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ESTATE WELCOMES NEW HOTEL AND FOOD OUTLETS AT THE BUCKINGHAM CENTRE Slough Trading Estate is enjoying a busy start to 2018, with the opening of a hotel and a range of new food and beverage outlets at the Buckingham Centre, located at the junction of Liverpool Road and Buckingham Avenue, close to the Leigh Road Bridge.
The new 127-room Premier Inn hotel consists of a ground floor and three upper floors, with a restaurant and bar area, dedicated parking for guests, and is adjoined by a Costa Coffee shop.
Papa John’s pizza restaurant and Woksta pan-Asian street food outlet represent further additions to the Buckingham Centre, which has
undergone a significant makeover to help create this central amenities hub on the estate.
SEGRO’s refurbishment programme to modernise the centre has included the provision of new canopies, redecoration of the shop fronts, external LED lighting and a reconfiguration of the car parking to increase capacity.
The new amenities join Ann’s Pantry, Café Café and Greggs at the Buckingham Centre, and other food outlets across the estate including KFC, McDonald’s, Priestly Bakers, Source Café and Subway.
Paul Lewis, Thames Valley Regional Director, SEGRO said:
“The work we have done to improve the Buckingham Centre has helped us attract new operators, which ultimately gives our customers even more choice. The new amenities complement the existing outlets already based here, and we’re delighted to welcome them to the estate.”
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Welcome to the latest edition of estatelife, the newsletter for the Slough Trading Estate. In each edition, we aim to bring you the latest news and events from on and around the estate.
In this issue, we hope you enjoy reading about MooGoo’s extraordinary skin care product, the free Bike Surgery and the SEGRO Thames Valley Community fund.
We’d like to hear what is happening in your business, so if you have any interesting news to share, please contact [email protected]
GREENSQUARES PRODUCTS 496 Ipswich Road, Slough, SL1 4EP
20% off Timbertech decking and Primaporcelan tiles and paving
ULTRAFIT BY KICKFIT 395 Montrose Avenue, Slough, SL1 4TJ
10 classes for £69 only
If you work on the Slough Trading Estate you can register for a free discount card. To register and to view all discounts visit www.segro.com/slough/discount-card
Costa Coffee Retail Unit 1, 38 Buckingham AvenueCoffee shop
CSC Screeding Ltd 229 Berwick AvenueFloor screeding contractors
Diamond Logistics Slough 910 Yeovil RoadExpress parcel delivery; Overnight & International. Same day couriers. Warehouse fulfilment; Storage, pick, pack & dispatch solution
Jaguar Land Rover 816 Leigh Road Sale & servicing of Jaguar Land Rover
Premier Inn40 Liverpool RoadHotel
Download the latest Who’s Who, the Slough Trading Estate directory at: www.segro.com/slough/community/events
WHAT’S ON
SEGRO WELCOME
BIKE SURGERYDescription Drop in for a FREE bike health check and information about cycling to work, with Stows Cycles & Cycle Experience. For more information visit www.segro.com/slough/transport-partnership
Date & Time 1st Wednesday of every month Lunchtime sessions: 12pm-2pm Evening sessions: 4pm-6pm
Venue Rotating every month at Bath Road Central Event Plaza (lunchtime) & Slough Aspire (evening)
FARNHAM ROYAL RFC TOUCH RUGBYDescription Join the 7-a-side Summer Fun Touch Rugby 2018 at Farnham Park Playing Fields. To register visit www.farnhamroyalrfc.com or email [email protected] (01753 646 252)
Cost £5 per person. Any age or gender can join.
Venue Farnham Park Playing Fields
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
SPECIAL OFFERS FOR SLOUGH TRADING ESTATE DISCOUNT CARD HOLDERS
FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN AND AROUND SLOUGH
ESTATE OFFERS
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SEGRO never ceases to be amazed by the extraordinary achievements of its customers at Slough Trading Estate. The latest company to grab the headlines and demonstrate the wow factor is MooGoo, the Australian natural skin care company, who recently expanded their presence on the estate, moving into their premises on Oxford Avenue.
MooGoo produces a unique cream initially formulated for cows’ udders, which has helped a 22-year old woman manage a severe and longstanding eczema condition.
