Sector Focus
Healthy outlook for leisure centre
Rebuilding work on Erdington Leisure Centre – one of three existing leisure centres across the city to be replaced by Birmingham Community Leisure Trust (BCLT) in partnership with Birmingham City Council (BCC) – is now under way. A fourth centre at a new site at
Icknield Port Loop in Edgbaston will also be built and managed by the Trust. Established in 2015, BCLT is
tasked to create and maintain a first class range of health, leisure and recreational activities and facilities to serve all parts of the community. It is working in partnership with
Birmingham City Council to revitalise the city’s sport and leisure centres and offer value for money leisure services. Birmingham City Council’s deputy
leader Cllr Ian Ward said: “I am delighted our residents in Erdington and the surrounding area will soon be benefitting from a new leisure centre and I thank our partners for working with us to provide cost effective and modern facilities. “Despite the considerable
budgetary restraints we face, we will continue to support and encourage people to remain active and pursue a healthy lifestyle.”
Hub club (from left): Anne Marie Simpson (Homes and Communities Agency), Cllr John Clancy (Leader of Birmingham City Council), Charlie Spicer (Savills) and Bob Tattrie (Trebor Developments) at the launch of the works
Work has started on a new £8.5m state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Birmingham’s Advanced Manufacturing Hub. And business leaders believe the decision to press
ahead with the speculative development represents a clear signal of intent that any post-Brexit uncertainty will not damage Birmingham’s growth. The 94,500 sq ft Apollo facility, located close to Birmingham city centre and adjacent to the A38 Aston Expressway, sees leading Midlands commercial developer Trebor Developments and investment partner Aviva Investors, working in conjunction with Birmingham City Council and the Homes and Communities Agency.
Supported by funding from the Greater Birmingham
and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, the Advanced Manufacturing Hub has already attracted two world- class engineering companies, Hydraforce who have completed a new 125,000 sq ft unit and Guhring. Cllr John Clancy, leader of Birmingham City Council,
said: “Whatever the national economic uncertainty, Birmingham is not standing still and the fact that construction of this new high quality manufacturing facility is underway gives a clear signal of our intent. “We’re creating high quality jobs and business opportunities and this demonstrates both the resilience of the city’s economy and the underlying strength of the manufacturing sector.”
Wharf for Wakemans
Property Building under way at Hub
An artist’s impression of Three Glass Wharf
Wakemans have been appointed to work on a lucrative £25m office development in Bristol. The Edgbaston-based property
and construction consultancy firm will act as quantity surveyor and employer’s agent on behalf of developer Salmon Harvester Properties at the 163,000 sq ft development at Glass Wharf, which is located in Temple Quarter, the west of England’s designated Enterprise Zone. The appointment on Three Glass Wharf follows the
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successful completion of Two Glass Wharf last year. The successful development
overlooks Bristol’s historic waterside and will include nine floors of top quality Grade A office space with basement car parking. “We are delighted to continue
our long standing relationship with Salmon Harvester Properties,” said Wakemans managing director John Woodhall. Work is due to start on site later
this year.
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