At Widnes 3MG...prestige facilties at the North West s premier location

At Widnes 3MG...prestige facilties at the North West s premier location

Why Widnes? Drogheda M1 Swords Dublin M1 Dun Laoghaire Holyhead Bray Stobart Park at 3MG (Mersey Multimodal Gateway) in Widnes is the ideal warehousing and distribution location. The site has exceptional communications with direct links to the West Coast Mainline, the M62 and M56 motorways, the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, and is backed-up by the Stobart Group s market-leading multimodal logistics offering. The Stobart Park service package > Comprehensive Design and Planning service. > Development funding. > Facility construction from planning to commissioning. > Unit fit-out to your match your exact specification, for example: - Racking planning and installation service. - Office Decoration and Furnishing. - Installation of Refrigeration systems. - Installation of on-site Security, CCTV and Sprinklers. - Internal and External Signage. > Access to a comprehensive national network of quality chilled or ambient, short or long term storage capacity available on competitive, flexible terms. > The Group s Stobart Rail and Eddie Stobart road transport services, plus extensive national network of warehouse and cross-docking facilities. > Container Port services with direct access to the West Coast Mainline on an adjacent site. > Waterway Port services just 1 mile from the site. > 100% renewable energy supply on-site. 1 Stobart Park

www.stobartgroup.com Blackpool M55 M6 M65 Keighley Bradford Leeds Preston Blackburn Burnley M606 M621 M1 A1(M) M65 Halifax M62 Dewsbury Wakefield M62 M6 M61 Bolton M66 Rochdale M62 Huddersfield M1 West Coast Mainline M58 Wigan M60 M60 Oldham M1 Barnsley Doncaster Liverpool St.Helens M62 M62 M60 Warrington Stockport Manchester Sheffield Rotherham M18 A1(M) M53 3MG Runcorn M56 East Coast Mainline Ellesmere Port Chester M56 Northwich M6 Macclesfield Chesterfield M1 West Coast Mainline Mansfield Port Links > Adjacent to Stobart s Container Port. > Direct link to the West Coast Mainline. > Port of Liverpool 13 miles. > Liverpool to be enlarged to Deep Water Port status. > Seaforth Port 23 miles. > Stobart s Port of Weston 1 mile. Road Links > Excellent road links. > M56, M62 only 4 miles by dual carriageway. > M6 8 miles via M62 or M56. > Manchester 24 miles. > Liverpool 10 miles. Air Links > Liverpool Airport 11 miles. > Manchester International 20 miles. Labour Supply > A ready supply of skilled and semiskilled labour locally. > 200,000 workers within 30 min. > 4.3m workers within one hour. Demographics > 300,000 people living within half an hour of the site. > Circa 7m people living within one hour of Widnes. > 58% of the local population is aged 16-39. > 38% of population within one hour under age of 30. Even better communications The Mersey Gateway Bridge project, which is tabled for completion in 2014, will soon provide an important additional major river crossing, significantly increasing the commercial importance of the Widnes area. Mersey Multimodal Gateway 2

The Multimodal Solution Mersey Gateway Port. Artist s impression of plans for the Mersey Gateway Port. 3 Stobart Park

www.stobartgroup.com Mersey Multimodal Gateway. Stobart Group provides a full multimodal logistics service. Its Ports Division operates a container port (above) directly adjacent to Stobart Park. This major facility with direct rail access to the key West Coast Mainline currently handles six trains per day and around 120,000 containers per year and is the termination point for Stobart s five-day-a-week Barking to Widnes freight service. On the opposite bank of the Mersey at the entrance to the Manchester Ship Canal, the Group also controls Mersey Gateway Port (above, left and left). The site at Runcorn currently provides volume dry powder storage as well as large scale external storage capacity. Mersey Multimodal Gateway > Currently handling six trains per day, but capable of accepting up to TWELVE. > 24 hour operation during the working week. > 1,100 vehicles a day, with 12 minute turnaround. > Secure storage for over 6,000 containers. > Four rail-mounted cranes with automated container positional and recovery system and advanced GPS planning and tracking systems. Mersey Gateway Port > In close proximity to 3MG; just one mile from the Mersey Multimodal Gateway. > Approved for redevelopment into a new civil waterway port linked directly to the Manchester Ship Canal and the sea via the Mersey. > Large scale bulk dry powder warehousing as well as extensive external storage. > Excellent road links to the UK motorway network as well as Stobart Park. Mersey Multimodal Gateway 4

