Business News
Available office space at Sandbrook House boosts regeneration in Rochdale
Rochdale is an area on the up at the moment, with the regeneration of the town centre and the new Kingsway Business Park development. In addition, new office space is being made available at Sandbrook Park, which is hoped will help attract new businesses to the area. The Sandbrook House property was first built by [...]
Nikal Make a Start on Altair
Work is soon to begin on Nikal’s Altair scheme in Altrincham with the first phase to include the demolition of Oakfield House and the Nationwide Auto Centre on Oakfield Road, two Trafford Council-owned buildings. The five acre scheme will include a large retail element, new Altrincham office space, a hotel, and a permanent ice rink [...]
Executive Offices Group streamlines processes with CentreCharge2010 upgrade
Executive Offices Group (EOG) is the latest serviced office provider to streamline processes thanks to a recent upgrade to RJmetis’ CentreCharge2010. The company, which has a portfolio of 36 centres across the country, will be using the software to improve both the efficiency of its own operations in terms of weekly and monthly reporting schedules [...]
Two 30,000 sq ft Lettings in Two Days for Manchester
Two firms who picked up much of the Halliwells business have signed for just over 60,000 sq ft of office space in Manchester city centre. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (BLG), insurance law specialists, have signed for a further 4 floors at Chancery Place totalling 30,000 sq ft, whilst HBJ Gateley Wareing have let 31,000 sq [...]
Ford Campbell & Globaleye take Office Space at The Triangle
Serviced office operator, Forsyth Business Centres, have welcomed two more businesses to their serviced offices at The Triangle in Manchester. Occupancy has now almost reached 60 percent in the 31,000 sq ft business centre, which has shown steady growth this year. Recruitment specialists, Globaleye, and corporate finance experts, Ford Campbell, are the two most recent [...]
Double Boost for Liverpool Offices
There was great news for Liverpool offices last week with the news that two companies have chosen the city for new offices in the North West. ServiceSource International and Oceans Connect have both announced the opening of new offices in Liverpool. The North West Development Agency expect around 458 new jobs to be created as [...]
Manchester Council issues CPO for London Road Fire Station
In what is probably the least surprising headline of the last year, Manchester Council has finally submitted a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for Manchester’s London Road fire station. The council have been threatening owners Britannia Hotels Group with a CPO for a number of years and it seemed they have spurred the group into action [...]
Northwest says ‘Hello’ to 14 New Businesses
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has revealed that their ‘Hello Northwest’ scheme (incorporating ‘Hello Manchester’ and ‘Hello Liverpool’) has welcomed 14 new businesses to the region since January. Launched at the turn of the year in conjunction with a variety of serviced offices in the North West, the scheme offered a free workstation for [...]
Some Words on Why Using a Broker Works
Brokers as a whole perhaps don’t have the greatest reputation when it comes to the serviced office world (justified in some instances in our opinion!) but they are there for a reason and some can be a really great help in an office search, providing options you don’t know of and keeping points of contact [...]
Manchester Office Take-Up Dips, but Could Poor Supply Push Up Pricing?
Property consultants, DTZ, released figures for the take-up of office space in Manchester for Q2, which fell to 166,000 sq ft from just over 190,000 sq ft in the first quarter. Unless it dips for a second consecutive quarter it is unlikely to concern agents too much. YTD it is still significantly higher than 2009 [...]
