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buildings in Birmingham and we believe its location at the heart of the UK will help us get closer to our 17 million customers across the UK.”
Among those coming to Birmingham is main contracting business Midgard, which is part of South East-based construction group JRL. JRL recorded pre-tax profits of
more than £16m last year, and the business saw a 15 per cent rise in turnover to £289m. The company is now the 45th largest in the UK’s construction sector. Last year, Midgard’s Mark Pinder
was runner-up in the NHBC ‘Supreme Awards’ – the ‘Oscars of the house-building industry’. The award was made in relation to Midgard’s £77m Newbury Racecourse residential project, one of 16,000 entrants in the competition. Midgard builds high-rise apartments and office blocks, carries out 80 per cent of the work involved in-house, including the manufacture of pre-cast blocks used.
Mark is Midgard’s Midlands’ operations manager and wants to Birmingham: the perfect location for business
locate the company’s new regional office in Birmingham city centre. He said: “We were given the opportunity to go to places like Manchester, but decided Birmingham was the place to be – there is more development over the forthcoming 15-20 years and greater opportunities in the city. “It’s a very good opportunity –
there is a lot of opportunity, and a lot of potential – there are many people moving into the area, such as the banks, and HS2 is happening as well, as we know. “We are already talking to
established clients in Birmingham about work. I am excited about it. “Also, the city has one of
youngest populations in country – we want to train our people, we are coming to build growth with local people What is exciting is the universities, Birmingham for
engineering and Aston, which is good for construction and the built environment.” Another new arrival in Birmingham is Grosvenor St Pauls Ltd, which has opened a ‘virtual office’ business centre in St Paul’s Square. This gives businesses the opportunity to have a registered office facility in the heart of Birmingham. Hannah Campbell, director of
business centre, Grosvenor St Pauls Ltd, said: “When the directors of Grosvenor House invested heavily in both buying and renovating the building on St Paul’s Square, it was at the forefront of our mind that we wanted other people and businesses in the local area to benefit from the prestigious location and address. With St Paul’s Square becoming a fast growing
business district for boutique companies in Birmingham, Grosvenor House is home to numerous businesses wishing to have a location in the second city.” Birmingham is also the newest
location for American design and architecture firm Gensler, which is based at the Custard Factory in Digbeth. The firm’s Birmingham office
leader, Tariq Shaikh, said: “Locating our regional headquarters in Birmingham was a deliberate decision; with increasingly devolved powers, a Midlands based office will engage with a city on the cusp of resurgence. “Growth potential is huge,
regeneration is well underway and the city has one of the fastest growing economies. The Custard Factory lends vibrancy and creativity amidst a melting
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