Classeq opens new 3,000 square metre plant at Beacon Business Park

The continental flags are flying high at Beacon Business Park in Stafford, as the new manufacturing facility for Classeq Limited ware washers opened its doors on 18 October 2017.

   

Classeq, previously based in Hixon near Stafford, was formed in 1977 to provide glass and dishwashing equipment to the hospitality industry. The company has since grown to dominate its sector of the market and was purchased by German-based family owned business Winterhalter Gastronom GmbH in 2004 with a view to increasing their investment in the UK and entering the value product range after 70 years in the market.

With expansion in mind, Beacon Business Park’s new 50-acre development zone was the obvious choice. Plans were put in place to house their manufacturing and distribution in a single facility, designed by Stafford-based architects Barnett Ratcliffe Partnership. Planning permission was approved by Stafford Borough Council on 16 May 2016 and construction started on the site shortly after.

The new 3,156 square metre unit incorporates production lines, sales and support offices, meeting room and a new showroom. The new building also has impressive green credentials too, incorporating renewable energy within the plant and a purpose-built cycle area.

The new enhanced facility at Beacon Business Park will enable Classeq to increase the productivity rate of 16,000 units per annum at their old premises, by 60 per cent.

 

Left to right Manfred Rieger, David Smithson, Jürgen Winterhalter, Gary Jones, Ralph Winterhalter

Gary Jones, managing director at Classeq Ltd, explains how the team at Beacon Business Park helped them realise their vision with added benefits:

“We looked all over the West Midlands before choosing to come here, and our experience has been that this was the right choice. The great thing about the on-site team at Beacon Business Park is that I have had someone to speak to about the project right from our initial enquiry and that same team has helped us to shape the project and bring it to fruition. We are ending up with a much better factory and offices than I could have anticipated.”

This latest development follows the recent successful completion of a 4,000 square metre UK headquarters at Beacon Business Park for the German construction equipment group Wacker Neuson, putting Staffordshire firmly on the map when it comes to our European partners.

For more information about commercial property for sale in Staffordshire, contact ISE Estates on 01785 256098 or email info@espleys.co.uk.

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