Winvic to build three million square feet for Jaguar Land Rover

Winvic Construction has been awarded a contract to build a global parts logistics centre for Jaguar Land Rover in Leicestershire.IM Properties has given Winvic Construction the follow-on job of build five huge steel-frame warehouses, totalling 2.94 million sq ft, at its Mercia Park in Leicestershire. Winvic has does enabling works.The five industrial units will be leased to Jaguar Land Rover, making this the UK’s largest single occupier logistics park.It is also Winvic’s largest industrial facility to date.Two of the sheds are a million square feet – 514 metres long, 181 metres wide and 18 metres high. Two are 300,000 sq ft and one is 200,000 sq ft.Unusual project challenges so far have included designing the link building slabs to withstand adjacent warehouse racking leg loads and ensuring the structural frame can tolerate enhanced loading in block stacking areas. The Winvic team started works on this contract Monday 15th February and the project is expected to be handed over in September 2022.However, Winvic has been on site at the northwest Leicestershire logistics park site – close to Junction 11 of the M42 – since last year, delivering a £21m civils and infrastructure contract for IM Properties. [See Winvic makes fast start on Mercia Park, 7Sep20]In addition to the industrial facilities, Winvic will also be delivering associated works including the construction of five yards and car parks accommodating more than 2,300 vehicles. Surface and foul water drainage installation, and external services will also be put in, including underground connections between the completed infrastructure works and each individual unit.Winvic was also engaged in November by DSV Group to design, construct and partially fit out its new facility at Mercia Park, which comprises a warehouse, cross-dock terminal and three-storey office building.