Tag: Airport City



Airport City interest flying high after Chinese Tour

Posted on 29 April, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News

A four-city tour of China promoting Manchester’s multi-million pound Airport City scheme has generated scores of enquiries from the country’s e-commerce and information technology companies. Reporting back on the roadshow Wang Weibo, the executive... Read More

New Airport City Hub to serve Smaller Carriers

Posted on 23 February, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Planners have given the green light for a new logistics facility at Manchester Airport aimed at small to medium-sized occupiers. Construction work is expected to start within weeks. The £15m hub — located within Airport City Manchester — will be... Read More

Unnamed Investor backs Airport City Distribution Hub

Posted on 23 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has unveiled plans for a landmark 260,000 sq ft distribution hub within the city's enterprise zone. The Airport City scheme is expected to create hundreds of jobs. Submitted jointly with logistics developer Stoford —... Read More

Chinese Company in talks over flight to Airport City

Posted on 19 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

A Far East roadshow highlighting the advantages of a flagship Manchester Airport business park and logistics hub is already paying dividends — with one Chinese company in "advanced negotiations" over moving to the development. Manchester Airports... Read More

China Cements Interest in Manchester Airport with Investment

Posted on 14 October, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Economy

With the British economy going from strength to strength in the aftermath of four years of recession, international firms and growth funds are keen to have their slice of the pie by investing keenly in the country’s infrastructure. This is particularly true... Read More

Chinese Bank to invest in Manchester Airport City

Posted on 7 October, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

The state owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is poised to invest in Manchester’s Airport City development, the FT reveals. The deal is expected to be signed when Chancellor George Osborne visits Beijing this month following a thaw in... Read More

Construction Work to Begin on Airport City Next Month

Posted on 20 March, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

The director of Airport City, Karen Campbell, has revealed that the development of the four million square foot business park will begin next month. However, she denies that the project will steal the focus of businesses from the nearby centre of Manchester... Read More

Airport City Gets the Go Ahead

Posted on 18 January, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Manchester city planners have given the go ahead to the UK’s first airport city. The £650 million project will deliver a high quality commercial community that is expected to create over 11,000 jobs over the next ten years. The 65 acre development... Read More