned offices and meeting rooms running along the back walls. The warehouse area is high bay with large concrete mezzanine floor cover 50% of the floor area used for picking and packing located above the loading and unloading area. The other 50% is fitted out with high bay racking with integrated sprinkler system. The warehouse is lit with high bay LED lights and heated by warm hot air piped through high level aluminium ducting. The warehouse area is served by a single grade level loading door and 8 dock level loading doors. The yard is surrounded by a 2.4 m high palisade fence with lockable security gates and a barrier-controlled yard during operational hours. Located at the front and other side of the warehouse and office is a 300-space car park with one way system.