MEPC has secured the first letting at its £40m Nebula R&D development at Milton Park in Oxfordshire.
The developer has let 8,523 sq ft to Harley-Davidson at the circa 80,000 sq ft development, which officially opened last week.
Olly Glover, MP for Didcot and Wantage, said: “It was a pleasure to be invited to open the impressive Nebula building. The building not only looks fantastic, but the low carbon materials and highest possible energy efficiency rating is an excellent example of sustainable construction techniques. I welcome Harley-Davidson as the first occupier and look forward to meeting the other research and development businesses who are lucky enough to join them at Nebula on Milton Park.”
Philip Campbell, commercial director at MEPC Milton Park, added: “The launch of Nebula is not just a milestone for Milton Park, it’s a real flag in the ground for the Oxford to Cambridge Corridor. It is also a signal to the future of R&D spaces, which are built sustainably to champion innovation and progress. The arrival of a world-renowned occupier like Harley-Davidson dovetails into the ambitions for Nebula to become a driving force for cutting-edge developments which support green technologies.
“Delivered through our streamlined 10-day planning LDO, Nebula has been driven by the project team’s collective ambition to create a new R&D development which seamlessly blends design and sustainability, creating an attractive work environment for future occupiers to innovate.”
Nebula’s project team comprised Barnwood, SRA Architects, ASA Landscape Architects, CBRE, Ridge & Partners, Stantec, Mainer Associates, William Downie Associates and Cundall.
