NORTHERN TRUST COMPLETES £400K REFURBISHMENT WORKS AT ROTHBURY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

17th November 2022

Northern Trust is pleased to announce that they have completed refurbishment works on a dilapidated building at their Rothbury Industrial Estate to create a semi-detached block of units.

Units 1A & 1B now provide a unit of 4,268 sq ft and 2,250 sq ft respectively which are available to let individually or combined to create a larger floor area of 6,518 sq ft.

Works to the building included demolition of low level office space and ad hoc extensions, along with removal of asbestos floor tiles. The wall cladding, perimeter glazing and flat roof were replaced with new insulated cladding and metal profile roof with rooflights. There has been replacement of personnel doors, fire exit doors and electrically operated loading doors. Work has also included the installation of a new electrical system including distribution boards and LED lighting, along with the creation of forecourt parking to the front of the unit.

The units form part Rothbury Industrial Estate, which offers 17,777 sq ft of workshop / warehouse accommodation, split into 11 units. The estate is actively managed by Northern Trust’s in house managing agents, Whittle Jones

Louise Elliot, Senior Management Surveyor at Whittle Jones North East commented “Unit 1A & 1B offer a unique opportunity to expand or create a business in modern energy efficient premises in the heart of the Coquet Valley. The units contain modern warehouse space which provides excellent scope for a production or storage facility. The improvement works highlight Northern Trust’s commitment to investing in the estate and providing high quality business space for the SME market.”

Rothbury Industrial Estate is located just off Station Road in Rothbury. The town is circa 6 miles to the A697 which provides links to Morpeth and the A1 to the South and to the A68 Oxton (near Edinburgh) to the North. Alnwick is approximately 12 miles to the north east and Morpeth is approximately 16 miles to the south east. 

For more details please contact the Whittle Jones North East office on 0191 221 1999 or via email at northeast@whittlejones.co.uk. 

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