138 jobs to be created in Barnsley thanks to new industrial and trade scheme

A new 36,000 sq ft Barnsley industrial and trade scheme is to be built to address a severe shortage of commercial accommodation in the area.

The Oval, fronting the Dearne Valley Parkway, is being funded by EV Waddington and is aimed at industrial, warehouse and trade occupiers, with two if its seven units already under offer with agents Knight Frank in Sheffield.

The surrounding area is already an established commercial location, home to industrial and commercial occupiers including Esco, Talurit, Evri, Starbucks and McDonalds.

Rebecca Schofield, partner at the Sheffield office of Knight Frank, which is marketing The Oval, said: “EV Waddington has managed to deliver a much needed speculative development of sub 10,000 sq ft addressing the lack of commercial property offer of this size across the region.”

The Oval is expected to be completed in August this year, creating 138 full time jobs and generating £46m GVA over the next 10-year period.

Cllr Robert Frost, Cabinet Spokesperson for Regeneration and Culture, said: “We are delighted that EV Waddington continue to have great confidence in Barnsley as an excellent location to develop speculatively.

“This will be the third time they have invested in the borough, and their previous developments at Shortwood Business Park proved a great success, attracting expanding local and new businesses to the area, creating many new jobs.”

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