Sector Focus
Spitfire lands in Birmingham
Spitfire - an internet telephony service provider - has relocated its Midlands office to Colmore Buildings in central Birmingham. The new location provides
Spitfire's Midlands team with space for expansion. The new office includes
demonstration facilities and provides easier access for customers The firm employs more than
100 staff and has an annual turnover of £26m, and is one of the largest independent voice and data solution suppliers in the country, providing carrier network services to more than 500 partner companies and their customers. Peter Goddard, Midlands
partner manager for Spitfire, said: “Being located in the centre of Birmingham will make it easier for customers to visit us. It also allows us to ramp up our Midlands' operation to meet the increasing demand for the latest advances in business communications technology.”
Property
£165m housing development to transform derelict site
Plans to build more than 750 new homes on a derelict site on Birmingham’s main canal have been submitted to Birmingham City Council. Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital plan to build
a residential-led, mixed-use scheme of 756 new homes and more than 10,000 sq ft of commercial space at the Soho Loop site. The scheme, Soho Wharf, is a £165m urban
regeneration scheme is located on a 11.7-acre site at Dudley Road, opposite Birmingham City Hospital, and is part of the Greater Icknield Masterplan, the largest brownfield housing-led redevelopment in Birmingham. The scheme includes 106 two and three-bedroom
townhouses and 650 one and two-bedroom apartments, and will included new pedestrian, cycle and vehicle routes, as well as a canal bridge connecting Soho Wharf with the existing towpath, to provide a direct route into the city centre. Stephen Conway, executive chairman of Galliard
Homes, said: “Soho Wharf is one of the most exciting regeneration opportunities in Birmingham, transforming what is currently a derelict industrial site, just a short walk along the canal from the city centre, into a thriving residential community and local hub for leisure and lifestyle amenities for the public. “As one of the most anticipated mixed-use schemes in
the city we are excited to be bringing our placemaking and regeneration expertise to such an important site and helping to deliver on the council’s ambitions to create more homes and attractive places to live for the people of Birmingham.”
The Soho Wharf site was originally partially occupied
by a large glasshouse in the late 18th Century and was known as Park Glass House. Many of the buildings on the site have now either been
demolished or are vacant, having fallen into disrepair. Gerard Nock, chairman of Apsley House Capital, said:
“Soho Wharf is a vital piece in the Birmingham development puzzle, helping to unlock the Greater Icknield Masterplan and bring forward the long overdue regeneration of this area of the city.”
In the loop: An artist’s
impression of how the Soho Loop development may look
68 CHAMBERLINK March 2019
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