Megan Underwood, a teacher from Hampshire, had tried dozens of treatments and prescription creams since childhood, but her eczema was so severe it covered her entire face and body, and has led to her being hospitalised.
However, since being recommended the unusual solution developed by MooGoo, the cream has worked wonders to keep Megan eczema-free and enable her to lead a normal life, unhampered by her condition. This miraculous story captured the imagination of the national media earlier this year, with MooGoo and Megan featuring in a range of articles in the Daily Mail, The Sun and The Mirror, amongst others.
MOOGOO’S UDDER CREAM CURES WOMAN WITH SEVERE ECZMA
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Slough Borough Council’s ‘Better by…’ campaign is running a free bike surgery, where minor bike repairs can be fixed on site, for customers on the Slough Trading Estate.
The service, which is provided by Stows Cycles and estate customer Cycle Experience, takes place on the first Wednesday of every month with the venue rotating from Slough Aspire
(350 Edinburgh Avenue) and Bath Road Central Event Plaza (252 Bath Road). The free bike surgeries have been running for nearly four years. The service has provided a forum to discuss wider workplace travel initiatives which aim to maximise employee productivity and health through provision of safer and smarter travel arrangements; raised awareness of sustainable travel; and taught many on the estate how to maintain good upkeep of their bike to prolong its use.
For more information on the Bike Surgery please visit www.segro.com/slough/transport-partnership
FREE BIKE SURGERY AND BIKE REPAIR SERVICE
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CUSTOMER NOTICE ROAD OWNERSHIP ON SLOUGH TRADING ESTATE
To report issues and faults (such as pot holes and trip hazards) relating to public highways please contact [email protected]
To report issues relating to parking on public highways please contact [email protected]
A list of public highways on Slough Trading Estate can be found below:
• Ajax Avenue • Argyll Avenue • Banbury Avenue • Bedford Avenue• Berkshire Avenue • Berwick Avenue • Bestobell Road • Buckingham Avenue• Cambridge Avenue • Deal Avenue • Dundee Road • Dover Road • Edinburgh Avenue • Falmouth Road
• Ajax Avenue (South)• Aberdeen Avenue • Bradford Road • Eastbourne Road • Harwich Road • Ipswich Road (part)• Greenock Road • Montrose Avenue (Enterprise Quarter only) • Perth Avenue • Plymouth Road • Sykes Road • Yarmouth Road
To report issues relating to SEGRO private owned roads, please contact a member of the operations team.
A list of private roads can be found below:
• Fairlie Road• Galvin Road• Gresham Road • Hamilton Road • Henley Road• Ipswich Road (part) • Leigh Road• Liverpool Road • Malton Avenue • Montrose Avenue• Oxford Avenue • Stirling Road • Weston Road • Yeovil Road
Customers at Slough Trading Estate will have noticed that we recently completed our sign refresh programme, replacing all 170 wayfinding road signs, three large totems and the new signage at the Buckingham Centre in just 6 months.
The new signage will improve wayfinding, and help those visiting the 350 businesses based here easily reach their destination.
The project was a team effort, with thanks to contractors Octink, Longs Electrical and Adamson Construction for their assistance in completing the programme on schedule with minimum disruption to customers.
NEW LOOK SIGNAGE UNVEILED ACROSS THE ESTATE
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What are your future plans?
“Our goal is to continue to expand our UK business. Our base at Slough Trading Estate will be home to 9 staff initially, but offers us the flexibility to grow. Moreover, one day we would like to explore relocating part of our coffee roasting operation to the UK, so being
in an environment where so many other businesses are making and creating things is appealing.”
For more information on Rombouts Coffee visit www.rombouts.co.uk.
Rombouts Coffee is a family owned coffee company founded in Belgium in 1896. The company sources, roasts and supplies premium quality coffees throughout the UK.
Simon Remmer, Sales Director, Rombouts Coffee said:
“Rombouts Coffee is a family-owned Belgian Coffee Roaster. The 120 year old company manufactures coffee for all markets and supplies equipment for home and commercial use. Although most famous for our one cup filter we have an extensive range of Roast & Ground Coffees. We supply supermarkets, coffee shops, hotels, restaurants, offices and provide products direct to consumers via our website. We have operated in the UK for 50 years.”
