Logistics & Industrial Development
Bristol, United Kingdom
Location
Central Park, Avonmouth-Severnside
Phase
Under Construction / Multi-Phase Development
Axis Works is a major 101-acre industrial and logistics development located at Central Park in Avonmouth, Bristol, within one of the United Kingdom’s most strategically important distribution markets.
Acquired by EDC in 2020, the former pharmaceutical manufacturing site has undergone an extensive program of demolition, site remediation, raising, infrastructure and servicing works. The masterplan now benefits from planning consent for approximately 2 million square feet of industrial, warehouse and logistics development.
EDC, together with UK development partner Stoford, is currently delivering the first major phases of the development.
A new 390,000-square-foot logistics facility for Marks & Spencer is under construction on behalf of LondonMetric Property. The £74 million facility has been pre-let to M&S on a 20-year lease and will form an important part of the retailer’s investment in its food supply chain. Designed to achieve BREEAM Excellent and EPC A, the building is scheduled for completion in 2026.
Construction is also underway on a second 209,319-square-foot last-mile logistics facility for a major end user. The bespoke development will incorporate significant sustainability measures and represents another substantial investment at Axis Works.
Building on this momentum, EDC and Stoford have also submitted plans for a further approximately 202,000-square-foot cold-storage logistics facility, advancing the next phase of the Axis Works masterplan.
With direct access to the M49 and connectivity to the M4 and M5 motorway networks, proximity to the Port of Bristol and access to significant power infrastructure, Axis Works is positioned to accommodate large-scale, highly specialized occupier requirements.
The continued progression of the estate and attraction of leading occupiers demonstrates Axis Works’ emergence as a premier industrial and logistics destination in the South West of England and represents a significant milestone in the continued expansion of EDC’s UK investment and development platform.
