The Thorold Multimodal Hub doubles in size with addition of new 170-acre property
by CM staff
The new addition brings the space available at the Thorold Multimodal Hub to 400 acres of land and over one million square feet of indoor space.
Photo: HOPA Ports.
THOROLD —A new industrial property has been added to the Thorold Multimodal Hub, a growing industrial complex in Niagara Region. The newly-acquired property adds 170 acres of land and over 500,000 square feet of warehouse space, creating room for industrial, manufacturing and logistics businesses to locate, grow or build new facilities.
The new addition is a former automotive parts plant, which closed its doors in 2008. The facility’s new owner, The BMI Group, through its subsidiary Bioveld Canada, specializes in redeveloping and adapting brownfield sites for modern industrial uses. The BMI Group already owns a 155-acre site with over 600,000 square feet of buildings within the existing Thorold Hub.
“We see incredible potential in this new space,” said Justus Veldman, Managing Director, BMI Group. “Our success in attracting users to the first phase of the Thorold Multimodal Hub, through our partnership with HOPA, gives us the confidence to expand our investment in the Niagara Region.”
The newly acquired facility offers up to 55-foot ceiling heights, overhead doors, loading docks, multiple spray booths, rail transload capability and multiple heavy cranes. The space can be configured to the needs of large or small-footprint businesses and offers a variety of options for new-build construction of industrial spaces as well.
The new addition brings the space available at the Thorold Multimodal Hub to 400 acres of land and over one million square feet of indoor space.
“We’re very excited to see our vision, and collective enthusiasm and investment in employment lands contained within the Niagara Ports Multimodal Trade Corridor resulting in the development of an exciting job and prosperity-creating enterprise in Niagara,” said Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre. “This is strengthening the new economy of the Niagara region following some challenging times and our government will continue to be committed to the Corridor’s economic growth.”
