By Liza Helps, Property Editor, Logistics Matters

THE PROPERTY totalling 28,117 ft2 has been let on a 10-year lease. It comprises 25,611 ft2 of warehouse space with 8.5m eaves with three level access electric loading doors and concrete yard as well as 2,506 ft2 of offices over two floors.

It is located close to Junction 2 of the M56 motorway, with Manchester Airport only 3 miles away.

Geodis already occupies two facilities within the Sharston Green Industrial area for its freight forwarding operation.

The new facility which will operate as a temperature-controlled GDP-compliant pharmaceutical warehouse and is scheduled to go live on June 1st, 2026. Located close to the airport in Manchester, it is designed to support both inventory management and cross-docking operations, reinforcing GEODIS’s capabilities in the fast-growing Pharma & Healthcare sector in the UK and Ireland. 

The warehouse will offer 2,000 pallet positions and has been developed to accommodate sensitive pharmaceutical products that require strict temperature management and regulatory compliance. It will include dedicated short-term storage zones such as a fully temperature-controlled area maintained at controlled room temperature (15–25°C) and chilled environments (2–8°C), with the option to introduce frozen storage if needed. Additional capabilities include designated returns areas and continuous temperature monitoring supported by 24/7 alert systems to safeguard product integrity, while enabling both short-term storage and efficient onward distribution.

GEODIS UK’s Head of Pharma & Healthcare Vertical Paul Morris said: “This new facility allows us to provide highly reliable end-to-end solution for temperature-sensitive healthcare products,

“With advanced monitoring systems, robust compliance standards and strong connectivity across the UK, we are well positioned to support pharmaceutical and biotech companies with safe, efficient and scalable logistics solutions.”

Operations will be supported by a validated Warehouse Management System (WMS) providing barcode scanning, batch traceability, full audit trails, and real-time inventory visibility to ensure compliance, transparency, and operational efficiency throughout the supply chain, whether for inventory holding or fast-moving distribution flows.

Joint agents were DTRE and JLL.