Case Study — Industrial & Logistics Greenlight Reading
Project Manager, Employer’s Agent and Quantity Surveyor for a 49,208 sq ft industrial and logistics unit on a brownfield site in Reading, targeting BREEAM Outstanding, from inception through to appointing the main contractor.
The challenge
A brownfield site brought back into use
A logistics joint venture set out to replace redundant buildings on Bennet Road, Reading, with a single new industrial and logistics unit of 49,208 sq ft, 1.5 miles from M4 Junction 11. The scheme comprises 41,512 sq ft of warehouse and 7,696 sq ft of Cat A 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, 12m eaves, 50 kN/m² floor loading, 500 kVA of power and a wellness garden. The works had to be packaged in two phases, demolition and site clearance followed by construction, and 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
Bennet Road, Reading
Specification
12m 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
49,208 sq ft unit: 41,512 sq ft warehouse and 7,696 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 new unit on a brownfield site with redundant buildings to clear.
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, phasing the demolition and new build works, and drafting 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 new logistics unit with 7,696 sq ft of Cat A offices and a 35m secure yard.
EPC target
Alongside BREEAM Outstanding and Net Zero Carbon Operations Enabled.
Miles to the M4
Junction 11 is close by, with the A33 a minute away.
Images: Benniman. See also our Greenlight Heathrow, Greenlight Redditch and Greenlight Milton Keynes case studies, or our Project & Programme Management and Employer’s Agent services.
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