What brought you to Slough Trading Estate? Why did you select this location?
“Our UK operations have always been based in the South East, in the M4 Corridor. About 18 months ago we decided to relocate to new premises and consolidate together our head office and distribution space, as we think there is a commercial benefit to having our people and products together. We selected Slough Trading Estate as it offered the right type of flexible space, in a location that offers easy access to London and the South East - particularly after Crossrail opens - as well as good connectivity to our regional network of partners and distributors.”
60 SECOND INTERVIEW: ROMBOUTS COFFEE
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BROMPTON BIKES’ ELECTRIC FUTURE LAID BARE
The man from Mars talks new
product development
Return to sender? Reverse logistics comes to the rescue
Following a hugely successful launch in 2017, we are delighted to report that digital magazine FURNACE attracted over 8,000 readers for its second issue in February.
FURNACE, published three times a year, takes a fresh look at industry with articles investigating the trends in global industry and the people that are making things happen. It is available internationally on Issuu, the digital publishing platform at www.furnacemag.com
The second issue contained stories from every corner of manufacturing and innovation, including a cover feature on Brompton’s development of electric bikes, an interview
with Mars’ Chief Chocolatier, Mike Zietek and a look at Griffon Hoverwork’s new prototype hovercraft amongst many others.
Slough Trading Estate is the inspiration for FURNACE, and customers on the estate are invited to share their ideas and inspiring stories for the magazine. Please get in touch - we’d love to hear from you!
The next issue of FURNACE is out in June. To find out more and provide feedback on please go to www.furnacemag.com
Simon Remmer, Sales Director – Rombouts Coffee
FURNACE READERSHIP HITS 8,000!
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“The benefits of Apprenticeships to both employers and apprentices, range from increased productivity and retention to higher earning potential, and make them an ideal way for Berkshire’s businesses to grow their workforce.”
Campbell Christie CBE, Chair of the Skills, Education & Employment Programme Group and director of the LEP Executive Board added: “Creating more and better apprenticeships is a priority for the LEP and this programme will contribute strongly to this aim.”
To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, The Berkshire Apprenticeship Hub hosted a focus group: ‘Barriers to Apprenticeships in Smaller Businesses’. The workshop provided a platform for SMEs to share their views
and experiences of Apprentices, the new Apprenticeship Levy, interactions with training providers and what they feel the government could do to make it easier for SMEs to recruit and train the next generation of talent.
For more information please visit www.berkshire-apprenticeships.co.uk
SLOUGH ASPIRE RELAUNCHES DEDICATED APPRENTICESHIP HUB WITH THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE LEP
SEGRO has completed the latest phase of development at Buckingham Avenue, at the Western Gateway to the estate. The development comprises the speculative construction of three new buildings totalling over 60,000 sq ft of workspace.
Highlighting the continued strong demand for workspace on the estate, two of the three new buildings have already been leased.
Axflow, a company specialising in the provision of pump systems across a range of industries, is a new customer to the estate, agreeing to lease a 14,400 sq ft unit at 820 Yeovil Road, and an existing estate customer has agreed to lease unit 772 on Buckingham Avenue, a 34,700 sq ft building.
There is one remaining unit available to lease, a detached building comprising 11,400 sq ft on Henley Road.
Paul Lewis, Thames Valley Regional Director, SEGRO said;
“Leasing 80% of new space in a speculative development before construction completes illustrates that occupier demand for the Slough Trading Estate remains as strong as ever. We’re pleased to welcome another new customer, and it is always gratifying when one of our existing customers decides to expand their operations with us.”
Slough Aspire, with support from Thames Valley Berkshire LEP, has relaunched the Berkshire Apprenticeship Hub, where businesses on the estate and across Berkshire can gain fast, free and easy access to information on apprenticeship programmes and the latest funding.
