INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Express Engineering 391FOR Kingsway & 398A Princesway,SALE Team Valley Trading Estate,

Prime Industrial Investment with RPI SAT NAV REF 391 Kingsway - NE11 0EG linked rent reviews 398A Princesway - NE11 0TU INVESTMENT SUMMARY

• Prominent manufacturing facility on Team Valley, the North East’s • Strong occupational market dynamics pointing to continuing principal commercial estate extending to 700 acres rental growth • Three contiguous well specified manufacturing/warehouse units • Annual rent of £355,000 totalling 5,690 sq m (61,310 sq ft) • Heavily embedded tenant as evidenced by lease regear • Fully let to Express Engineering (Gateshead) Limited on two new • Total site area of 2.94 acres 15 year leases from completion, subject to 5 yearly RPI linked reviews subject to a collar and cap of 1% & 3% • We have been instructed to seek offers in excess of £5,300,000 reflecting a NIY of6.28% after deducting purchasers costs of 6.60% • Long established tenant with a strong position in a high value engineering sector Morpeth BLYTH

A192 Manor Walks Location Shopping & Leisure A7068 Cramlington A1 Seaton Sluice Otterburn A1172 Team Valley is regarded as the North East’s principal

LOCATION A189 Hospital commercial estate located approximately 2.3 miles south of

A190 . The estate is situated within Gateshead A192 Ponteland and is part of the Tyneside conurbation, the UK’s 7th largest A19 A696 Newcastle with a population of over 775,000 people. Team Valley is International Airport A189 A1056 Killingworth A191 bounded by the East Coast Mainline to the east, and the A1

A1 to the west, with the recent £60m upgrade to the A1 which Tynemouth Kingston Silverlink ABERDEEN A191 completed in 2016, significantly improving transport links Park Retail Scotland A189 A1058 South to the estate. Gosforth North Shields Hexham A69 A1058 The area is well served by public transport with Newcastle GLASGOW Wallsend EDINBURGH TYNE TUNNEL A1 Central, a main station on the East Coast Mainline connecting M6 NEWCASTLE A193 NEWCASTLE A1018 CARLISLE Central Station A69 Jarrow the city to in 2 hours and 50 minutes and Edinburgh

A66 A184 in 1 hour 30 minutes. The comprises A19 A1(M) 60 stations throughout the county, and is the second largest LEEDS Metrocentre Gateshead MANCHESTER A184 M1 A184 LIVERPOOL SHEFFIELD system in the UK, behind the London underground. A694 TEAM VALLEY M6 M1 A19 A1(M) BIRMINGHAM England Wales A1 A692 A194(M) M1 A1(M) M40 M11 Situation

BRISTOL M4 LONDON Consett A1231 The development of Team Valley began in 1935 and the estate

A1(M) Washington is now one of Europe’s largest commercial areas and a leading Durham Teesside & South & South A690 commercial hub for the North East of England. Comprising in excess of 7 million sq ft of accommodation over 705 acres, the estate is home to many national and East Coast Mainline international occupiers including De la Rue, Yodel, Screw Fix, To A1(M) Howdens, DHL, Doosan, Royal Mail, Parker Hannfin, Smiths Durham News and Sevcon. & South To support the estate’s workforce population in excess

Earlsway Eleventh Avenue of 24,000 people, Team Valley benefits from a wide range of amenities including hotels, restaurants, supermarkets and

Ninth Av banks. Retail World is located to the southern end of Team Queensway Sainbury’s

Seventh Avenue Seventh Valley and is one of the 20 largest retail parks in the United Queensway First Avenue First Maingate Avenue Eastern Third Avenue Third

Eleventh Avenue Avenue Eleventh Kingdom, attracting occupiers such as Wren, Next, New Look, Fifth Avenue Kingsway North Kingsway South M&S Simply Food.

Marquis Way The site benefits from dual frontage onto both Kingsway, the estates main thoroughfare, and Princesway, another key Princesway Princesway Retail route on the estate. Sixth Avenue

Eigth Avenue World Fourth Avenue Fourth Tenth Avenue Avenue Tenth Second Avenue Second Express Avenue Western Dukesway Engineering Dukesway

A1 North

& Newcastle A1 West Dukesway Airport

A692 A1 North

Express Engineering Ltd

A1 South Princesway

Kingsway North

The property is situated 2.5 miles north east of Newcastle city centre on Benton Park Road (A191) in South Gosforth, which is one of the city’s most popular and affluent suburbs. Benton Park Road is in close proximity to the popular residential suburbs of Gosforth and High Heaton and is a main arterial route between Newcastle city centre and the commuter district of Longbenton. Kingsway South

The surrounding area is primarily residential in nature with Promis identifying Gosforth as a pocket of affluence on Newcastle’s northern fringe. Nearby occupiers include Majestic Wine and Sainsbury’s Local.