The Ideal Solution Artist s impression of potential site structure. Bespoke Build and Fit Out Mersey Multimodal Gateway > A facility that perfectly matches your business requirements is assured when it s constructed to your exact specifications. > Other locations currently in development by Stobart Group. 90 acresavailable > Fully operational container port adjacent to the site linked directly to the West Coast Mainline, on-site storage for up to 6,000 containers. > Waterway port services in development by Stobart Group just one mile away. for immediate development 5 Stobart Park

www.stobartgroup.com Eddie Stobart Logistics Services > Eddie Stobart, the UK s largest independent chilled, ambient and specialist road fleet is one tap, excellent shared user opportunities available. > A national network of around 30 high quality warehousing and cross-docking sites available to provide overflow capacity if required. National and International Rail Links > Dedicated daily Barking to Widnes and Widnes to Glasgow services by Stobart Rail. > New routes in development across the UK. > Any facility can be serviced by its own branch line linked to the WCM if required. Installation and finishing of a high spec. 50kn floor. Mersey Multimodal Gateway 6

Tesco Case Study N ow occupied by Tesco plc, Phase One was developed from being a derelict brownfield site to completion in just 12 months. Its exemplary quality typifies the further facilities being planned for this desireable location by Stobart Group. The large scale DC, powered by an onsite 100% renewable energy source, comprises a Chilled Warehouse and a Recycling Services Unit (RSU. The site was developed with the full, active support of local government; with Planning Consent for a further 150,000 sq ft extension to the Main Warehouse and a 20,000 sq ft Vehicle Maintenance Unit (VMU) already in place. 90 acresavailable for immediate development 7 Stobart Park

Site of planning-approved 150,000 sq ft extension 415,822 sq.ft Chilled Warehouse 112,181 sq.ft Recycling Services Unit > The new Tesco DC has a total area of 528,003 sq ft comprising a main Chilled Warehouse of 415,822 sq ft and a Recycling Services Unit (RSU) of 112,181 sq ft, as well as attached offices. > Chilled Warehouse features 74 dock levellers, two level entry doors and three scissor lifts. Recycling Services Unit incorporates a further 20 dock levellers. > The Chilled building has a minimum 7m height to the haunch and features a 50kN/sq.m floor. RSU 11m to the haunch. > Substantial secure parking, 156 trailer parking bays, 70 tractor unit bays and 635 staff car parking bays. Mersey Multimodal Gateway 8

Widnes NEW Brochure:Layout 1 24/05/2010 11:27 Page 9 What s Available? 625k sq.ft Distribution Centre 310k sq.ft Distribution Centre T he plans illustrated above represent just one of the numerous single or multiple occupier configurations that could be developed on this prime site with its excellent communications and close proximity to the key north west conurbations. The location, which is already home to Tesco s prestigious new Chilled DC, offers a bespoke answer that ensures your business can occupy the perfect site to meet its needs. Total flexibility is combined with Stobart Group s proven track record in developing high quality facilities and the full, positive backing of the local authority to offer the perfect distribution solution. > Phase One of the prestigious site was delivered from planning through to completion in just TWELVE months for Tesco plc and comprises a Chilled Warehouse, a Recycling Services Unit and Offices. Planning approval is already granted for a 150,000 sq.ft extension to the main facility. > Each of the four new units at Widnes will be developed to meet clients specific requirements and will benefit from a package of onsite roads and utilities, as well as a comprehensive logistics package and extensive additional capability of Stobart s extensive national storage network. > Phases Two and Three already have the full backing of the local authority for four major facilities. They are simply awaiting your agreement to locate to one of the North West s most desireable logistics and storage locations. > Power is already available to site from an existing 7.5 MVa grid connection. > Green power provided by on-site biomass facility. > Maximum build height 40m. 90 acres 9 Stobart Park available for immediate development

Widnes NEW Brochure:Layout 1 24/05/2010 11:28 Page 10 w w w. s t o b a r t g r o u p. c o m g 10.6k sq.ft Unit 150k sq.ft Planning Approved Extension Area 200k sq.ft Distribution Centre 2.19 Acre VMU 100k sq.ft Distribution Centre n n n 42 acres now occupied by Tesco Existing Stobart Container Port Stobart-owned, 90 acres now available Mersey Multimodal Gateway 10

For further information and site visits, please contact: Richard Butcher, Stobart Group Deputy CEO, 07702 727 752 or butcherr@eddiestobart.co.uk Andy Bathgate, Stobart Developments MD, 07872 829 526 or andy.bathgate@stobartdevelopments.com Solway Business Centre, Parkhouse Road, Kingstown, Carlisle CA6 4BY. Telephone 01228 882 300 www.stobartgroup.com 2010 Stobart Group. Designed and produced by Carne Whitney 01228 596 895. Photography David Mulholland 07770 676766. Printed on environmentally friendly paper.