Swedish medical technology manufacturer Getinge is to open a new 78,000 sq ft global centre of excellence and chemistry and a new UK HQ at St Modwen Park Derby.
The company, which acquired acquired Derby-based Quadralene in 2020, will take occupancy of the building in August. Getinge is the first global medtech company to move into St Modwen Park Derby following a £46.5m investment by developer St Modwen Logistics to regenerate 67 acres of brownfield land, on which it is initially building four warehouses totalling more than 300,000 sq ft. The Swedish company’s new HQ has been rated BREEAM Excellent and has an EPC A rating.
Bob Newsome, managing director, centre of excellence chemistry at Getinge, said: “By relocating to this new, larger facility we continue to execute on our strategic ambition to widen our infection control portfolio towards consumables, developed and manufactured in-house, which will make our financial performance more robust and sustainable.”
Avril Forde, president North Europe region at Getinge, added: “We are very excited about this opportunity and believe this merger of all our facilities in the UK will greatly benefit our business as well as our customers. At the new site we will also incorporate our training academy and a showroom to display our detergents and disinfectants as well as other solutions from the Getinge portfolio.”
Robert Richardson, development director at St Modwen Logistics, said: “This deal has been a real triumph for teamwork and relationships. St Modwen Logistics has been working with Bob and his team for more than three years to understand the businesses needs of Getinge to ensure that we developed the type of versatile building necessary to support their operations. We are thrilled to finally be able to welcome another great manufacturer into St Modwen Park Derby.”
Nick Hosking, director at Innes England, which is marketing the site alongside Savills, said: “Take-up within Derby’s industrial sector has reached a record high over the last 12 months, with St Modwen’s delivery of 300,000 sq ft of new build Grade A supply in the first phase at SMPD helping to satisfy pent-up demand from within the local market. Attracting Getinge to the scheme is great news for Derby, enabling their continued expansion and securing hi-tech jobs within the city.”
The fit-out of the unit is being managed by Jonathan Heath of Derby-based Armsons Barlow.