South Gosforth and Longbenton Metro stationsSITUATION are both within 10 minutes walking distance providing rail links to Newcastle city centre and the rest of the North East. DESCRIPTION

The property comprises three modern warehouse / Factory 2 is a single steel portal frame industrial unit Internally, the warehouse is well specified to include manufacturing units with both Factory 1 and Factory 2 with block and profile sheet elevations under a pitched concrete floors, heating and lighting throughout and interlinked and fronting onto Kingsway, and Factory 3 profile metal roof incorporating translucent panels. has a minimum eaves height of 5.1m rising to 7.5m at fronting onto Princesway. Internally the unit has concrete floors, suspended the apex. The unit benefits from 17 electrically operated lighting throughout with 4.5m minimum eaves rising doors on the north, south and west elevations into the Factory 1 comprises a large single bay industrial unit to 6m at the apex. There is a roller shutter door to the large secure yard. The offices comprise two storeys and of steel portal frame construction with cavity northern elevation, which leads into the large yard of modern accommodation fitted out to a very high block and profile metal sheet clad elevations under shared with Factory 1. specification, including suspended ceilings with a pitched profile metal roof. The office elevation integrated lighting, air conditioning and gas central comprises cavity blockwork walls with a combination Factory 3 comprises a single bay industrial unit of steel heating, WC’s and kitchen facilities. of brick and glazed curtain wall cladding. The office portal frame construction, with part block, brick and accommodation features an impressive double height profile sheet clad elevations, under a pitched metal atrium and is well specified to benefit from gas central roof incorporating translucent panels. heating and suspended ceilings as well as WC’s,  kitchen facilities and a squash court. ACCOMMODATION

The property has been scaled from plans with check measurements taken on site and reflects the following Gross Internal Area;

Unit Accommodation sq m sq ft

391 Kingsway Warehouse 2,653.3 28,559

Ground Floor Offices 596 6,415

First Floor Offices 333 3,585

Total 3,582.3 38,559

For indicative purposes only 398a Princes Way Warehouse 1,638.4 17,635

Ground Floor Offices 241.8 2,603

First Floor Offices 233.6 2,514

Total 2,113.8 22,752

5,696 61,311

Site Area The site extends to 1.19 ha (2.944 acres) and reflects a low site coverage of 43%. 391 Kingsway

398a Princesway

TENURE For indicative purposes only

Tenure Tenancies Both properties are held on a long leasehold basis at a peppercorn without review. The properties are let to Express Engineering (Gateshead) Limited on two Unit 391 Kingsway is held from 25/1/1988 expiring 24/1/2113 and Unit 398a Princes co-terminus FRI leases. The newly regeared leases will run for 15 years upon Way from 29/1/1989 expiring 28/1/2114. completion, with five yearly RPI linked rent reviews subject to a collar and cap of 1% & 3%. From completion, the tenant will pay an annual rent of £355,000. TENANT’S COVENANT STRENGTH

Express Engineering (Gateshead) Limited Express Engineering provides precision manufacturing solutions of complex Formerly Express Engineering (Oil & Gas) Limited components in exotic metals and works across aerospace, defence, oil and gas, Company Number 01405214 marine and nuclear sectors. They have been based in the North East since inception and have occupied the subject property since 1988 and now employ over 200 highly skilled workers. Acc. Period Ending 30.09.2016 31.03.2015 31.03.2014 The company have expanded into global markets significantly and have spent over 18 months 12 months 25 weeks £9,500,000 on machinery in the last three reported accounting periods to keep pace with demand. Clients include Rolls Royce, GE, esterline, BAE and Siemens. Turnover £43.6m £43.4m £18.2m The company’s financial accounts for the period ending 30th September 2016 show Operating profit before £4.3m £9.6m £4.9m a Turnover of £43.6m with an operating profit before exceptional items of £4.3m exceptional items and Shareholder’s Funds of £17.2m. These figures reflect the group refocussing away £4.3m Pre-Tax Profit £9.4m £4.8m from the declining Oil and Gas sector, including the closure of the group’s Brazilian (£10.0m)* operations at a one off exceptional cost of £13m. The groups balance sheet has Shareholder’s Funds £17.2m £26.6m £18.6m subsequently been further strengthened by a refinance which reduces the interest costs, whilst providing capital to invest in expansion into high value markets.

