Sector Focus
Office space up for grabs
Aspiring entrepreneurs can win a year’s worth of free office space, worth up to £18,000, at various city centre-based buildings across the North and Midlands. The ‘Win Your Dream Office’
competition, organised by workspace provider Bruntwood Works, is open to small businesses and entrepreneurs who can enter by writing a short business pitch and submitting it by 27 October. A shortlist of candidates will
be invited to pitch their business plans in person to a panel of expert judges next month. The winner will receive an all-inclusive serviced office for up to four people for a year, complete with free wi-fi and cleaning services, as well as access to facilities such as a communal lounge and kitchen with free tea and coffee, phone booths and bookable meeting rooms. Bruntwood chief executive
Ciara Keeling said: “By providing free office space in inspiring workspaces, the up- and-coming business will hopefully be able to put their profits elsewhere and further expand their success.” The winner can choose to be
based in either Birmingham, Manchester city centre, Old Trafford, Liverpool or Leeds.
Property
New entrance: An artist’s impression of how One Colmore Row will look after the £1.2m refurbishment
Refurbishment is planned for prime city centre office
A prominent office in the centre of Birmingham is undergoing extensive refurbishment, which will include the creation of a new glazed entrance facing Snow Hill Square. One Colmore Row’s entrance is
being redesigned to create an enlarged reception space with meeting areas, a coffee area and ‘touchdown workspace’. The new entrance lobby looks
out on one of the busiest spots in the city centre, and among the users are commuters using Snow Hill station. Associated Architects is designing the £1.2m programme of refurbishment works, which will give the building a new identity and create a distinctive, modern
interior style, with additional facilities such as cycle storage and showers.
‘From the start of the project we saw great opportunities’
The vacant sixth-floor office suite
will also undergo an extensive fit-out which will include, a reconfigured WC block, various lift lobby enhancements and an enlarged entrance into the office suite. Steve Townsend, associate
director at Associated Architects, said: “From the start of the project we saw great opportunities for simple interventions to greatly
Work begins at St Modwen Park
Construction consultancy Wakemans has begun work on a new £110m industrial development at the thriving St Modwen Park, Gloucester. Wakemans is a long-time partner
of developer St Modwen, and on this scheme will act as employer’s agent, quantity surveyor and principal designer/health and safety adviser. The scheme, will create 935,000
sq ft of industrial and warehouse space across 14 units at the 58-acre Stonehouse Lane site, which is four miles south west of Gloucester. The scheme will be built in
stages, with phase one providing three units totalling 173,166 sq. ft. Contractor Winvic Construction aims to complete the three by December. Wakemans divisional director
Tony Hooper said: “St. Modwen’s credentials as a regeneration specialist are second to none and
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Underway: Phase one of a new £110m industrial scheme at St Modwen Park Gloucester has begun
this new scheme will open up more quality accommodation for a wide variety of industrial, engineering and distribution businesses across the south west. “For existing tenants at St
Modwen Park Gloucester who are looking to expand, this new development heralds an opportunity to build on their achievements to date and capitalise on a prime location.”
improve the internal spaces. The angled form of the new entrance responds to the sight lines through the square. We carried the angle concept through the interior to create additional interesting angular spaces. “The potential of the office space
will be maximised with increased ceiling heights through careful co- ordination of services. “A high-quality finish and
detailing throughout and a consistency with the building brand across all key touchpoints will add to the appeal of a reinvented One Colmore Row.” The refurbishment will be carried
out by contractor Overbury. Work will complete during late 2019.
MDG Architects
acquire Tweedale Birmingham architect MDG Architects has bought out Wolverhampton rival Tweedale. Tweedale has particular expertise
in education, healthcare, office and commercial, as well as industrial and distribution. Among the firm’s most recent high-profile projects has been the transformation of the former Coniston House office building in Wolverhampton. MDG is based in the Jewellery
Quarter. Managing director Darrel Smallman said: “Acquiring the Tweedale name will be an asset to MDG Architects, allowing greater diversification as we look to increase our operation into new areas.” Tweedale consultant architect
Mike Bates said: “Through this new alliance with MDG Architects, Tweedale can maintain its presence in Wolverhampton, and service clients throughout the region and nationwide.”
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