Irongage Industrial Park
A buoyant local and national economy is generating strong demand for industrial land in Hastings, one area of which is the Irongate Industrial Zone.
Escalating growth in the pipfruit and other industries has been a driver for increased activity in this 115 hectare zone over the past year due to a growing need for packing, fabrication, manufacturing and cool store facilities in the region.
Property owner John Roil has led the development of many new buildings and busineses into the zone – including MSR construction, Cottages NZ, Waipak, Ballance and Axis CNC.
John is currently developing new large scale factory/facility style complexes.
Also in the zone is the Sunfruit Orchards Limited pack house and cool store which opened in May 2018.
Typical business types closely investigating the area, include logistics, transport, manufacturing, fabrication and wholesaler businesses.
In 2018, nine resource consent applications were submitted to the Hastings District Council for the area, six building consents were issued and two more are currently processing.
The main water and wastewater services for the zone have now been installed and are available for connection.
In addition, the Irongate Road East cul-de-sac is built and the council is preparing to make significant improvements to the rest of the road – planned for the first half of 2019.
A new roundabout at the intersection of Maraekakaho Road and Irongate Road East is in the design phase, and construction is scheduled for the 2019/20 financial year. To find out more about the Irongate Industrial Zone see these published stories on The Profit website.