SEGRO Park Freight Terminal officially opens in East Midlands

An official opening ceremony recently took place to mark the completion of the SEGRO Park Freight Terminal in the East Midlands, with notable attendees including the likes of the Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris and high-ranking personnel from the SEGRO Group and the contractor company Winvic Construction Ltd.

Going into more detail, the construction of the SEGRO Park Freight terminal has involved the laying of seven kilometres of railway track to link to the Castle Donnington Freight Line, with the express purpose of this private freight line being to serve the 770-acre SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway.

The Winvic Project Manager, Mark Skelton stated: “This project is awesome in both senses of the word and it’s been a privilege to have worked on a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. The project statistics go some way in describing what goes into delivering a 700-acre vision but, in reality, it is a far-reaching team of expert and committed people who carefully craft successes like SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway.

“Winvic has elevated its status from leading shed-specialist to a creator of enormous schemes and much is owed to our robust partnerships with SEGRO, Maritime, other end-users and scores of agencies and community members. While this element of the project took three years, Winvic remain on site to continue construction of the fifth industrial unit and spur road; seeing huge trains coming in and out of the interchange is a welcome daily reminder that we really have achieved something momentous.”

The Chief Executive Officer of SEGRO, David Sleath added: “The new rail freight interchange is a fantastic addition to SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway and makes it a true multi-model ‘in-land’ port which facilitates the efficient and sustainable movement of goods around the country.

“We are keen to build on the success of East Midlands Gateway by continuing to grow our footprint in the Midlands. We have planning consent to create almost 15Msq ft of industrial or logistics space in the region in the coming years which will represent around £1Bn of further investment and bring significant long-term benefits for the economy, our customers and local communities.”

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