Omega, a 226 ha site straddling the M62 near Warrington, is considered to be one of Europe’s most important strategic development sites. It will be a mixed-use development comprising offices, industrial space, leisure facilities and hotel and conference facilities. The development is expected to create over 12,000 jobs for the region with the development planned to take place over the next 25 years.

The site comprises a large part of the former RAF/ USAF Burtonwood Airbase and has two distinct areas, and incorporates five former aircraft hangars that remain from the former airfield use. The site is surrounded by land that is designated for use as statutory green belt which will be precluded from future development.

Hannan Associate’s duties for this project include utilities and MEP contribution to the master planning proposals, utilities infrastructure appraisal, strategy and procurement for the whole of the North and South sites. We provided MEP performance and monitoring duties for the OWL developed buildings including planning submission support, BREEAM assessment, utilities provisions for the tenant developed plots and pre and post exchange tenant liaison for the utilities.

We have also provided shell & core and fit out of distribution centres on Omega North for Brake Brothers, Hermes and Travis Perkins and on Omega South The Hut Group, Plastic Omnium and Dominos Pizza.

Brakes Brothers became the first business to take up residence in the Omega Business Park, upon completion of their 200,000 sq ft state of the art cold storage logistics centre. The development takes up a quarter of the Omega North site based to the north of the M62. The building is designed to be at a constant temperature of -26c, to ensure stored food remains fresh before being delivered across the country.

Hannan Associates provided MEP design services for this project that involved the construction of a single storey industrial building, with ambient, chilled and frozen environments and a 15,000sq.ft, two storey office building.

The building has been constructed on a secured enclosed site with external car parking, HGV parking, service yard, goods-in, goods-out, gatehouse, fuel storage and filling point and vehicle wash.

This project involved the construction and fit out of a c150,000 sq ft cross dock automated parcel sorting facility for Hermes at plot 1A, Omega North, Warrington.

The building includes office accommodation, a vehicle maintenance unit, a warehousing facility, and two gatehouses. The site area is 18.43 acres with the provision of 275 car parking spaces and 262 HGV parking spaces.

Our services included infrastructure services and MEP design associated with the landlords CAT A works and tenant enhancement CAT B works for the construction and fit out of a c150,000 sq ft cross dock automated parcel sorting facility with c16,000 sq ft two storey offices, external car parking, HGV parking, service yard, fuel storage & filling point and vehicle wash.

Warehouse heating was provided via gas-fired radiant heating with gas fired boiler plant serving radiators within the office area.

Liaison with the tenant was undertaken regarding the proposed CAT C works to ensure co-ordination of the power and water supplies, drainage etc for the intended fit-out works of the automated parcel sorting machinery.

A new purpose building manufacturing facility at Omega South, across a site area of c20acres. Our services included infrastructure and MEP design associated with the landlords CAT A works, and tenant enhancement CAT B works, for the construction and fit out of a c235,000 sq ft state of the art manufacturing facility with c21,000 sq ft two storey offices, external car parking, HGV parking and service yard. Air source heat pumps provided heating and comfort cooling to the office areas with sprinkler protection to NFPA standards provided to the warehouse and office areas.

Liaison with the tenant was undertaken regarding the CAT C works to ensure co-ordination of utility supplies, drainage etc with the intended fit-out works of the automation manufacturing machinery.

The building was constructed to meet the pre let requirements of John Lewis for a new 50,000 ft² customer delivery distribution hub. The building design and handover information was carried out using BIM protocols in accordance with John Lewis requirements.

Our role involved assisting the client with tenant liaison and the development of the brief with the John Lewis team. We were
responsible for the infrastructure procurement and the provision of a Stage 3+ design and performance specification for the MEP systems. We monitored the contractor design stages and construction of the works through to handover to ensure compliance with the strict tenant requirements.

A 2.0m sq ft multi building industrial, warehousing and office project with new and upgraded infrastructure and diversions. 1.5m sq ft let and operating and still under development. Our duties have included full Mechanical and Electrical Design Duties and Site Infrastructure works.