Case Study — Industrial & Logistics Greenlight Heathrow
Project Manager, Employer’s Agent and Quantity Surveyor for a 41,955 sq ft industrial and logistics unit at Colnbrook, next to Heathrow Airport, targeting BREEAM Outstanding, from inception through to appointing the main contractor.
The challenge
A best-in-class unit next to Heathrow
A logistics joint venture set out to deliver a single detached industrial and logistics unit of 41,955 sq ft at Colnbrook, 0.3 miles from Heathrow Airport and five minutes from M25 Junction 14. The scheme comprises 35,242 sq ft of warehouse and 6,713 sq ft of offices, with a 35m secure yard and 39 parking spaces.
The specification targeted BREEAM Outstanding, EPC A+ and Net Zero Carbon Operations Enabled, with solar PV, EV charging, 10% rooflights, 11m eaves, 50 kN/m² floor loading and 500 kVA of power. All of this had to be defined, priced and secured in the contract before a contractor was appointed.
Delivered by Ollie Thompson MRICS in a previous role at Trinity Property Consultants.
Project facts
At a glance
Appointed from RIBA Stage 0 through to procuring the main contractor, on a JCT Design and Build contract with client amendments.
Client
Logistics joint venture
Location
Colnbrook, next to Heathrow Airport
Specification
11m eaves, 500 kVA, 35m secure yard
Contract
JCT Design and Build with client amendments
Our role
Project Manager, Employer’s Agent and Quantity Surveyor
RIBA stages
0–4, from inception to contractor appointment
Scheme
41,955 sq ft detached unit: 35,242 sq ft warehouse and 6,713 sq ft offices
Sustainability
Targeting BREEAM Outstanding, EPC A+ and Net Zero Carbon Operations Enabled
Main contractor
Benniman
Our approach
From inception to contractor appointment
Strategic Definition
Setting the brief, budget and programme for a single detached unit with offices on a compact site next to Heathrow.
Preparation & Team
Assembling the professional team and setting up project governance, reporting and cost control.
Concept Design
Testing the design against the cost plan and the BREEAM Outstanding, EPC A+ and net zero targets.
Spatial Coordination
Coordinating the design and keeping the budget aligned as the scheme moved through planning.
Employer’s Requirements
Preparing the Employer’s Requirements and the client’s amendments to the JCT Design and Build contract.
Main Contractor Procurement
Running the tender, analysing the returns and appointing Benniman as main contractor.
The outcome
A net zero ready unit, ready to build
Sq ft
A detached logistics unit with 6,713 sq ft of offices and a 35m secure yard.
EPC target
Alongside BREEAM Outstanding and Net Zero Carbon Operations Enabled.
Miles to Heathrow
A self-contained site outside the ULEZ, five minutes from M25 Junction 14.
Images: Benniman. See also our Greenlight Redditch and Greenlight Milton Keynes case studies, or our Project & Programme Management and Employer’s Agent services.
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