Workspaces which are developed with a focus on wellbeing will be more commercially successful according to new research from Cushman & Wakefield.The agent’s ‘Well Workplace’ report highlights the trends, opportunities and challenges of the future for office owners and occupiers due to the growing emphasis on employee health at work.Sophy ... Read More...
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Holiday rental firm Sykes Cottages will relocate to Chester’s One City Place as part of its ongoing investment strategy.The expanding independent company has been based in the city for more than 25 years and is now preparing to move its 300 employees to the Central Business Quarter development.Sykes has signed ... Read More...
Property firm Fairhome Group PLC will relocate its headquarters to One Quays Reach after purchasing the building for £2.7 million.The Greater Manchester development, investment and facilities management company for the supported living sector acquired the new Salford Quays base from Harpin Limited.The 25,000 sq ft self-contained office building is part ... Read More...
The public can now nominate a Manchester business to win one of the city's 2017 Be Proud awards.Manchester City Council is calling for worthy winners to be suggested in a host of categories, which will also include a special accolade to honour an outstanding contribution in the wake of the ... Read More...
Retail and leisure complex Liverpool ONE has been hailed as an outstanding placemaking success story in a new global study.The research by CBRE and Gehl Architects reviewed 11 initiatives in the UK, Australia, USA, Italy, Denmark, Germany, France and South Korea – all of which have a specific public realm ... Read More...
Gary Neville says his team is “more committed than ever” to creating a world-class St. Michael’s scheme as a public consultation continues.Speaking on behalf of The St. Michael’s Partnership, the retired footballer and property developer has welcomed a “positive response” to the revised Manchester project so far.A second public consultation ... Read More...
A trio of firms with North West operations have been shortlisted in a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style competition to clean up old nuclear plants.A total of 15 entries are being progressed in the £3 million contest which is being run by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and government innovation agency Innovate ... Read More...
The filming of television shows and movies in Liverpool has contributed over £8 million to the city’s economy in the last financial year.Major productions filmed here in the past 12 months include ‘Little Boy Blue’, ‘Peaky Blinders’ and the soon to be released ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’.Figures to be discussed ... Read More...
Peel Ports is calling for a “strong guiding hand” from the Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram to help the area achieve a shared vision.Rotheram paid his first visit to the Port of Liverpool yesterday and was given a presentation on Peel’s £750 million package of investments in logistics infrastructure.Peel's ... Read More...
The North West’s big box industrial space supply challenges are expected to persist according to new research by JLL.The agent’s latest UK Big Box Industrial & Logistics findings show a 55% drop in the supply of units larger than 100,000 sq ft in the region year-on-year at the end of ... Read More...
