Newlands Developments

What Newlands Developments does

Newlands Developments is a specialist UK industrial and logistics property developer founded in November 2018 by the former senior management team of Roxhill Developments. The company acquires land, secures planning consent and delivers large-scale warehousing, distribution and logistics facilities, often involving complex infrastructure contracts in excess of £100 million. Its operating geographies span England (Midlands, Northern, Southern regions) and Scotland, with named schemes including Newlands Park Rugby, Newlands Park Thrapston, Basingstoke Gateway, Linkway Barnsley, Orchard Park Glasgow and VGP Park East Midlands. To date the team has delivered over 20 million sq ft of logistics space and holds a circa 15 million sq ft land bank with a pipeline Estimated Development Value of approximately £2.5 billion.

The business is structured as a joint venture between Newlands Management and Forum Partners (since 2018), with additional capital partners including VGP and JINGDONG Property for specific schemes. Revenue is generated through one-time property sales or leasehold/freehold occupation of completed logistics facilities, primarily to enterprise multinational occupiers in logistics, e-commerce, retail and consumer goods. Sales are handled directly by senior management under an enterprise field sales motion, and several customers (Amazon, Evri, Howdens) are repeat buyers. ESG is integrated into the platform via Net Zero planning, EPC A+ and BREEAM Excellent targets, Biodiversity Net Gain and alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The team is small (17-18 employees) and organised across Development, Planning, Construction, Project Management and Finance, with the senior management team having worked together for many years. Operating bases are in Kenilworth (Midlands) and London (Marylebone), with the registered office in Rugby. The platform expanded materially in July 2024 when Newlands and Forum Partners acquired the remaining interest in the Development Platform from Equites Property Group.

Name

Newlands Developments

Legal name

Newlands Property Developments LLP

Website

https://newlandsuk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Newlands Developments is a UK-based industrial and logistics property developer founded in 2018 by the former Roxhill Developments team, delivering large-scale warehousing and distribution facilities for enterprise multinational occupiers via a capital-light joint venture with Forum Partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial and Logistics Property Development

NAICS

Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Development Asset Management (Project/Construction-to-Stabilization) (BPAJAMAL)

Keywords

• Logistics property development
• Industrial real estate
• Warehouse development
• Distribution center construction
• Logistics site acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Rugby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Property Development and Sales/Lease: Newlands Developments acquires land, obtains planning permission, and develops industrial and logistics properties for sale or lease to occupiers. They implement large infrastructure contracts often exceeding £100 million. Properties are offered on both leasehold and freehold basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Newlands Developments is a specialist UK industrial and logistics property developer that acquires land, secures planning consent, and delivers large-scale warehouse and distribution facilities for sale or lease to occupiers. The offering spans the full development lifecycle — from land acquisition and complex planning applications through in-house construction and project management — with infrastructure contracts often exceeding £100 million per scheme.

Product overview

Newlands Developments is a specialist industrial and logistics property developer offering a unified service focused on acquiring, planning, and developing large-scale logistics facilities across the UK. Their core offering encompasses the full development lifecycle from land acquisition through planning consent and construction delivery, often involving complex infrastructure projects exceeding £100 million. The company operates various named development sites (Newlands Park Rugby, Newlands Park Thrapston, Basingstoke Gateway, Linkway Barnsley, Orchard Park Glasgow, VGP Park East Midlands) and maintains partnerships with Forum Partners for capital and VGP for specific joint developments. The business does not operate a software or technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial & Logistics Property Development

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20 million sq ft of logistics space delivered over ten years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stoford Developments: UK commercial and industrial developer with a logistics specialism; competes with Newlands for large warehouse schemes and key occupiers in the Midlands and North.
• Verdion: European logistics real estate developer and investor active in the UK; pursues speculative and pre-let logistics developments of comparable scale to Newlands' £100m+ schemes.
• SEGRO: UK and European-listed industrial/logistics REIT and the acquirer of Roxhill Developments (the Newlands management team's previous business) in 2018; competes directly for the same large UK logistics occupiers.
• Panattoni: Europe's largest speculative industrial/logistics developer with significant UK operations; competes head-to-head with Newlands for big-box logistics land and occupiers such as Amazon, DHL and DSV.
• Prologis UK: Global industrial REIT operating one of the largest UK logistics portfolios; targets the same multinational occupiers and competes with Newlands on prime distribution centre sites.
• GLP: Global logistics property specialist with UK investment and development activity; comparable large-scale build-to-suit and speculative logistics development model.
• Goodman Group: Global industrial real estate group with UK developments; competes for the same large-footprint logistics requirements and operates an integrated development + capital partner model similar to Newlands.
• Tritax Big Box REIT: UK-listed REIT focused on large-scale logistics warehousing; targets the same e-commerce and 3PL occupiers and competes for investment-grade logistics assets in the UK.
• Mountpark Logistics: UK and Ireland-focused logistics developer backed by investment capital; takes large-scale, complex schemes through planning and delivery on a build-to-suit basis, mirroring the Newlands model.

Emerging players

• Chancerygate: UK developer focused on multi-let industrial and last-mile logistics; overlaps with Newlands on smaller industrial schemes and sub-100,000 sq foot units adjacent to its big-box core.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newlands-property-developments-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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