Luxury manufacturer keeps expansion close to home with purchase of Grantham site
Two businesses will be expanding their Lincolnshire operation in 2026 following the acquisition of the freehold of a factory complex to complement their neighbouring site at Belton Park in Grantham.
The sale of the site to Vale Garden Houses and its sister company Architectural Bronze was handled by Team Lincolnshire Ambassador Eddisons, who acted on behalf of the previous owners in marketing the freehold sale at a guide price of £3.5 million.
The additional site gives the two businesses, which manufacture bespoke, luxury conservatories and orangeries and a range of exclusive bronze windows, doors and screens, extensive space for consolidation.
Vale Garden Houses and Architectural Bronze will be locating manufacturing and office operations on the two Londonthorpe Road sites, consolidating from four existing satellite sites in Grantham.
The additional Londonthorpe Road complex – totalling 76,058 square feet on a 6.7 acre site – futureproofs for planned business growth, according to Director Lisa Morton, from its current total headcount of 170.
“We bought our existing Belton Park site in 2003 and, in outgrowing it over the years, we added the additional locations in Grantham.
“However, in wanting to remain true to the company’s Lincolnshire roots, we have been on the lookout for additional production space for a while. When the adjacent site became vacant earlier this year, we felt this would be the ideal solution to our problems.
“Its acquisition reinforces our commitment to the area and our workforce. We have an extensive fit-out and remodelling of the production and factory floor areas and we expect to be operational in two phases in the coming year with the first launching in late spring.”
Will Wall of Eddisons, who led the agency on the Londonthorpe Road site sale from the firm’s Lincoln office on Westgate, added:
“While the conclusion of this sale was always going to represent a vote of confidence in manufacturing in the area, the fact that it has been purchased by a home-grown, highly successful, Lincolnshire firm operating in such premium layer of manufacturing gives an extra business boost to the county.”