Tag: Business Parks



Wigley celebrates Golden Anniversary with new Headquarters

Posted on 10 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Fifty years to the day that it started trading a Warwickshire property firm has signed the lease on its new under-one-roof headquarters. The Wigley Group — which first opened its doors as a plant hire and earth moving company before moving into... Read More

Ombudsman remains loyal to Cheshire in search for New HQ

Posted on 7 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

Ombudsman Services — the Government agency which arbitrates disputes within the communications, energy, property and copyright licensing industries — has signed a 55,000sq ft deal on its new Cheshire headquarters. The body will be moving the... Read More

Hull Business Park Plans unveiled on back of Siemens Development

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A detailed planning application has been submitted for a £25m scheme to transform a former Yorkshire hospital site into renewable energy business park. Proposed as a joint venture between Stoneferry Estates and Hull City Council, the campus-style... Read More

Work starts on Aberdeen’s City South Business Park

Posted on 3 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Work has started on Dandara’s 40-acre City South office development near Aberdeen, with the award-winning developer hoping to have the speculative scheme fully serviced and its first tenants installed by Christmas. The first phase of the... Read More

Survey highlights North-East Industrial Property Hot Spots

Posted on 24 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

A national property firm with offices in the North-East, which has concluded more than 65 industrial sales and lettings in the past year, has identified eight of the region’s hottest commercial locations. Sanderson Weatherall — named “Property... Read More

Solihull FORE development takes off with Aerospace let

Posted on 16 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

American-based UTC Aerospace Systems has signed a ten year lease on offices at Solihull’s prestigious FORE business park. The 25,652sq ft letting for the entire FORE One building is thought to be the largest transaction for office space in the West... Read More

MEPC “Calls the Recovery” with £400m Business Park Sell-Off

Posted on 13 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

MEPC — a division of Hermes Real Estate — is shedding three of its seven business parks to allow it to pump at least £400m into Britain’s fast-growing science and technology sectors. The three sites up for sale through commercial agents Jones... Read More

Welsh Government invests £13m in two New Sites

Posted on 24 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

The Welsh Government has paid just over £12m for one of the country’s largest business parks as part of its campaign to attract inward investment. Its latest land deal comes just 48 hours after the authority spent £1.55m to acquire the site of a former... Read More

Tyneside Metro Bosses launch Business Orientated Extension Plan

Posted on 18 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

Nexus — which owns and runs Tyneside’s Metro system — is preparing a £300m bid for Government cash to help it kick-start a 20-year expansion and upgrade programme. It’s expected the project will cost at least £1bn to complete. As well as... Read More

Swindon Speculative Build First Since Recession

Posted on 13 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Construction has started on Swindon’s first speculative commercial property development since the economic downturn. Plans have also been unveiled for a new business park for the Wiltshire town which could create as many as 2,000 new jobs. Aimed at... Read More