Railhead warehouse to let in Avonmouth welcomes more manufacturers in Bristol

Central Park Bristol, the available to let warehouse with a railhead, is pleased to see more manufactures choosing to move into Bristol and Avonmouth to gain a foothold in the UK market and make use of the rail and sea capabilities the area enjoys.

Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, Norvento, has chosen Bristol as its HQ. The company has signed a lease on premises in Avonmouth from where it will base its technical and servicing team and some sales staff. The centre will also be used for transit and storage of turbines.

Ivo Arnùs, director of business development, said Bristol was the perfect location for the firm. ”Bristol is an area with good universities,” he said. “It is well connected with Spain with direct flights, it is close to Wales which we think is an interesting and relatively unexplored market and it is a the crossroads of the M5 connecting to the North and M4 to London. It makes sense logistically and in terms of human resources as we can recruit engineers here.”

The company is leasing a 4,000 square foot site and will initially have four people based in Bristol but hopes to quickly expand into double figures. “We want to sell 50 to 60 turbines a year so that will mean a bigger operation,” said Mr Arnùs. The turbines will still be made in Spain, for now at least, as Mr Arnùs said the business would have to reach “certain economies of scale” before considering investing in manufacturing facilities. ”We are providing high-quality jobs and want to work with the universities as we are a very research and development focussed company,” said Mr Arnùs.

This is good news for Central Park Bristol, as it shows the belief in the world market that Bristol and Avonmouth offer an advantageous foothold in the UK market, and is a perfect place for distribution.

Source: Bristol Post