Launch day — Engine Works Park

Open for Business.

Engine Works Park, Margate. Launched 8 May 2026.

On Thursday 8 May 2026, Cllr Leo Britcher, Deputy Mayor of Margate, cut the ribbon to officially open Engine Works Park — Yeats’s flagship commercial and innovation scheme in Margate.

The 126,000 sq ft scheme delivers 59 high-specification SME units (1,500–5,100 sq ft) across a four-acre site at Continental Approach, Westwood Industrial Estate — a site with a rich industrial heritage dating back to the Hilger and Watts factory of 1964.

The ribbon cut

Deputy Mayor of Margate Cllr Leo Britcher cuts the ribbon to officially open Engine Works Park

Speeches and welcome

Guests from Kent County Council, Thanet District Council, East Kent Chamber of Commerce, Margate Creative Land Trust and the local business community heard from John O’Neill, Managing Director of Yeats, and the Deputy Mayor of Margate.

John O'Neill speaks at the Engine Works Park launch

Deputy Mayor of Margate addresses guests

Today marks an important milestone for Margate and the wider South East. Engine Works Park has been carefully designed to meet the needs of ambitious businesses looking for high-quality space in a strategic location.
John O’Neill, Managing Director, Yeats

The space

Each unit features split-level layouts, super-fast broadband, three-phase electricity, solar PV panels and electric vehicle charging — designed for ambitious modern businesses.

Interior of a new Engine Works Park unit

John O'Neill walking through the new Engine Works Park units

Networking and celebration

Yeats team and guests networking outside under the launch balloon arch

We took a big risk but we are building high-grade commercial and industrial units, and this area deserves that — the demand is there to fill these spaces.
Niall Lawlor, Yeats

John O'Neill at the official launch of Engine Works Park

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