Goodman has opened a 500,000 sq ft site in M25 e-commerce hotspot, Dartford, to meet rising demand for sustainable logistics space with easy access to consumer markets. This is the first of its UK portfolio to feature full rooftops of solar photovoltaics (PV).
Available for immediate occupation and comprising three units of 240,884 sq ft, 138,062 sq ft and 101,659 sq ft, Crossways Commercial Park offers facilities for customers across retail, e-commerce and logistics.
With direct access to Junction 1a of the M25, the site’s fast connections to London and the national motorway network place 10.4m consumers within a 60-minute HGV drive-time with a purchasing power of £268.1bn, around €321.5bn. Kent’s freight links to the Channel Tunnel, Port of Dover and London Thamesport also make the facilities ideal for businesses serving UK, European and international markets.
According to the company, Crossways Commercial Park is among Goodman’s most sustainable UK developments and is the first to feature a full rooftop array of solar PV across each building. The 2.2 milliwatts system is expected to generate a combined annual power output of almost two million kilowatt hour – equivalent to removing 435 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere or planting 20,727 trees.
Designed to support customers decarbonise their operations, Crossways Commercial Park features solar thermal hot water, solar heating for office areas and other sustainable features including electric vehicle (EV) charging points, infrastructure for EV fleets, rainwater harvesting and smart metering, to help monitor and reduce energy consumption. Each building also features a carbon neutral cladding system, designed to meet ‘chill-store’ and ambient product storage requirements.
Gavin Cleary, CEO at Locate in Kent, said: “We welcome this outstanding new facility in Dartford. Goodman is not only meeting the demand for well-connected space in Kent, but is also responding to the very strong desire from international companies to have sustainable, environmentally conscious, and future-facing facilities in the UK.”
Source: Goodman
