Triple development success for Goodman
25 November 2025
Goodman have completed on time and on budget in the last two months. New developments at Hatfield Business Park, Colton Square in Leicester and Gloucester Business Park all reached practical completion in September and October, marking successes for Goodman and its customers.
The Hub - Hatfield Business Park. A sustainable new home for Three Valleys Water
The Hub is a 100,000 sq ft corporate headquarters building for Three Valleys Water at Hatfield Business Park. Three Valleys Water wanted a building that would consolidate their three previous business locations into one headquarter style building, and would reflect their high standards of environmental performance. They required the functionality of a new and modern office, but without the associated environmental impact.
The Hub was designed by Goodman to minimise energy use, incorporating state of the art air and water handling systems to lessen its impact on the environment. Some of these features include: Chilled Beam Ceilings, Rain Water Harvesting and Sustainable Drainage Systems. The centrepiece of the building is the front entrance which forms a sweeping curve of virtually seamless clear glazing rising three storeys high, enclosing a Winter Garden - an outside space brought inside.
Planning consent for the development was granted in December 2006 and work started in September 2007. The new building was completed a year later in September 2008, on time and on budget, enabling Three Valleys Water to complete their fit out in time for occupation in April 2009.
Commenting on the completion of the new building, Fiona Winters, Director of Change at Three Valleys Water said: "When considering where to relocate the business our requirements were clear. We needed somewhere capable of delivering the building we needed, and attractive enough to retain staff through a period of significant change. Hatfield Business Park has delivered both.
Goodman interpreted our brief to deliver a building that meets our requirements perfectly, in terms of our staff, our customers and the environment. Their professional approach to the design and construction process made everything clear and simple and we have enjoyed being involved in the process. As a result, we are confident our staff will be happy in our new home."
Two Colton Square - Restoration and development of a listed building in a landmark city centre scheme
In Leicester, October saw the completion of Two Colton Square, the second phase of Colton Square, the landmark mixed use scheme in Leicester city centre.
Two Colton Square comprises 55,040 sq. ft. of high quality office and leisure space, spread across four floors. Located in the New Business Quarter, Colton Square is leading the way in Leicester's city centre regeneration. Set on the site of the former police station on Charles Street, the development of Two Colton Square involved restoring and retaining original features of the building, which is Grade II listed. The scheme has already attracted high profile regional businesses Cooper Parry and Freeth Cartwright and achieved a new headline rent for Leicester last year.
The story of this development began back in 2004 when the Leicester Regeneration Company (LRC) and the East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) invited bids for the redevelopment of the former Charles Street Police Station site in Leicester.
Planning consent for the scheme was granted in January 2006, with work starting on the site in May 2007. The building was complete by September 2008. The four storey office building provides office accommodation together with associated landscaping and ground floor space for separate restaurant use. The listed building has been combined with the new office scheme set behind the existing 8.0m building depth. Parts of the original 1932 Police Station building have been retained and refurbished and new elevations which abut the building have been developed to contrast with many of the original features.
Valiant Court at Gloucester Business Park - flexible working space for the Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust
The third development success for Goodman is the completion of its latest development at Gloucester Business Park, Valiant Court. The new development adds three high quality comfort cooled headquarter style office buildings, comprising 70,598 sq ft of accommodation to the Park. One of these building was developed as a pre-let for the Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust (GPCT).
GPCT approached Goodman in March 2007 to see if they could deliver the type of working environment and step change in staff motivation and operational efficiency that they were aspiring to achieve. Building 5220 is the largest of the three buildings at Valiant Court and it has satisfied the GPCT's evolving size requirements, which increased from an initial 20,000 sq ft to 30,000 sq ft. Goodman were able to adapt to these changes within the existing scheme, creating a bespoke office space for the GPCT within their required timescale.
All three developments have achieved "Very Good" BREEAM ratings.
Mike Lee, Goodman's Construction Director, UK Business Parks commented: "We are delighted with all three of our latest developments. The fact that all have completed on time and on budget is testament to the hard work and flexibility of our teams across the board.
The Goodman model of 'own, develop, manage' means that we have a long term interest in all our schemes, and our customers there. We continue to manage our developments after practical completion to ensure our customers can conduct their business in high quality, well managed environments.
All the buildings at Hatfield, Leicester and Gloucester are a great example of the high standards of our work and also highlight our ability to create bespoke developments to match our customers' needs."
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Goodman has a track record of creating high quality mixed-use environments such as Hatfield Business Park, Gloucester Business Park and Oxford Business Park. The company has delivered headquarter developments for customers including Cadbury Schweppes, GMAC, T-Mobile, Oxfam and NATS. In October, Goodman scooped two awards at Property Week's 2008 Office Development Awards, winning the "Best overall development outside central London" and "Best bespoke development outside central London" categories.
About Arlington Business Parks Partnership
The ABPP is a UK business park fund created in 2003 by Arlington Securities Limited and investment partner Legal and General. Goodman and L&G manage the fund. ABPP owns a unique portfolio of high quality business parks in a managed environment spread across the UK.
About Goodman Group (ASX: GMG)
Goodman Group is an integrated property group with operations throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and the United Kingdom. Goodman Group, comprised of the stapled entities Goodman International Limited and Goodman Industrial Trust, is the largest industrial property group listed on Australian Stock Exchange and one of the largest listed industrial property groups globally.
Goodman's integrated own-develop-manage customer service philosophy ensures its customers receive an end-to-end solution to their property requirements. With more than 1,200 staff and 37 offices in 18 countries, Goodman has the global reach to meet customers' needs as their businesses expand or evolve. In Europe, Goodman has offices in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Turkey.
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About Hatfield Business Park
Hatfield Business Park is an established business location which offers all the benefits of excellent communications combined with unrivalled facilities, all set within a carefully managed mixed-use environment.
Please visit: www.hatfieldbusinesspark.co.uk
About Colton Square
Colton Square - which will eventually help create up to 4,000 jobs in the New Business Quarter - is the first Grade A speculative office development to take place in Leicester in more than a decade. Developed in two phases totalling 108,000 sq ft, it provides high class office space in the heart of Leicester. The scheme also incorporates a residential phase, built by Goodman's development partner City and Thames, and comprises forty apartments. All three phases are part of the masterplan to create a New Business Quarter and transform Leicester's city centre.
Please visit www.coltonsquare.co.uk
About Gloucester Business Park
Gloucester Business Park is currently one of Goodman's fastest growing business parks and the largest allocated employment site in the South West. Last year, the Park welcomed nine new customers, including Gloucestershire Conservative Association, Fortis Insurance, Vanguard Healthcare Solutions, Detica, Gleeds, Stroud and Swindon, Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust, Anro Estates Ltd and Pantheon Financial. It is home to an array of amenities, including a 24 hour Tesco Superstore, health and fitness chain Esporta, Whitbread pub and a Premier Travelodge. To further add to the Park's retail and leisure offering, Frontier Estates has secured reserved matters planning consent for the first phase of the Whittle Centre development, which is to start on site in early 2009.
Please visit www.gloucesterbusinesspark.co.uk
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