Panattoni Park Aylesford in Kent has announced that its site is now fully let after planning permission was granted for the final plot to become an electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGV) charging station.
The site has been redeveloped over the last four years, Panattoni’s £250 million investment into the 90-acre area facilitating the creation of a logistics and distribution park that employees more than 4,000 people.
The eHGV EV-charging station is being developed by Milence, an Amsterdam-based joint venture between Daimler Truck, the Traton Group and Volvo Group.
The venture opened its first UK public charging hub in March at the Port of Immingham in Humberside.
When constructed, the Aylesford charging facility will offer up to eight eHGV charging bays.
During the construction phase, 127,000m3 of reinforced concrete from the original development was crushed and used as the base for new buildings and road infrastructure, which the park reported saved 157,198kg of CO2 by removing HGV movements from the road network.
Additionally, all the Grade-A industrial units on site have achieved the environmental BREAAM ‘Excellent’ certification and feature an array of infrastructure enhancements, including renewable power installations capable of generating a combined 7MVA of renewable energy via the solar PV installed on the roofs and car park canopies.
Panattoni has also invested in a car share scheme as a flexible, eco-friendly transport option for site users, and electric vehicle (EV) bike charging stations.
Additionally, all the car parking spaces will be able to have EV chargers fitted when required.
Head of development, South East & London at Panattoni Tony Watkins said: “Being able to offer EV charging for eHGVs fits perfectly with our ethos to create sustainable industrial development in well-connected locations.
“It means Aylesford will be the benchmark for high-performance, environmentally responsible logistics infrastructure.
“Like Panattoni, Milence operates in key countries across Europe, including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Poland, and I’m sure there will be further opportunities to work together as the logistics industry adopts eHGVs.”
