WELCOME TO THE FURNESS BUSINESS PROPERTY MARKET
Furness has some really outstanding business sites available, the newest being The Waterfront Business Park http://www.waterfrontbarrowbp.com. Here plots will be ready for use in November 2008. In Ulverston Expro are undertaking a 113,000sq.ft development at Low Mill . For incoming or existing companies thinking of expanding and individuals starting up a business in Furness there is a choice of sites and premises available.
Emlyn Hughes House is Barrow's newest prestige office complex.
Waterside House Business Centre www.watersidebusinesspark.com is the newest managed enterprise and business centre. Pheonix Business Centre www.phoenixbusinesscentre.co.uk/ at Furness Business Park offers an alternative.
A wide range of premises and sites are available in Furness. Click on Business Parks & Industrial Estates to find what is currently available.Download the: 2008 MODERN BUSINESS sites and PREMISES AVAILABILITY summary here [pdf]
Where are the best locations for expanding businesses?
Most businesses are located in Barrow and in Ulverston.
The newest developments are located in Barrow at
The other main business parks in Barrow are
- Park Road West Park Road – Sandscale Park*
- Park Road – Sowerby Woods*
- Port of Barrow, owned by Associated British Ports PLC
- Rampside Energy Park, owned by Centrica Energy
Note: * sites in public sector ownership.
The main business parks in Ulverston are:
- Low Mill Business Park(Phase 2)*
- Canal Head and North Lonsdale Road Daltongate*
Note: * sites in public sector ownership.
A small number of sites and premises of 1,000ft² upwards are also available in Dalton, and the villages of South Cumbria.
Barrow, the largest town, is identified in NW of England Regional Planning Guidance as a centre earmarked for growth. The only other place in Cumbria to feature as a centre for growth is Carlisle.
What will it cost me to buy land or rent premises?
£65,000 - £100,000 per acre for Industrial, serviced land. Unserviced sites can cost less
£4.50/ft² (£40.00/m²) for modern space. £2.75/ft² (£27.5/m²) for older larger units .
£8.00/ft² (£60.00/m²) to £10.00/ft² (£80.00/m²)for new offices
Business rates in Barrow-in-Furness are currently £0.437 in the £1.
Long Lane, Dalton-in-Furness
The premises enjoy a prominent location to the corner of a small industrial estate on Long Lane, to the outskirts of Dalton-in-Furness and most convenient for access to the A590 trunk road. This purpose-built factory building dating from 1990 incorporates quality office accommodation of a modern style and in good condition, together with administration office, workshops etc.
If you are searching for a home to live in too you can see what is available with local estate agents by going to www.barrow.furness.co.uk or you can look in Wednesday night's Northwest Evening Mail property supplement's pages.
Property Agents
Carigiet Cowen, Emma Parry,
Kendal House, Murley Moss Business Village, Oxenholme Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7RL. Tel No: 01539 733311.
Email: kendal@carigietcowen.co.uk
Dunlop Heywood Lorenz Limited.
Unit 20, Lillyhall Business Centre, Jubilee Road, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4HA.
Tel No: 01900 870884.
Email: csp@dhlproperty.co.uk
Peill & Co
19 Castle Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1YN
Tel No: 01524 841230.
Email: lancaster@peill.co.uk Poole Townsend.
65-75 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RP.
Tel No: 01229 811811.
Email: mail@pooletownsend.co.uk
Poole Townsend.
66 Market Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AA.
Tel No: 01229 467565.
Email: mail@pooletownsend.co.uk
Resource Marketing - Mr George Colquhoun
Resource Marketing, Double Tree Court. Cavendish Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7AD.
Tel No: 01229 400203.
Robert Pinkus & Co. Marcus Walsh,
Riversway Business Village, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 2YP.
Tel No: 01772 769000.
Email: marcus@pinkus.co.uk
Ross Estate Agents.
25 King Street, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7DZ.
Tel No: 01229 582889.
Email: ross2@callnetuk.com
Whittle Jones NW. Joyce Westwell,
Lynton House, Ackhurst Park, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 1NY.
Tel No: 01257 238666.
Email:westwellj@lyntonhouse.com
