Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP) has announced a deal which will see the UK’s biggest electric vehicle charging company, BP Chargemaster, moving its national headquarters to the city.
BP Chargemaster, currently based in Luton, will be moving to a new premises in Linford Wood that will be developed and financed by MKDP.
Work will begin on the new HQ later this month and is due to be completed by Christmas this year. The new facility will house the company’s office and manufacturing facilities, bringing 150 hi-tech jobs to Milton Keynes. MKDP has awarded the contract to build the scheme to Milton Keynes-based Parkway Construction MK Ltd.
The two-storey 45,000 square foot headquarters will be roughly triple the size of its existing facilities, enabling the business to develop in line with the fast-growing electric vehicle market.
MKDP Development Director, Matthew Green, said: “It’s a great testament to Milton Keynes’ reputation as a magnet for forward-thinking businesses of the future that BP Chargemaster chose to be based here.
“It is also an endorsement of our new strategic direction that, following a rigorous procurement process, BP decided to deal directly with MKDP rather than through a third party. This new strategy of developing our commercial land ourselves gives MKDP flexibility and the opportunity to create even greater value combined with a sustainable, long-term income stream for Milton Keynes Council.”
David Martell, Chief Executive of BP Chargemaster, said: “We are very excited to be moving to Milton Keynes – undoubtedly the electric vehicle capital of the country – and to much larger premises that will enable our next phase of expansion and growth of our business. As well as increased head office space, we will be tripling the size of our manufacturing facility, allowing us to significantly expand our production capacity.”
MKDP was established by Milton Keynes Council in 2013 to facilitate the continued growth and economic success of the city by selling and developing its land assets via third party developers and investors.
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