Huel leases 71,800 sq ft at PLP MK Logistics Park

PLP has successfully concluded a lease agreement with popular food brand Huelfor a 71,800 sq ft space at PLP Milton Keynes, marking the beginning of leasing activities at the 135-acre logistics park in 2024.

The new PLP MK site offers modern business park facilities with excellent environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials.

This leased unit is part of Phase 1 at PLP MK, comprising 10 units with a total area of 1.06 million sq ft, designed in compliance with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) Carbon Net Zero standard.

The first five units, covering 920,800 sq ft, have been completed, while the remaining five units are currently under construction and expected to be delivered in late January 2024.

PLP MK is the first industrial and logistics business park of its size in the UK to achieve carbon net zero in its construction.

Edward Jackson, PLP Development Director said: "We're very proud of PLP MK. It's everything a modern, forward thinking industrial and logistics park should be and we're delighted to welcome Huel. For PLP MK to be an integral part of Huel's ambitious growth strategy is an endorsement of the PLP MK's uncompromised specification, design, working environment and ESG credentials. We look forward to seeing them flourish!".

Richard Saul, Ivanhoe Cambridge UK Head of Asset Management, commented: "This first lease reinforces our commitment to this development, and we look forward to closing more leases imminently. Growth phase, ESG focused clients like Huel demand best in class space and we are delighted to work alongside PLP to deliver this."

Ruvan Mendis, Chief Operations Officer of Huel said: "We are extremely excited to announce the opening of our new state of the art manufacturing site in Milton Keynes in early 2024. The site developed by PLP will have some of the best sustainability credentials in the country and reinforces our commitment to minimising our impact on animals and the environment.

"This factory is a key part of our growth ambitions for the future, and over the coming months we'll be recruiting for a wide range of manufacturing roles to operate the site, taking our overall team of Hueligans well past the 300 milestone."