Winvic has landed the job to build a vast 1.3m sq ft national distribution centre for Marks & Spencer at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal.

Appointed by Prologis, the £340m scheme will become a flagship hub in M&S’s food supply chain as the retailer targets major growth.

The 52-week build will see Winvic deliver two low-carbon warehouses with multi-storey offices, a security hub and vehicle maintenance unit, alongside major infrastructure works next to the M1.

The fully electric facility is expected to be the largest building in the world to achieve BREEAM Outstanding, with an EPC A+ rating also targeted.

Danny Nelson, Managing Director of Industrial, Logistics and Data Centres at Winvic, said: “It’s a special project due to its low carbon in construction credentials and BREEAM Outstanding target and we’re utilising a stage 2 Building Information Model (BIM) to its full potential to assist with this goal.”