GMI tops out £16m units at MIRA Tech Park, Warks

GMI Construction Group has reached the topping out stage of its £16m contract to deliver the next units at MIRA Tech Park in Warwickshire – Europe’s largest automotive research and development cluster.

It marks a major milestone in the ongoing expansion of the site, developed by MIRA Tech Park and Evans Randall Investors. Swanvale Developments is managing project delivery.

The project includes construction of two units on Plot 9, each providing 36,000 sq. ft of office and technical space.

It also encompasses significant infrastructure work to improve access to the new plots being developed as part of MTP’s masterplan expansion.

Expansion at MIRA Tech Park has been driven by advances in low-carbon automotive technology – electric vehicles, cleantech fuels like hydrogen, and emerging autonomous and connected car technologies.

Adjacent to the HORIBA MIRA test track and proving ground, the park is already home to 35 companies, including names like Aston Martin, Bentley, Jaguar Land Rover, Bosch, Toyota, and Polestar.

The steel-framed Plot 9 units, clad to complement the existing MTP development, will feature open-plan workshop space, offices, service yards and parking.

Andy Macdonald, managing director of Swanvale Developments, said: “The topping out of Plot 9 marks a key milestone in the delivery of the next wave of new facilities at MIRA Tech Park with the building setting new benchmark standards.

“We’re very pleased that GMI have reached this stage of construction ahead of programme to facilitate the continued growth of Warwick Acoustics within one of the units.”

Gareth Jones, divisional managing director for the Midlands at GMI, added: “We’re incredibly proud to have reached this key stage in the development, which underlines GMI’s growing pipeline of work in the Midlands.

“We’re delighted with our partnership with Swanvale and look forward to continuing our collaboration on future projects that drive investment and innovation in the region.”