Commenting on the re-launch, Fiona Jones, Slough Aspire’s Chief Executive, said:
NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED AT BUCKINGHAM AVENUE
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CAMILLA SARGEANTSON Senior Leasing Surveyor T: 01753 213531 E: [email protected]
NICOLA WEBB Leasing Manager T: 01753 213428 E: [email protected]
TO LETPaul Lewis Regional Director T: 01753 213564 E: [email protected]
Carol Rix Senior Asset Manager T: 01753 213527 E: [email protected]
For all lease queries
Ged Parry Asset Manager T: 01753 213104 E: [email protected]
For all lease queries
COLETTE SHARP Assistant Operations Manager T: 01753 213415 E: [email protected]
For property and estate issues
NAtalie Price Operations Manager T: 01753 213106 E: [email protected]
For property and estate issues
Yin Bowers Property Administrator T: 01753 213310 E: [email protected]
For property and marketing issues
Barry Thomas Property Services Manager T: 01753 213315 E: [email protected]
For dilapidations and alterations queries
For property and estate issues
Katie Dunn Property Administrator T: 01753 213303 E: [email protected]
For dilapidations and alterations queries
DILDEEP SINGH Building Surveyor T: 01753 213437 E: [email protected]
For accounts queries
Sue Penney Accounts Receivable T: 01753 213336 E: [email protected]
412 Montrose Avenue Enterprise lease available, ideal for small businesses. Single storey, semi-detached warehouse with small office at the front.
891 PLYMOUTH ROAD End of terrace, modern warehouse with two storey offices & 7 car parking spaces.
951 YEOVIL ROAD Newly refurbished end of terrace production/warehouse unit with ground floor reception, first floor office & 12 car parking spaces.
936 Yeovil Road A modern, single storey warehouse/industrial unit with 6 metre eaves and 3 car parking spaces.
767 HENLEY ROAD A brand new production/warehouse unit with a self-contained yard.
347 EDINBURGH AVENUE Modern mid-terrace warehouse/industrial unit, recently refurbished. Fully fitted first floor office, dual access shared yard & 16 car parking spaces.
For all property leasing enquiries:
For dilapidations and alterations queries
Helen Murray Property Administrator T: 01753 213487 E: [email protected]
Chris Stone Maintenance Operative E: [email protected]
THAMES VALLEY TEAM
TOTAL: 5,648 sq ft (524.70 sq m)
TOTAL: 11,399 SQ FT (1,050 SQ M)
Total: 2,341 sq ft (217.5 sq m)
TOTAL: 4,076 SQ FT (378.69 SQ M)
TOTAL: 2,284 SQ FT (212.2 SQ M)
TOTAL: 5,886 sq ft (546.83 sq m)
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This newsletter is printed on paper comprising 55% recycled fibre from both pre and post-consumer sources together with 45% virgin ECF fibre from sustainable forests.
WIN! COMPETITIONCongratulations to Toni Da Costa from RMS Cash Solutions who correctly answered that Aeroserve first located on the Slough Trading Estate in 2004.
For your chance to win a case of fine wine, email the correct answer to the question below, along with your name and address to [email protected] by Friday 1st June.
How many years have Rombouts Coffee operated in the UK for?
Is it? A: 120 years B: 20 years C: 50 years
SEGRO.COM/SLOUGH FOLLOW US @SLOUGHTE
On Thursday 22 March businesses on the Slough Trading Estate competed in the first ever ‘interactive’ treasure trail, exploring eleven iconic locations on the estate using state of the art QR technology, designed to engage with the local workforce, increase awareness and cultural and social heritage of Slough.
The Estates Trail App (ETA), devised by Resource Productions and Mix-Up Reality in partnership with SEGRO and HOME Slough and Arts Council England, saw nine teams racing to get to the checkpoints across the estate, using a specially designed mobile phone app.
Teams from 10 businesses took part, including estate customers, CLEAN, Mars, Hanovia and Ragus. CLEAN were crowned the winners and were given £500 donation to their partner charity, Aik Saath – Empoword, who work with people from all communities and faiths to promote and encourage conflict resolution and community cohesion through poetry. Each participating team were also awarded £100 to donate to their chosen charities.
All competitors joined at Slough Aspire after the ETA, where Tan Dhesi, Slough MP, led the prize giving;
“Well done to everyone who took part in today’s challenge at the Slough Trading Estate. The ETA has been a great way to tell the historical and cultural story of Slough while working to break down negative stereotypes of Slough and show people how great of a place Slough is to work and live in.”
The trail will remain up across the estate for the foreseeable future.
More information about the trail and how to view the content: www.etaslough.com
FIRST EVER INTERACTIVE TREASURE TRAIL ON THE ESTATE
