Diamond is a brand new design & build opportunity for industrial, warehouse and R&D units at Birmingham Business Park, Solihull.
Birmingham Business Park is the most established out-of-town business park in the West Midlands, comprising 148 acres of mature parkland with over 10,000 employees and 150 thriving businesses, including Rolls Royce, Fujitsu, Changan Automotive, IMI, Goodyear and Ryder Trucks.
Birmingham Business Park offers excellent access to both M6 Junction 4 and M42 Junction 6, which are approximately 1.5 and 3.5 miles away, respectively. The Park also now benefits from a new access road, Progress Way, which provides flexible access to and from the business park, easing congestion at peak times and futureproofing the local road network. Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International train station are less than 10 minutes' drive away, and the nearby HS2 Interchange will transform journey times to and from London.
Adjacent to the Park is the NEC, where occupiers can also benefit from all the retail and leisure amenities available at Resorts World. Birmingham Business Park itself provides numerous on-site amenities together with organised events and a range of activities set within a parkland setting. On-site amenities include:
- Greggs Bakery
- Dry cleaners
- Café
- M&S food & coffee vans
- Foodie Friday
- Outdoor table tennis
- Landscaped gardens
- Community cycle club
- Gym bootcamps and yoga
- Sustainability events
- 24-hour security
- CCTV coverage and ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)
- On-site management team
- Bus services to and from Birmingham International train station, Solihull, Coleshill and Sutton Coldfield (Bus service X12 and 75)
Unit 2 at Diamond comprises a brand-new, high-quality detached industrial/warehouse facility extending to approximately 51,010 sq ft (4,739 sq m), incorporating spacious warehouse accommodation and modern office facilities. The property benefits from a clear internal height of 10m, two level access loading doors and four dock-level loading doors, together with a service yard extending to approximately 46m in depth. The unit also provides first-floor office accommodation, VRF heating and cooling, kitchen facilities, 49 car parking spaces and a 500 kVA power supply. The development is designed to provide sustainable, energy-efficient accommodation, targeting BREEAM Excellent and EPC A ratings, with photovoltaic panels, EV charging provision and modern energy-efficient lighting. Diamond is prominently situated within Birmingham Business Park on Solihull Parkway, benefiting from excellent transport links. Junction 6 of the M42 is approximately 3 minutes away, providing convenient connections to the M6, M40 and wider national motorway network. The development is also within close proximity to Birmingham Airport, Birmingham International Railway Station and the NEC. Birmingham Business Park extends to approximately 148 acres of landscaped parkland, offering occupiers a range of amenities, including cafés, a nursery, outdoor gym and 24-hour security.
Environmental credentials include:
- Targeting BREEAM Excellent
- Targeting EPC 'A' rated
- Solar thermal heating
- Rainwater harvesting for toilets
- Power charging stations
- 20% of parking spaces with EV charging points
- Photovoltaic panels
- Energy monitoring system with 'smart meters'
- LED office lighting with automatic movement and daylight controls
- LED lighting to external yard areas and doors
- 15% rooflights providing natural daylight
The specification for Unit 2 will be:
- Brand-new industrial/warehouse premises
- 10m clear internal height
- 2 level access loading doors and 4 dock-level loading doors
- 46m service yard depth
- 50 kN/m² floor loading
- 500 kVA power supply
- 49 car parking spaces
- 24/7 access
- Modern offices with heating and cooling
- Targeting EPC A and BREEAM Excellent