Lomeshaye, the Business Village and Nelson's town-centre shops
Lomeshaye Industrial Estate began as a 15-hectare Enterprise Zone in 1983 and now covers 53 hectares, with land taken out of the green belt in 2015 so it can grow west and north. Say whether your unit has a yard and a roller door; where it does, the van backs up to it and unloads without a long carry. Lomeshaye Business Village, a refurbished cotton mill on the east side of the estate, is different: 151 smaller units, mostly offices and light industry, where a delivery can mean a hand carry along a corridor to a door inside the building.
In the town centre, the shops in Pendle Rise and along the streets around Market Square need a short, timed drop. The narrow streets are largely one-way, so name the street and the entrance. Pendle Council sells a business parking permit that lets businesses use the short-stay car parks in Nelson and Colne, which helps if your own staff meet the van. Pendle Industrial Estate, on the east side of Nelson, is another trade address on the same run.
Setting up a Nelson business delivery
- Give the unit number and the goods-in hours for a Lomeshaye unit, and say whether there is a dock or a roller door
- For the Business Village, name the unit and the entrance, because the units sit inside a converted mill
- Goods in transit cover is £10,000; anything worth more needs your own insurance
- A photo of the delivery can be sent as soon as it is handed over
- Loads are for one van: up to 3.4m long, 1.3m between the arches and 1.7m high, not pallets by the lorry-load
Nelson business addresses and what each needs
- Lomeshaye Industrial Estate53 hectares of units by junction 12, reached without crossing the town centre
- Lomeshaye Business Villagesmall units inside a former cotton mill, carried in by hand
- Pendle Industrial Estatetrade units on the east side of Nelson
- Pendle Rise and Market Squareshops in the centre where a short, timed drop works best
- Screwfix and Eurocell on Westfieldtrade counters north of the centre for collected materials
Trade runs to and from Nelson
- Bradford supplier → Lomeshaye22 miles by the moor road and the M65, 45 to 60 minutes to junction 12
- Nelson → Burnleya short run down the M65, so a second drop can share the day
- Nelson → Prestonwest along the M65 and the A6 for customers across Lancashire
How Nelson trade deliveries are priced
Each Nelson trade run is a planned slot, the drive from Bradford priced in, and then the number of drops and the time on site set one fixed figure, agreed before we set off. See how we quote for the full breakdown.
Business Deliveries in Nelson: your questions
Can you deliver to a unit inside Lomeshaye Business Village?
Yes. Give the unit number and the entrance, and say whether there is a lift or a ground-floor door. Items are carried in by hand from the van.
Can a Nelson run be set up on an agreed day each month?
Yes. With one van and one driver it works best as a planned slot on an agreed day, and a Burnley or Colne drop can share the trip.
Do you take pallets?
Not by forklift. The van carries goods that can be loaded by hand, up to the size of the load space, so it suits stock, samples, fittings and display units.