EIGHT business starter units for small enterprises have been completed at a North Yorkshire industrial park.

The starter units, ranging from 1,000sq ft to 2,500sq ft, at Canalside Business Park, Ripon, have been completed by Severfield-Reeve Projects.

Property consultants FPD Savills, of York, which is marketing the units, said there had been overwhelming interest in the buildings on the 11-acre business park, the first significant industrial base built in Ripon for 20 years.

Severfield-Reeve Projects has designed and built the units and the estate roads and infrastructure for the developer, Canalside Developments (Yorkshire) Ltd, after being involved in the development of Dalton Airfield Industrial Estate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, and Thirsk Industrial Park.

The starter units are in a range of sizes including 2,500sq ft, 2,000sq ft, 1,300sq ft and 1,000sq ft.

FPD Savills associate Matthew Tootell, who is handling the leasing of the units, said: "There is already overwhelming interest in the business park and the new starter units.

"Severfield-Reeve Projects is doing a great job. The business park will provide a fantastic opportunity for existing Ripon or new businesses, instead of having to move from Ripon to other areas."

Published: 20/04/2004