Blade company moves into cutting edge development in Fareham

A BUSINESS selling customised blades and accessories to woodwork trades in the UK has relocated to new premises in Fareham.
By Kimberley Barber
Published 26th Feb 2021, 13:51 GMT
WARM WELCOME: Key Blades & Fixings is the latest company to move into Concorde Park. From left, at the front, are Keyblades’ Mitch Hackshaw, director, Carrie-Anne Halford, Stef Pryce and Lee Coffin, director. At the back, from left, are CBRE’s Oliver Sherriff and Nick Tutton and Vail Williams’ Alex Gauntlett and Russell Mogridge.WARM WELCOME: Key Blades & Fixings is the latest company to move into Concorde Park. From left, at the front, are Keyblades’ Mitch Hackshaw, director, Carrie-Anne Halford, Stef Pryce and Lee Coffin, director. At the back, from left, are CBRE’s Oliver Sherriff and Nick Tutton and Vail Williams’ Alex Gauntlett and Russell Mogridge.
WARM WELCOME: Key Blades & Fixings is the latest company to move into Concorde Park. From left, at the front, are Keyblades’ Mitch Hackshaw, director, Carrie-Anne Halford, Stef Pryce and Lee Coffin, director. At the back, from left, are CBRE’s Oliver Sherriff and Nick Tutton and Vail Williams’ Alex Gauntlett and Russell Mogridge.

Key Blades & Fixings is the second occupier in at Concorde Park, the recently completed light industrial and logistics development at Segensworth.

Founded three years ago by carpenters Mitch Hackshaw and Lee Coffin, 44, the tools and equipment stockist signed a five-year lease on unit four and has moved from its previous home in Swanwick.

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Mitch, 31, said: ‘Concorde Park was brought to our attention by a business neighbour at our former workplace – the unit is smart, well thought out and just up the road from the M27 for convenient transportation of orders.’

The majority of sales are online at Key Blades & Fixings, which stocks products designed and patented by Mitch and Lee under the company brand.

They started up their new business after realising they could provide a much better offering for woodwork trades.

Mitch said the firm is also planning an on-site trade counter to complement shipping orders. Other brands are also stocked.

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Employing five people, the family-run company worked without interruption during the pandemic and is set to generate new jobs, starting with a warehouse operative.

Concorde Park is a speculative scheme by developer and owner Kingsbridge Estates.

CBRE, joint marketing agents with Vail Williams, acted for Kingsbridge Estates in the letting to Key Blades & Fixings.

Joint agent Oliver Sherriff, senior surveyor at CBRE, said: ‘The letting shows the depth of demand for good quality new industrial properties in the market and it is great to welcome Mitch and Lee to the estate to continue the rapid growth of their business.’

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Russell Mogridge, lead partner for Vail Williams’ agency, said: ‘The swift signings of Key Blades & Fixings and Amigo Wraps are testament to the quality provision of Concorde Park. We are in negotiations on a number of other units on the scheme.’

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Amigo Wraps, a car wrapping business, was the first occupier in, signing a 10-year lease on 3,000 sq ft unit.

Vail Williams manages the 91,000 sq ft park on behalf of Kingsbridge Estates.

Companies in the area include Yodel, Geest Line, Meggitt, FedEx Express, TÜV SÜD and Wärtsilä.

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Kingsbridge Estates acquired the vacant site in 2019 from Hampshire County Council, which owned the plot of land.

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