IN Brief:
- Indurent has begun the final construction phase at Indurent Park Longbridge near Birmingham.
- The c.340,000 sq ft scheme will deliver 13 multi-let industrial and logistics units on the former MG Rover manufacturing site.
- The £30m investment is expected to support 590 full-time jobs and 280 construction roles.
Indurent has started the final phase of construction at Indurent Park Longbridge, a c.340,000 sq ft industrial and logistics scheme near Birmingham.
The development is being delivered on the former MG Rover car manufacturing site, once associated with vehicles including the Mini and the Austin 7. The final phase will provide 13 multi-let industrial and logistics units with ancillary office space, bringing new employment capacity to a site that has long carried symbolic weight in the West Midlands industrial economy.
Planning approval was secured in late 2025, with contractors appointed in early 2026. The £30m investment is expected to create 590 full-time jobs once complete, alongside 280 roles during construction. The scheme also includes improvements to local infrastructure, including better links with the River Rea valley walking and cycling routes and transport connections into Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.
The units are being designed to meet BREEAM Excellent and EPC A standards. Target occupiers include advanced manufacturing, logistics, and distribution companies, reflecting the region’s long-standing industrial base and its continued importance as a UK logistics location.
The West Midlands remains one of the country’s most strategically important distribution regions. Access to the M5, M6, M42, M40, and wider national motorway network gives occupiers a central position for both linehaul and regional delivery. For manufacturers, the same geography supports inbound components, outbound finished goods, service parts, and supplier coordination across the UK.
The Longbridge scheme also reflects the changing use of former manufacturing land. Sites once built around large single industrial employers are increasingly being reworked into multi-occupier logistics and light industrial parks. That shift supports a more diverse occupier base, while changing the local employment profile, the transport requirement, and the way industrial space contributes to regional supply chains.
Modern logistics property is now being judged on more than floor area. Occupiers need clear internal height, yard capacity, power availability, office provision, energy performance, road access, labour catchment, and the ability to fit automation or semi-automated processes. EPC A and BREEAM Excellent ratings add another layer, particularly for companies with carbon reporting obligations or customer requirements around lower-impact operations.
The West Midlands property market has remained active around high-capacity logistics assets, including Arrow Capital’s acquisition of the 304,000 sq ft Willenhall 300 logistics facility near Wolverhampton. Longbridge sits in the same regional pattern: demand remains strong for well-connected industrial space, even as financing costs and planning constraints make new supply harder to deliver quickly.
The market is also becoming more selective. Occupiers do not simply need more sheds; they need buildings that can support higher-throughput operations, returns processing, automation, electric fleet planning, staff welfare, and more resilient energy performance. Multi-let schemes can meet part of that demand by giving smaller and mid-sized occupiers access to modern specifications without requiring a single large national distribution centre.
For advanced manufacturing, the scheme may also support suppliers that need proximity to production networks rather than only motorway access. The West Midlands’ manufacturing base still creates demand for industrial logistics that sits between factory, warehouse, and distribution centre. Units that can support light assembly, component storage, kitting, and regional delivery may be especially attractive as companies reassess inventory and supplier resilience.
Longbridge’s industrial history is well known, but the current requirement is different from the age of large, vertically integrated car manufacturing. Modern industrial estates need to support multiple occupiers, faster tenant change, tighter sustainability expectations, and more technology-enabled logistics activity. Indurent Park Longbridge shows how legacy industrial land is being rebuilt around more flexible supply chain use.