26 October 2023 – STIHL GB almost complete

The new UK HQ and distribution centre for Stihl is almost complete with just the trees to go in!

STIHL, the leading global outdoor power tool manufacturer, are building a new GB headquarters and state-of-the-art warehouse facility just off the A331 in Camberley, Surrey.

The 11,500m2 purpose-designed building will be home to nearly 100 local employees.

The new HQ boasts first-class environmental credentials including BREEAM Certification, the world’s leading sustainability assessment method for building projects.

It is proposed that two-thirds of the total roof area (1600m2) will be covered with photovoltaic solar panels to provide power to the new facility. In addition, there will be provision for 26 EV charging points in anticipation of the continued move towards the use of electric vehicles and it will also be connected to Blackwater railway station by a dedicated cycle path.

Ubu have provided the landscape design for this project, which will feature landscaped gardens with native shrubs and trees and a wildflower meadow that forms part of an integrated flood risk mitigation zone on the former Thames Water Utilities site.

Three biodiversity offset planting schemes in Ash Vale, Lightwater and Diamond Wood in Camberley will not only replace greenery removed as part of STIHL’s project with native species, but will add an additional 10% of planting provision.

The new 9,000m2 warehouse space will utilise state-of-the-art picking and storage systems to maximise productivity, efficiency and the use of space.

The adjoining 2,285m2 HQ will boast dedicated retailer training facilities, an on-site restaurant, flexible collaborative workspaces and a technical workshop.

STIHL is an important local employer in the region and has been based in Camberley since 1992 and in Surrey since 1978.

The company will be relocating to the new facility from its current premises in Stanhope Road.