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Everything you need to know about Prologis RFI DIRFT

APRIL 2020 – FIRST EDITION

prologis.co.uk/DIRFT

WORKING ON A PROLOGIS PARK

On behalf of everyone at Prologis

UK, I’d like to welcome you to our

Parklife community.

We believe all employees deserve the

best spaces and places in which to

work, which is why the buildings and

outdoor spaces on our Prologis Parks

are designed with your needs in mind.

From helping you get to work,

right through to suggestions about

where to find the nearest childcare

facilities or lunchtime walking routes,

this handbook is designed to help

you get the most out the Prologis

Park where you are based.

“ I’m proud of the community spirit that develops around each of these Parks.”

At Prologis, we’ve been creating

logistics parks in the UK for over

twenty years and I’m proud of the

community spirit that develops around

each of these Parks. To help us build

an even stronger community, we’d

love to hear your suggestions about

how we could improve our Prologis

Parks or things we could include in

this handbook for future employees.

Please email your feedback to

[email protected].

I hope you enjoy working on a

Prologis Park and wish you every

success in your career.

Kind regards

Paul WestonRegional Head

WHERE? HOW? WHAT? CONTACT?

DIRFT actually stands for

Daventry International

Rail Freight Terminal even

though it is in Rugby.

HELLO AND WELCOME TO YOUR OWN LITTLE GUIDE TO WORKING AT RFI DIRFT

HOW?

WHERE?

WHAT?

Here you’ll find everything you need to know.

The who’s, the what’s, the how’s, the why’s, the where’s…

Learn more about RFI DIRFT

and where it is located


Find out what there is for you

to do in and around RFI DIRFT

Discover all the ways

you can get to RFI DIRFT

DID YOU KNOW?

J17

J18

J19J1

To Leicester& Nottingham

To Birmingham& Coventry

To Daventry& M25

M1

M1

M1

M6

M45

A5

A5

A428

A428

A426

A426

A426

A45

A428

A14

A5

RUGBY

CLIFTON UPONBUNSMORE

CATTHORPE

COSFORD

NEWTON

CRICK

BARBY

KILSBY

YELVERTOFT

LILBOURNE

SHAWELL

SWINFORD

GET TOKNOW YOURSURROUNDINGS

WHERE IS RFI DIRFT LOCATED?

In the heart of the Midlands, RFI DIRFT is located

on the edge of Rugby next to Junction 18 of

the M1 motorway, making it very accessible to

anyone in the region. We even have travel plans

to help you get to work by car, bus, bike and train.

Find out more on page 5.

WHAT IS RFI DIRFT?

RFI DIRFT is the UK’s leading road and

rail logistics park and the hub location

for leading brands.


The largest building at

RFI DIRFT is 1,000,000 sq ft let

to Sainsbury’s – that’s bigger

than 15 football pitches!

DID YOU KNOW?

Driving

Public Transport

Liftshare

Cycle Routes


You can get here by car, by bus

or even bicycle.

Whatever your chosen method of

transport, it’s safe to say that getting

to RFI DIRFT is really easy.

HOW YOU CAN GET TO RFI DIRFT

M6

M6

A38 (M)

M6 Toll

J1 J19

J18

J17

M1

M1

M1

J16

J11

J10

J15

J16

J15

J13

J14

J15A

J7A

To M25

J20

M1

M1

J21

J23

J24

M69

J2

J1

J2

J3

J4

J9

J10

J11

J5J6

M40

M42

M42

M42

M40

M40

M45J1

A444

A444

A447

A5

A5

A5

A5

A5

A46

A428

A45

A41

A34

A435

A45

A45

A45 A45

A423

A425 A425

A361

A423

A429

A44

A46

A46

A445

A452

A46A428

A5199

A5199

A4304

A4500

A4421

A3400

A6003

A4071

A14

A14

A43

A43

A43

A508

A509

A509

A428

A421

A413

A43

A413

A422

A422A422

A422

A361

A361

A361

A43

A45

A14

A47

A42

A46

A6

A60

A607

A1

A1

A46

A512

A453

A50

A52

A508

A508

A43

A606

A6

A47

A47

RUGBY

DAVENTRY

NORTHAMPTON

KETTERING

COVENTRY

STRATFORDUPON AVON

EVESHAM

ROYALLEAMINGTONSPA

LUTTERWORTH

NUNEATON

SOLIHULL

BIRMINGHAM

HINCKLEY

MARKETHARBOROUGH

CORBY

WELLINGBOROUGH

TAMWORTH

LICHFIELD

DERBY

NOTTINGHAM

LEICESTER

LOUGHBOROUGH

MELTONMOWBRAY

OAKHAM

STAMFORD

MILTON KEYNES

BEDFORD

TOWCESTER

BANBURY

BRACKLEY

BICESTER

BUCKINGHAM

BLELCHLEY

NEWPORTPAGNELL


DRIVING TO RFI DIRFT

Just off the M1 J18, it is an easy drive to RFI DIRFT.

