Sheffield's Knight Frank office brokers £15m property deal for Chesterfield interiors brand

Chesterfield’s Utopia Tableware has moved into a prime 168,000 sq ft unit at Langham Park as part of a broader £15m expansion.

Utopia, the largest UK supplier of glass and tableware to the hospitality industry, purchased One Langham Park, Temple Normanton, in a sale brokered by the Sheffield office of Knight Frank and JLL Nottingham Office, acting on behalf of Cabot Properties.

Utopia was keen to relocate nearby, retaining staff numbers with continuous close proximity to the company’s remaining unit at Holmewood Industrial Park.

Rebecca Schofield, partner at Knight Frank, said: “The sale of One Langham Park is a milestone for Utopia Tableware as it expands the business from three, mid-sized existing premises to consolidate most of its operations under one roof following substantial market share grow in 2018 and the start of 2019, both in the UK and overseas.

“The unit is just two miles from the company’s remaining depot at Holmewood Industrial Park and provides a high specification facility with 12 metre eaves height, 15 dock-level loading doors and large secure loading yard, key requirements for the business.”

Utopia’s headquarters, main warehouse and distribution facility are in Chesterfield, with a showroom in London and the new warehouse allowing the company to hold more than 30,000 pallets in one space.

The company has been operating from Holmewood Industrial Park for 10 years and has appointed Knight Frank to market its two vacant units at the site.

Mark Rammell, owner and CEO at Utopia Tableware, said: “This is a great opportunity for Utopia, it allows us to increase capacity and hold more stock throughout our whole hospitality range.

“Our total number of distributors has grown rapidly during 2018 and we now have over 1,100 sales representatives promoting our products across the world.

“The new warehouse facility has been purpose built to accommodate our hospitality division and we have also installed additional office space and a showroom at the new unit.”

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