Browne Smith Baker have provided Masterplanning and Architectural Services on the recently completed £20 million distribution centre at Seaham, County Durham as part of the Seaham Regeneration Scheme. The new development is built on newly reclaimed land on the outskirts of Seaham. It provides a 302,000ft. storage and distribution facility as well as a 900 meter long berth at the updated port facilities, which can accommodate ships up to 8,000 tonnes.
The development includes nine interlinked warehouses, which feature 5 metre high walls to retain stored materials, engineering workshops with staff accommodation and attached office space, a Seafarers Mission which provides facilities for ships’ crews during their stay in the harbour, security and weighbridge stations and a purpose built twin track rail terminal with a 12 metre wide canopy covered trackside roadway that provides shelter for loading and unloading.
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