SAT NAV: NN6 7FT

30 MINUTEDRIVE TIME

45 MINUTEDRIVE TIME

Source: Google Maps

Rugby

12 minutes away

(4.8 miles)

Coventry

24 minutes away

(19 miles)

Leicester

26 minutes away

(22 miles)

Kettering

34 minutes away(24.6 miles)

Northampton

20 minutes away

(16 miles)

Daventry

12 minutes away

(7.2 miles)

Join for free and find drivers

and passengers to share with

Save money by sharing travel costs

Cut congestion and pollution

Reduce the stress of driving by

sharing with great people


Liftshare connects drivers and passengers to create

an enjoyable, greener and cheaper commute to work.

WHAT IS LIFTSHARE?

MORE INFORMATION

www.liftshare.com/uk/community/prologis-park-dirft

DID YOU KNOW?

The average commuter

who shares a car with

Liftshare could save

over £1,000 a year.

Route 86 to Hillmorton, Rugby, Long Lawford, Wolston, Brandon, Binley Woods & Coventry

Correct from 5th January 2019 - please visit www stagecoachbus.com for service updates

Route 96 to Hillmorton, Rugby, Crick, West Haddon, Long Buckby, Rye Hill & Northampton

Routes D1 & D2 to Ashlawn, Rugby, Rugby train station, Coton Park, Kilsby, Middlemore, Lang Farm, Monksmoor, Daventry, Weedon, Flore & Northampton

Certain D1/D2 journeys serveDanes Way

Bus Stop (temporary location)

M1

A5

A428

Sainsbury’sDistribution

Centre

Tesco CentralDistribution

Centre

NFT Daventry

Arcadia

Kinaxia

Royal Mail NDC

Tesco Frozen

Clipper

DHLMothercare

StobartGroup

TescoDC920

StobartDC420

Ingram &The NX Group

A5

Danes Way

to Northampton

to Rugby and Coventry

Celtic W

ay

MalcolmRail

DHL

DHL

DHLFerrero

OptimaLogistics

ibisHotel

to Daventry


BUS ROUTES

It’s really easy to get the bus to RFI DIRFT.

There are 4 bus routes you can use.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

MORE INFORMATION

For timetable information visit

www.stagecoachbus.com

There are up to

4 buses running to

Rugby every hour.

DID YOU KNOW?

M6

M1

M45

J1

J1

J19

J18

J17

J16

J15A

To M25

To Birmingham

A508

A14

A14A14

A5

A45

A45A425

A508

A508

A4500

A5

A5

A45

A5123

A43

A43

To Milton Keynes

To Cambridge

NORTHAMPTONNORTHAMPTONDAVENTRY

BADBY

DODFORD

FAWSLEY

FARTHINGSTONE

WELTON

FLECKNOE

WILLOUGHBYBRAUNSTON

NEWBOLDON AVON

COSFORD

BARBY

RUGBY

LONG BUCKBY

CRICK

YELVERTOFT

EAST HADDON

ALTHORP

SPRATTON

HARDINGSTONE

BRIXWORTH

HARPOLE

BUGBROOKE

NETHERHEYFORD

WEST HADDONCOTON

MAIDWELL

LAMPORT

GUILSBOROUGH

STANFORD HALL

TRAIN STATIONS Take the train from Birmingham, Coventry, Milton Keynes, London,

Manchester or Northampton to Rugby or Long Buckby Station:


PUBLIC TRANSPORT

miles to Rugby Train Station

For up to date train times visit

www.thetrainline.com For further information on train stations and their

facilities, please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk

For bus routes from the station see page 7, or check www.stagecoachbus.com

MORE INFORMATION

Northampton Railway StationBlack Lion Hill, Northampton,

NN1 1SP

Rugby Railway Station Mill Road, Rugby, CV21 3LA

Long Buckby Railway Station Station Road, Long Buckby, NN6 7QA

Rugby has an excellent network of cycling

routes including a large number of off-road cycle

tracks and shared-use path ways, as well as the

road network. Bikes can also be carried on train

services operating on the National Rail Network

(each company does have its own policy so

please check before you travel).

Many employers will support you buying

a bicycle to help you get to work. Why not enquire if there is a cycle to work scheme at your place of work?


WHY NOT CONSIDER CYCLING TO WORK?

