Vindon Scientific lands at Kingsway
Vindon Scientific has now completed its
move to Kingsway Business Park – the
occasion was marked today by an inaugural welcome from the mayor of Rochdale.
The
company’s £3.3m move from Saddleworth follows an exchange
of contracts with Wilson Bowden in December 2007 and completes on-budget
and ahead of schedule.
Vindon Healthcare, an AIM listed company, has already
had a remarkable year with pre-tax profits soaring 48.7 per cent, from £603,000 to £846,000.
Patrick
Jackson, director at Vindon Scientific, commented: “The new
facility is four times larger than the old one and provides significant capacity
for growth in both manufacturing and on-site storage. We’ve already
started the recruitment process too, and this will continue in line with
our expansion plans. The support services made available by the Kingsway
partnership are unrivalled and we look forward to playing our part in the
renaissance of Rochdale.”
Ian Tulloch of Wilson Bowden added: “Vindon have been hugely successful
in recent times and I’m glad we’re able to accommodate them at
Kingsway. The transport links they’ll have are the best in the North
and there’s a great catchment area to recruit from.”
The new headquarters
will provide Vindon Scientific with more than 2,700 square metres of office
and storage space, and includes a further 2,000 square metres of additional
storage space on purpose-designed mezzanine floors. The size and scale of
its new accommodation is such that Vindon has been able to consolidate all
of its UK operations into one dedicated site at Kingsway.
John Hudson, chief
executive at Rochdale Development Agency said: “This
is exactly the kind of company we want relocating here. Vindon is a market-leading
supplier in the pharmaceutical industry, and has exciting plans for its Kingsway
facility. Its arrival is a real boost for the local economy.
“To secure such a high quality occupier in the early stages of the
business park’s development is testament to the way Kingsway has successfully
positioned itself as a place of choice for those relocating in the North
West.”
The three remaining units on Plot E range in size from 1,828
sq m (19, 679 sq ft), 3,188 sq m (34, 307 sq ft) and 3, 113 sq m (33, 500
sq ft) and are now ready for occupation.
P3 Property Consultants and JLL are
the appointed property agents at Kingsway. |
