SAT NAV: WF11 8DS

Direct market access

With quick access to two junctions of the M62, Konect62 is ideally located to accommodate local, regional and national distribution operations.

Bridging the last mile to the massive urban markets and industrial base of Yorkshire, 3.1 million consumers live within 45 minutes by vehicle from Konect62.

With a reach that extends from London and Bristol in the south to the Scottish borders, over 37 million UK consumers are accessible within 4.5 hours by HGV.

Within a single HGV journey lie the ports of Hull/Immingham, Liverpool, Teesport and Bristol, as are the major air freight hubs at Doncaster, East Midlands and Heathrow airports, bringing global markets into play.

Located within The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, which boasts 20% of the UK’s food & feed production has recently been recognised by the Department for Business and Trade as the best placed area to welcome Controlled Environment Agriculture.

37 million

consumers within
4.5 hours by HGV

3.1 million

consumers within
45 minutes by van

32 minutes

from Leeds
via the M62

85 minutes

from Port
of Immingham

Drive to work map

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Up to 15 minutes (129,814 people)
Up to 30 minutes (1,177,720 people)
Up to 45 minutes (3,156,885 people)

Sources: drivetimemaps.co.uk

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UK HGV drive times map

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Up to 1.5 hours (6,899,018 people)
Up to 3 hours (23,162,982 people)
Up to 4.5 hours (37,057,013 people)

HGV Drive times

KEY LOCATIONS MILES HR:MIN
M62 J34 3 0:06
M62 J33 4 0:06
M62 J32 - A1(M) 9 0:13
M1 J47 15 0:22
LEEDS 22 0:32
YORK 23 0:35
MANCHESTER 59 1:27
NEWCASTLE 105 2:37
BIRMINGHAM 111 2:46
LONDON 180 4:30
KEY LOCATIONS MILES HR:MIN
DONCASTER 26 0:36
LEEDS INTERNATIONAL 30 0:45
MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL 70 1:44
EAST MIDLANDS 73 1:49
KEY LOCATIONS MILES HR:MIN
KONECT (TBA) 0.25 0:01
MARITIME WAKEFIELD 11 0.16
IPORT DONCASTER 24 0.35

Ready to work

With large numbers of employees in aligned trades, Konect62 draws upon a large pool of optimal labour.

An active workforce with high job demand ensures that regional wages are competitive by national standards.

 

3.1 million

People within 45 minutes by car

2.7 million

Economically active population

81%

Economically active in Leeds
(78.4% in the UK)

12,900

People in Leeds want a job

Employees in Aligned Trades

YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER EMPLOYEES
MANUFACTURING 285,000
TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE 146,000

Source: NOMIS 2021

Gross Weekly Pay

YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER UK
£564.00 £612.80

Full-time workers by place of work ex. overtime | Source: NOMIS 2021

4 GRADE-A SPEC BUILD OPPORTUNITIES

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