A NEW petrol station complete with Subway, Greggs and Costa coffee amenities is coming to Cheshire West.

Rula Developments has secured a new occupier at Winsford Gateway near the entrance to the industrial estate.

Filling station operator, The Kay Group, has acquired a 1.6-acre plot, on which Rula will deliver four BP pumps, EV charging points and a bespoke HGV facilities to serve the industrial estate operators.

The retail side of the operation will be supplied by Londis and will feature the three popular brands for customers. A car valet service will also be available.

Paul Blackmore of The Kay Group, said: "We are pleased to secure this prime site which strategically fits into our geographical structure.

"This will be our 10th operation in the UK with three further sites in the pipeline.

"We expect to create around 40 highly paid jobs on the site to include seven management positions."

Rula has also secured a deal with self-storage operator, Rent A Space, which is taking 60,000sq ft of space at Winsford Gateway. Rula will deliver a turnkey solution for Rent A Space.

The news follows Rula’s appointment to deliver a major expansion plan for the industrial led site on behalf of Build&Thrive, the partnership between Cheshire West and Chester Council and PSP.

Kevin Murphy, director at Rent A Space, said: "We are delighted to have secured such a prominent site within a strategic target location for our business.

"Our vision is to create a multi-use destination offering start up trade units, light assembly and small office and workspace each on flexible, cost effective and easy in/out terms.

"This in turn will be underpinned by a large presence of business and household internal self-storage units.

“We believe the marketplace for this ‘flexi workspace combined with self-storage’ model to be currently under served - not just within the immediate Winsford and Middlewich area - but also within the wider West Cheshire conurbation.

"With state-of-the-art technology and a multitude of green initiatives, the total scheme value will be in excess of £5 million, boast 60,000sq ft of internal space and will create plenty of opportunities for job creation."      

Ben Ward, managing director at Rula Developments said: "We are delighted to secure these two new operators at Winsford Gateway.

"Having just completed works on a new main access road and site infrastructure we can now offer bespoke design and building opportunities for units from 20,000 sq ft to 60,000 sq ft for the amenity and business unit plots and up to 250,000 sq ft for industrial distribution.

"Winsford Gateway is now well placed to meet the fast growing demand for well-located logistics space and we are able to start construction on site immediately with fast-track delivery options."