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FULL HOUSE AT ORBIT BUSINESS PARK WITH HEALTHNET EXPANSION

11th January 2021

Whittle Jones, agents acting on behalf of Northern Trust Company Ltd, are pleased to announce that Healthnet Homecare (UK) Ltd have expanded their operations at Orbit Business Park, Swadlincote taking an additional 14,000 sq ft of space.

HealthNet Homecare (UK) Ltd first moved to Orbit Business Park at the end of last year, and with the additional unit they now occupy c 32,000 sq ft and 3 out of the 6 units on the Business Park which now fully occupied.

HealthNet Homecare (UK) Ltd is a dedicated team with over 100 years combined expertise in design, development and delivery of homecare services for patients, covering a wide range of medicines and therapy areas. They work closely with the NHS to provide their services and help alleviate capacity pressures on the NHS.

Kerry Hinton, Chief Executive Officer at HealthNet Homecare commented “HealthNet are committed to working in partnership with, and supporting the NHS to deliver the highest levels of personalised treatment for patients at home or in a location of their choice. The additional space at Orbit Business Park is part of our strategic expansion plan to be able to offer additional capacity and flexibility of clinical homecare services to our NHS partners, both locally and on a National basis. We have already created over 30 new jobs at Swadlincote and we see ourselves very much as part of this community.  We will continue to expand and grow and create new posts including skilled positions for our patient services team, homecare nurses and pharmacy roles. Orbit Business Park will become the new Headquarters for HealthNet whilst retaining our existing site in West Yorkshire.”

For more details about the services provided by HealthNet Homecare please visit the website at www.healthnethomecare.co.uk.

Caroline Jones, Lettings Manager at Whittle Jones Midlands said “We are delighted that HealthNet Homecare has expanded their operations at Orbit Business Park, and that the estate is now fully occupied. We rebranded the Business Park last year following substantial refurbishment works which saw the estate split back into 6 individual units following vacation of the former tenant who occupied the site as a whole. The site is now a key employment zone with the occupiers having created a number of new jobs, which is great for the local economy.”

Paul Rushton, Director at Rushton Hickman Limited, joint letting agents on the Park added “We were happy to assist with the marketing of the units and are pleased that the last remaining unit has now been let. They were attractive units of varying sizes in a popular location which helped achieve a successful result.”

Orbit Business Park extends to over 45,000 sq ft and is ideally situated to the west of Swadlincote, approximately 4 miles south east of Burton upon Trent and 10 miles south of Derby.

Northern Trust’s, Midlands portfolio currently comprises 28 industrial estates and 3 business centres totalling over 1.2 million sq ft in more than 1,000 units / office suites.

The majority of assets are in the West Midlands but we also hold assets in Worcestershire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire.

For availability enquiries please contact: Whittle Jones Midlands on 0121 523 2929 or email midlands@whittlejones.co.uk.

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