| news REGUS EXPANDS IN UK
the past few weeks, opening six new business centres in various locations across the UK.
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located in: Lewisham, Redhill, Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool’s Mann Island and Derby Square. Each new centre offers Regus’ signature diverse blend of workspace, designed to accommodate a range of different usage patterns. This includes: co-working space, serviced offices of various sizes, virtual office services and meeting rooms available to book for as little as an hour. Globally, the workspace provider now has a presence spanning more than 100 countries, having recently opened its first centre in Luanda, Angola. Richard Morris, UK CEO, Regus
comments: “Our latest group of openings is testament to the increasing demand for flexible workspace across the UK as more and more firms become aware of the productivity and staff wellbeing benefits of a more agile work model. We remain committed to extending our offering to cater to this growing demand.”
lans to build a petrol filling station, convenience store and drive- thru restaurant at a major warehouse and logistics development in Manchester have been given the green light.
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Construction of the proposed development by Icon Industrial at their flagship scheme - Icon Manchester Airport – could begin this month (January 2018).
The BP filling station, M&S Simply Food convenience store and drive-through Costa Coffee will provide an important ancillary facility for existing and future occupiers of the £100 million employment park.
Icon Manchester Airport is a build to suit logistics/warehouse development with outline planning consent for circa 1 million sq.ft, capable of delivering units from 100,000 sq.ft to 700,000 sq.ft on the 45-acre, fully serviced site. The development was formally launched to the market in October and is the first investment made by the new joint venture. Icon Industrial is a joint venture formed by Stoford Developments and TPG Real Estate. Angus Huntley, development manager at Stoford Developments, said: “We are very pleased to have achieved planning consent for the petrol filling station and associated facilities from Manchester City Council. “This development will provide important onsite amenities at Icon Manchester Airport, which is a landmark development for the North West and also for Icon Industrial. It presents potential occupiers with an excellent opportunity to have a unit built to their specific requirements in a first-class location at the very heart of the Northern Powerhouse. Having this amenity on site can only make the development even more attractive to occupiers.” He added: “The connectivity it offers future occupiers makes it a hugely significant site in what is already a rapidly expanding logistics area at Icon Manchester Airport.” Agents Knight Frank act on behalf of BP. Icon Industrial’s retained agents are CBRE, DTRE and JLL.
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DUNSTON FORMS NICHE INDUSTRIAL AGENCY R
obert Dunston, one of the North West’s best known industrial agents has formed his own niche advisory business – RGD Consulting. The company will specialise in development consultancy, agency, project co-ordination, tenant’s rep and lease consultancy work across the industrial sector.
Dunston, who retired from GVA last
summer, where he headed their North West Industrial operation for 21years comments: “I’ve been specialising in industrial agency and development consultancy for 38 years and following my recent retirement, I realised that I enjoy the industry too much to call it a day.” “I am relishing the challenge, I have a huge amount of experience and knowledge to offer. There are very few industrial buildings of significance, in the region, that I haven’t seen in the past four decades, so my depth of experience is second to none.” “During my career, I’ve dealt with
everything from starter units and cotton mills in the 1980’s, the Enterprise Zone experiment of the 1980’s and 1990’s, which regenerated large parts of Trafford Park
PLANS GET GREEN LIGHT
ermes Investment Management, the £30.8 billion manager, has appointed MEPC as its development manager at the 20- acre NOMA development in Manchester. MEPC has been brought on board following an announcement at the end of last year that Hermes acquired the Co-op Group’s 50% share in the prime Manchester asset. The primary focus for MEPC will be on the implementation of
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development projects at the mixed-use regeneration scheme, which comprises five separate new buildings. MEPC will also support Hermes on delivering new offices, hotels, retail and leisure as well as vibrant urban spaces. As part of this remit, MEPC will be working to ensure that the NOMA brand, which encapsulates the scale and heritage of the scheme, permeates through the entire development encouraging forward-looking, technologically savvy businesses to join the range of occupiers already in place at the leading commercial hub.
The announcement will see MEPC and Hermes Investment Management further fostering a relationship that is already in place through their work together on Wellington Place in Leeds, Silverstone Park and Milton Park in Oxfordshire. Chris Taylor, Head of Private Markets at Hermes Investment Management said: “The decision to appoint MEPC as developer at NOMA is in line with our long-term strategy for the development; to create a leading commercial hub in the heart of Manchester. “We are confident that MEPC will bring its expertise and strong track record from other leading regional developments including Wellington Place in Leeds, and continue to develop a scheme which embraces the area’s past and heritage by featuring a unique mix of historic and new buildings. We hope to provide an attractive, well-connected and sustainable environment where people want to work, live and socialise.”
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2018
and Salford Docks and in effect was the forerunner of what became Salford Quays and Media City. In the last 20 years, I’ve worked primarily on big shed schemes, culminating with Omega, Warrington, currently the North West’s most
successful industrial and logistics park, with 3.5
million sq ft constructed since the first deals were signed at the start of 2013.” “I have
vast back catalogue of
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clients and contacts and the goodwill that has been afforded to me in recent weeks has been amazing.” “I’m looking forward to the challenge on what I am sure will be an exciting new chapter.”
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