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A new builders’ trade counter in Sutton Coldfield will create five jobs following a £2.2 million property purchase, in a deal arranged by Siddall Jones.

The top commercial property agency helped Brickability plc to purchase Unit 10, a new-build 12,400 sq ft warehouse on the Forge Lane Industrial Estate in Minworth, Sutton Coldfield.

This is now being fitted out as a trade counter for Brickability’s company, UP Building Products.

Brickability is one of the leading suppliers of bricks, cladding, tiles, radiators and doors to the UK construction sector.

Mr Siddall-Jones said: “We were delighted to have secured this sale at a price that reflects a market that is hungry for spaces of this size and quality.

“This steel-framed warehouse has a large and welcoming reception area with impressive feature staircase and passenger lift allowing access to the first-floor offices and mezzanine floor.

“The property comes with extensive car parking, electric car charging points and excellent loading access.

“We’re pleased to be helping the expansion of Up Building Products’ trade counter business and look forward to watching the success in an area where a high of level of residential construction is taking place.”

Andrew Staff, managing director of UP Building Products, explained that the location had been focused on Sutton Coldfield as that was the base of James Hardie, the company’s main supplier of cladding.

Mr Staff said: “We see lots of promise in the area, with multiple housebuilding projects at various stages of planning in and around the Sutton Coldfield area, so this will be the ideal location for builders to get their materials.

“We are now fitting out our new property and are looking at a launch in late February to early March, and this will create five new jobs.”

The Forge Lane Industrial Estate is next to Minworth Trade Park to the east and Maybrook Business Park to the west, and is close to the A38 dual carriageway, which links to J5 and J6 of the M6 motorway.

The property was sold to Brickability Plc by Rubbernek Fittings, an engineering company based in the West Midlands.

Emma Hutchings of Acuity Law in Cardiff advised Brickability in the purchase, with Nathan Guest of Harrison Clark Rickerbys in Worcester acting on behalf of Rubbernek.

Pictured: Ed Siddall Jones and Emma Pearce of Siddall Jones