The Summit Park development site is located approximately 2.5km south west of Mansfield town centre and to the south of an established industrial estate. TFT was appointed as L&G’s technical adviser and project monitor for the development of the Amazon distribution facility, which comprised the construction of a single warehouse with a gross internal area (GIA) of 162,781 sqm (1,752,165 sqft). The site achieved practical completion in October 2020.

Summit Park comprises three internal warehouse levels, with an approximate gross internal area of 547,334 sqft at ground floor level and 567,753 sqft at first and second floor level. The site has car parking spaces for 580 vehicles (including 29 accessible spaces) to the west of the warehouse and 78 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) bays to the north service yard.

The works included a new roundabout to provide access to the main HGV entrance to the site off Hamilton Road which required realignments of the road. Extensive balancing ponds were also created to ensure rainwater attenuation was achieved.

Our role included:

·        Acting on the client’s behalf to agree the specification for the building

·        Review of the contract documents and agreements

·        Site inspections

·        Progress reporting

·        Finance approval and reporting

·        Monitoring and reporting on statutory applications and approvals

·        Completion inspections and project close out

The site achieved a BREEAM “Very Good” rating with an EPC of A.