Rhino Sensory UK has purchased a site at Cheshire Green Industrial Park near Nantwich on which it intends to build a new 15,900 sq ft warehouse and office.
The Cheshire-based designer and manufacturer of sensory rooms for people with additional needs, has outgrown its existing facility in Sandbach and having failed to find existing space suitable for its needs in the local area it decided to go down the development route.
Rhino Sensory UK has purchased one of the first sites at Phase Two of Cheshire Green following the completion of the sale of Phase One plots. Land plots of two to 22 acres are available at the site for the construction of units between 10,000 sq ft and 400,000 sq ft.
Austen Wells, commercial director at Rhino Sensory UK, explained: “With many of our staff being based in Cheshire, we wanted to move to somewhere close to Sandbach, but we struggled to find anything suitable on the commercial market. Once we had decided that building our own premises was the best solution, Cheshire Green looked like a great option for us due to its location and excellent connections to the road network.
“We worked with Rupert Collis at Fisher German who was able to easily guide us through our options in terms of what plot would be most suitable, and what we could realistically build on site. The site’s flexibility meant we could combine our workshop, warehousing, and office facilities into one building, which will not only streamline our work but also give us room to grow our team further. We’re hopeful that should planning permission be agreed, we will have the new premises ready within six to nine months.”
Rupert Collis, partner at Fisher German, added: “Cheshire Green continues to be a highly desirable site in the North West, and presents brilliant opportunities for companies like Rhino Sensory UK to build exactly what they want rather than trying to find an existing building on the commercial market. Its excellent links to the M6 and A51 makes it very attractive to companies who need to distribute around the country, and the flexibility of what can be built has already seen companies from medical manufacturers to cleaning product distributors take space.”
Phillip Posnett, from landowners Haughton Estate, said: “We’re so pleased that Rhino Sensory should soon be in a position to expand into new markets as it builds its new facility at Cheshire Green, and we’re confident further occupiers will look to build on site.”