MORE INFORMATION

If you need advice about maintaining

your bicycle or choosing a new one,

contact your local bike shop:

Paddox Cycles

274a Hillmorton Rd,

Rugby CV22 5BW

www.paddoxcycles.co.uk

Halfords

Elliotts Field Retail Park,

Leicester Rd, Rugby CV21 1SR

www.halfords.com

Leisure Lakes

4 Station Close, Victor Lane,

Daventry, NN11 5AA

www.leisurelakesbikes.com

A 30 minute cycle

journey at 10mph can

burn up to 300 calories.

DID YOU KNOW?

Local Area

Hotels

Walking Routes

Supermarkets

Food & Drink

Sports & Fitness

CONTACT?

Feel like a work-out before work? Need

to pick up a last-minute birthday present?

Fancy a leisurely stroll at lunchtime, or a

post work cocktail with your colleagues?

Before, during and after work, it’s all on

your doorstep at RFI DIRFT.

WHAT IS THERE TO DO AT RFI DIRFT?

WHERE? WHAT?HOW?


We know it’s not always easy finding the time to fit everything in.

RFI DIRFT has all the local services you need within 15 minutes.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED NEARBY

Post OfficeCrick Post Office & Stores

86 Main Road, Crick NN6 7TX

www.crickpostoffice.co.uk

59 High Street, Rugby CV21 4EG

www.postoffice.co.uk

NurseryCrick Preschool - Crick Primary School Main Road, Crick NN6 7TU

www.crickpreschool.org

Bright Horizons Rugby Day Nursery and Preschool 24 School Street, Rugby CV21 4BW

www.brighthorizons.co.uk

DentistPaddox Dental Practice

320 Hillmorton Road, Rugby CV22 5BP

www.paddoxdental.co.uk

Courtyard Dental Practice

4 Daventry Road, Dunchurch,

Rugby CV22 6NS

www.courtyard-dental.co.uk

MedicalWhitehall Medical Practice Morton Gardens, Rugby CV21 3AQ

www.whitehallmed.co.uk

Hospital of St Cross Barby Road, Rugby CV22 5PX

www.uhcw.nhs.uk/contact-us/hospital-of-st-cross

PETROL STATIONS IN THE LOCAL VICINITY

To M25

To Nottingham

M6

M69

M45

M40

M1

M1

J1

J1

J1

J12

J20

J19

J18

J17

J16

J15A

J21

J2

J3

To Birmingham

A47

To Milton Keynes

To Cambridge

A423

A445

A444

A444

A5

A47

A563

A6

A47

A6

A427

A426

A14

A508

A508

A45

A45

A45

A43

A45

A5

A5

A5

A46

A46

A4600

A5123NORTHAMPTON

COVENTRY

LEICESTER

DAVENTRY

RUGBY

5.1 milesA5 Watling Street, Shawell, Lutterworth, LE17 6AR


4.6 milesWatford Gap Services on the M1

• Costa Coffee• McDonald’s• Days Inn Hotel• EV Charging• ATM

3.3 milesA428 on the way to Rugby, CV22 5EZ

• Costa Express• Sainsbury’s Local• Aldi

4.3 milesHillmorton Road, Rugby, CV22 5AG

• Budgens• Costa• deli2go• Car wash

5.7 miles385 Dunchurch Road, Rugby, CV22 6HU

• Sainsbury’s• Costa Express• Car wash

7.7 milesVicar Lane, Daventry, NN11 4GD

• Costa Express• McDonald’s

Crick

Crick is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England on the

other side of the M1 to RFI DIRFT at Junction 18. Crick has a Post Office and a Co-Op. There

are three public houses, the ‘Royal Oak’, the ‘Wheatsheaf’ and the ‘Red Lion’. There is also a

primary school and a garden centre. The Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal passes just

east of Crick, and the village is well known for its canal marina and annual Crick Boat Show.

LOCAL AREA & SURROUNDING VILLAGES

Entertainment

A short drive from RFI DIRFT is

an array of entertainment that

you can enjoy after work.

Wellbeing – Gym and Leisure, Spa


Cineworld, Rugby

Elliott’s Field Shopping Centre, Rugby

Tenpin Bowling, Coventry

7 miles away

7 miles away

17 miles away

No Limits Gym

Anytime Fitness, Rugby

Spa Naturel, Daventry

Nuffield health, Rugby

Xercise4less Rugby

3 miles away

5 miles away

6 miles away

7 miles away

7 miles away


You can go and enjoy the fresh air and take a walk

along one of our dedicated walking paths at RFI DIRFT.

