Bard Plans 411,184-SF Covington Distribution Ctr.

ATLANTA-C.R. Bard Inc., a Murray Hill, NJ-based national health care products manufacturer, is developing a 38-acre, 411,184-sf distribution center at the 450-acre Lochridge Industrial Park in Covington, GA, about 30 miles southeast of Downtown Atlanta.

Insignia/ESG Atlanta managing director Tony Swann represented Bard. John Drake, leasing manager, and John Mansfield, president, Pattillo Construction Co., negotiated for the general contractor.

“Although the deal was complex and took more than 14 months to complete, it went quite smoothly,” Swann says in a prepared statement. “Pattillo’s ability to provide a temporary distribution facility to Bard during negotiations for the new building was a key element in finalizing the deal.”