The New Covent Garden Market has opened a new Buyer’s Walk with 15 wholesalers set to operate from it.
The opening brings the wholesale section of Block B fully into operation within a market that is now four-fifths redeveloped. The completed block measures 205 metres long and 64 metres wide, housing 60 units beneath 14.5-metre-high roofs, with a 6.5-metre-wide Buyers’ Walk running the full length of the central aisle.
According to Tony O’Reilly, project director at Covent Garden Market Authority, the new environment represents a step change for buyers and traders alike, offering clearer sightlines, improved access and greater flexibility.
“For buyers, what we have now is a more spacious and brighter environment with six easy access points and an unhindered view along the entire 205 metres, which when the wholesalers have their impressive fruit and vegetable shows out each night will make for a great spectacle,” said O’Reilly. “The 6.5 metre buyers’ walk is a little narrower than the previous iteration, but the deeper buildings and much improved lighting create a more attractive trading environment.
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The tenants of Block B are as follows:
301-314 Premier Foods Wholesale
315-317 Bevington Salads
318-326 P&I Fruits / Side Salads
327-330 S Thorogood & Sons (Covent Garden)
331-332 Premier Foods Wholesale
401-408 The French Garden
409-410 The London Herb Company
411-412 Supreme Salads
413-414 Neil Brown Herbs
415-416 Premier Foods Wholesale
417-418 European Speciality Foods
419-420 Premier Foods Wholesale
421-423 Covent Garden Supply
424 CSR & Sons
425-426 EA Williams
427-428 La Sovrana
