Global freight forwarder Yusen Logistics has taken on a 10-year lease from Onward Holdings for a refurbished warehouse in Cross Green Industrial Estate, Leeds.
The logistics specialist which is owned my Mitsubishi Group is expanding in the UK to meet demand from an increase in the e-commerce sector.
Cross Green offers Yusen Logistics 73,238ft2 of secure warehouse space, 12m to the eaves, a 12-dock loading and despatch area with 15 trailer parking bays. It has capacity for storage of up to 10,000 pallets in block stack or rack configuration.
Iain McPhail of Knight Frank, who worked alongside Andrew Miller Chartered Surveyors of Sheffield promoting the Cross Green unit, says: “I’m delighted to announce the letting of the refurbished unit at Cross Green in Leeds to Yusen Logistics on behalf of Onward Holdings. Once again proving a continued demand for good quality warehouse space in the region.”
Onward Holdings Director, Neil Storey, added that the company’s latest investment in providing another quality warehouse unit to the market has paid off, bringing ‘much-needed business’ to the area. He said: “We are actively looking for further properties, and land suitable for development, in Yorkshire to add to our portfolio.”