*after exceptional items ACCOMMODATION

OCCUPATIONAL MARKET

For indicative purposes only

The North East Industrial market continues to perform well Rent Lease Date Address Tenant Sq Ft Rent with demand outweighing supply over the last 24 months. (psf) Length

Positive market sentiment has been highlighted through March Unit 1 Dukesway Central, Under Offer 26,834 £207,964 £7.75 - both increased activity from key regional exporters in 2017 Team Valley manufacturing and engineering, and expansion in the evolving March 380 Princesway South, sectors of logistics and warehousing. The manufacturing and Pyramid Displays 16,819 £92,505 £5.50 10 Years specialist engineering sectors in particular, have attracted 2017 Team Valley global businesses such as Nissan, Hitachi and Caterpillar February 392 Princesway North, Gate 7 LTD 8,041 £45,030 £5.60 10 Years along with their respective supply chains. Nissan continues 2016 Gateshead, NE11 0TU to perform very well, with their plant in Washington now recognised as Europe’s most productive plant and the UK’s October Unit 12, Queens Court, Adept Displays 11,620 £94,122 £8.10 10 Years largest car manufacturer, producing over 500,000 cars a year, 2016 Team Valley with obvious spin offs for their supply chain. Unit 14 Kingsway July 2016 Muss Media 5,018 £32,500 £6.50 5 Years Enduring levels of demand coupled with little speculative Interchange development in the region have had a positive effect on 270 Queensway South, rents throughout the North East with this trend expected April 2016 Silver Rock 3,251 £20,000 £6.15 3 Years Gateshead, NE11 0SD to continue. The rental tone on Team Valley ranges widely depending on location and specification typically between 15, Octavian Way, Pet Supermarket April 2016 7,290 £45,563 £6.25 10 Years £5.25 psf – £6.50 psf. This level has continued to increase over Gateshead, NE11 0HZ LTD the last 12 months with the most recent development January Unit 7 Stirling Court, Team on the estate at Dukesway Central achieving £7.75 psf. Skyline Storage 3,003 £18,100 £6.03 3 Years 2016 Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0JY

December Allan House, 5 Bamburgh The Pen Shop 4,827 £34,706 £7.19 10 Years 2015 Court, Team Valley Limited INVESTMENT MARKET

The North East Investment market continues to perform strongly as investors continue to seek higher returns than those typically found in the South East. We set out below a schedule of recent transactions;

Date Address Price Yield Size (Sq ft) Review Unexpired Term

4.8 to expiry Marketing Princes Park, Team Valley Q£8,000,000 6.47% 98,123 OMV (3.7 to break)

July 2017 SPS Aerostructures, Sherwood Park, Nottingham £9,300,000 5.89% 143,578 OMV 15

July 2017 Royal Mail, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0YY £16,150,000 5.22% 207,812 OMV 13.5

February 2017 SNOP UK, Rainhill Road, Washington, NE37 3HP £5,500,000 6.34% 152,507 OMV 7

May 2016 AAH Pharmaceuticals, Winwick Quay, Warrington £13,950,000 5.31% 131,960 OMV 15.5

September 2015 FPE Seals, Yarm Road, Darlington £3,075,000 5.70% 34,002 RPI 15 PROPOSAL

We have been instructed to seek offers in excess of £5,300,000 reflecting a NIY of6.28% after deducting purchasers costs of 6.60%

EPC VAT The properties have been assessed and benefit from the following The property has been elected for VAT and it is anticipated EPC ratings; the transaction will be treated as a TOGC. 391 Kingsway D(78) 398a Princesway D(91) Copies of the recommendation reports are available upon request. CONTACT

Richard Turner Peter Atkinson Katy Paxton Gagan Jagpal Tel: 0191 223 5720 Tel: 0191 223 5715 Tel: 0191 223 5752 Tel: 0191 223 5709 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Disclaimer MISREPRESENTATION CLAUSE Cushman & Wakefield gives notice to anyone who may read these particulars as follows: 1. These particulars are prepared for the guidance only of prospective purchasers. They are intended to give a fair overall description of the property but are not intended to constitute part of an offer or contract. 2. Any information contained herein (whether in the text, plans or photographs) is given in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement or representation of fact. 3. Nothing in these particulars shall be deemed to be a statement that the property is in good condition or otherwise nor that any services or facilities are in good working order. 4. The photographs appearing in this brochure show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time when the photographs were taken. Certain aspects may have changed since the photographs were taken and it should not be assumed that the property remains precisely as displayed in the photographs. Furthermore, no assumptions should be made in respect of parts of the property which are not shown in the photographs. 5. Any areas, measurements or distances referred to herein are approximate only. 6. Where there is reference in these particulars to the fact that alterations have been carried out or that a particular use is made of any part of the property this is not intended to be a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consents have been obtained and these matters must be verified by any intending purchaser. 7. Descriptions of a property are inevitably subjective and the descriptions contained herein are used in good faith as an opinion and not by way of statement of fact. The particulars were prepared in October 2017

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