WALKING PATHS

EXISTING WALKING ROUTES

To Yelvertoft Village

Bat HouseWetlands

Truck Stop Services

Wildlife Trust Barn

Hillmorton Lane

To Lilbourne Village

Newt Ponds

M1

A5To Crick Village

KEY

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

Lilbourne Meadows

Arcadia

Kinaxia

Sainsbury’s

Estate Office

Clipper

DHLRoyal Mail

NFT


There’s a whole selection of places to eat and drink within

10 minutes of RFI DIRFT. Here are some of our favourites:

FOOD & DRINK

The Tuning Fork, Houlton

www.thetuningforkhoulton.co.uk

Locally sourced breakfasts and lunches

Opening hours: 8.30 - 16.00

The Moorings, Crick

www.themooringscrick.co.uk

Light lunches and an a-la-carte dinner menu


The Royal Oak, Crick

www.theroyaloakcrick.co.uk Traditional English pub serving food

and showing live sport


The Bell, Hillmorton

www.thebellhillmorton.co.uk

Freshly prepared traditional food from homemade

pies to Mexican enchiladas plus Sunday roasts


Exotics Bengal Cuisine, Rugby

68 Lower St, Hillmorton, Rugby CV21 4NU

A menu combining classical and modern

Bangladeshi dishes, as well as Continental Dishes


Hillmorton Fish Saloon, Rugby

68 Featherbed Ln, Hillmorton, Rugby CV21 4LE

Fish and chip shop

Opening hours: 11.30 - 14.00 and 16.30 - 22.00

The Waterside Pub and Carvery, Rugby Crick Road, Rugby CV21 4PW

A Greene King pub serving pub food and a

carvery with a beer garden overlooking the canal


Little and Large Catering www.littleandlargecatering.com Fresh sandwiches, rolls, cakes, pasties,

drinks, crisps, chocolates and other snacks.

PLACES TO STAY


Ibis Rugby East (0.2 miles) DIRFT East, Parklands, Northampton NN6 7EX

www.accorhotels.com

Holiday Inn Rugby Northampton J18 (1 mile) Crick, Northampton NN6 7XR

www.holidayinn.com

The Wheatsheaf Crick (1.5miles) 15 Main Rd, Crick, Northampton NN6 7TU www.wheatsheafcrick.com/bb

Travelodge Rugby Central (5.2 miles) Redpole Rd, Rugby CV21 3LA www.travelodge.co.uk

Premier Inn Rugby North Newbold (7.6 miles) Brownsover Rd, Rugby CV21 1HL www.premierinn.com

We spend about a third

of our lives asleep, that

equals to roughly 26 years.

DID YOU KNOW?


According to the Time

Use Institute, on average

people spend over

53 hours per year

in supermarkets.

DID YOU KNOW?

SUPERMARKETS

Co-Op (1.5 miles) High Street, Crick, NN6 7TS

Co-Op (2 miles) 55 High Street, Hillmorton, Rugby CV21 4EG

Sainsbury’s (5 miles) 385 Dunchurch Road, Rugby CV22 6HU

Aldi (3 miles) 12 Paddox Close, Hillmorton, Rugby CV22 5AU

Asda Superstore (4.5 miles) 12 Chapel Street, Rugby CV21 3EB

Tesco Superstore (7 miles) 1 Leicester Road, Rugby CV21 1RG

Rugby Town Community Football Club

Kilsby Lane, Rugby CV21 4PN

www.rugbytownjfc.co.uk

Rugby Town FC

Butlin Road, Rugby CV21 3SD

www.rugbytownfc.com

Rugby St Andrews RFC

Hilmorton Grounds, Ashlawn Road,

Rugby CV22 5QQ

www.standrewsrfc.co.uk

Rugby and Northampton Athletic Club

Bruce Williams Way, Rugby CV22 5LJ

randnac.org

Rugby Golf Club

Clifton Road, Rugby CV21 3RD

rugbygolfclub.co.uk


Within a short drive of RFI DIRFT you will find an array of

sports and fitness clubs that can be enjoyed after work.

LOCAL SPORTS CLUBS

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Centre

Bruce Williams Way, Rugby CV22 5LJ

better.org.uk

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Centre

is a state of the art leisure centre

located in Rugby. The Centre offers

a variety of activities including a

fully equipped 100 station gym with

cardio, resistance equipment and free

weights, two swimming pools, sauna

and steam suite, climbing wall, crèche,

sports hall, café and over 40 fitness

classes per week including Circuits,

Boxfit, Yoga, Power Pump etc

LIFTSHARE

www.liftshare.com/uk/community/prologis-park-dirft

SECURITY

AXIS SECURITY (24/7 365 COVER)

MOBILE: 07741 636 963

LANDLINE: 01788 822 461

Our site security team have a 4x4 vehicle and carry out patrols

the entire DIRFT Estate on a regular basis. They also have a

direct link to the dedicated DIRFT PCSO’s who can be called

upon if there are any incidents requiring a police attendance.

STAGECOACH

www.stagecoachbus.com

PROLOGIS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM

0121 224 8700

TAXI

Compass Cabs Rugby:

01788 222 222

24-7 Taxi:

01327 843 700

prologis.co.uk/DIRFT


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