It must lift the spirits of many property people in the region that the market has performed so strongly.
It is not a flash in the pan event but has been building for many years and is led by a buoyant industrial market which is setting new records for space developed and rents.
The spread of the new schemes has to be of enormous importance for the economy and the size of the units being built indicates a thriving medium sized industrial base.
To this, can be added the stimulus that is likely to come with increased defence spending as a result of Russian intransigence internationally.
Equally important is that the institutions clearly like the prospects for the region and are buying investments and funding developments. Here the notable feature is the amount of speculative industrial space being constructed, even ahead of the rest of the UK.
Fortunately, the South Coast also has a highly charged group of agents that are driving the deals through, also helped by the sensible policies of the local authorities.