Representatives from Greggs, Northamptonshire County Council and main contractor TSL Projects met this week with Tritax Big Box Developments at Symmetry Park Kettering for a steel signing ceremony.
Located at Junction 9 off the A14, the new 311,551 square foot facility has been designed to achieve a minimum of BREEAM ‘Very Good’ standard and an EPC A rating, while it will also meet the requirements of Net Zero Carbon in Construction.
Tritax Big Box Developments has also secured planning permission for an additional 100,000 square feet of floor space to enable future expansion.
Greggs, which operates more than 2,500 stores across the UK and employs over 32,000 members of staff, expects the facility to be operational in the first half of 2027, subject to approval.
“We’re incredibly excited to bring our people on site for the first time and see our new distribution centre start to take shape,” said Greggs supply chain director Kuldip Bains, who recently joined the firm from Bakkavor.
“Only by investing in our people and in our assets will we achieve our growth ambitions of increasing our number of shops from 2,600 to in excess of 3,500 and increase our ability to directly supply ambient and chilled products to our customers.”
Meanwhile, director at Tritax Big Box Developments Jonathan Wallis added: “Greggs is a highly valued client and we are thrilled to be working with them to expand and further their expansion plans.
“With construction underway, we are planning to complete the build in September 2025 with Greggs to become fully operational in 2027. The project demonstrates the benefits of investing in sites, bringing infrastructure and jobs to the local area.”
Symmetry Park Kettering is also home to Iron Mountain, a US-based data centre storage provider which has occupied a 313,000 square foot unit since 2023.
