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Black Country SMEs given helping hand to expand their business through growth scheme
Midlands Business News 5 Nov 14
SMEs and start-up firms across the Black Country are expanding their businesses by tapping into a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funded scheme which is being led by Wolverhampton City Council.
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Wakemans appointed on major retail development
Commercial News Media 4 Nov 14
Property and construction consultancy Wakemans has been appointed by St Modwen, the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, on a major new retail development at Leicester Road in Rugby.
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Three new members for Manufacturing Technology Centre
Commercial News Media 4 Nov 14
The pioneering Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry is celebrating a triple success after attracting three major international companies to join its growing cadre of members.
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LSH appointed Wulfrun Shopping Centre agents
Commercial News Media 3 Nov 14
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has been appointed retail agent for Wulfrun Shopping Centre in Wolverhampton.
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Taste of the Med coming to West Bromwich thanks to Bond Wolfe
Commercial News Media 2 Nov 14
Black Country property agents Bond Wolfe have put together a tasty deal in the centre of West Bromwich.
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Black Country SMEs given helping hand to expand their business through growth scheme
Midlands Business News 31 Oct 14
SMEs and start-up firms across the Black Country are expanding their businesses by tapping into a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funded scheme which is being led by Wolverhampton City Council.
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The market is motoring – Wiggins Lockett Thompson
Commercial News Media 30 Oct 14
Richard Bache of Wiggins Lockett Thompson comments on the commercial property market: “Since we opened our new office in the Black Country we’ve seen a real upward trend in activity across the board” reports Richard.
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Bathroom company hopes to clean up in the Midlands
Commercial News Media 30 Oct 14
A bathroom supplies company is hoping to clean up in the Black Country when it opens its first showroom outside Yorkshire.
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Birmingham’s strong Q3 office activity well above five year average
Commercial News Media 28 Oct 14
Strong activity in the Birmingham office market in the third quarter of the year pushed well ahead of the five year quarterly average.
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Bruton Knowles welcomes two new arrivals
Commercial News Media 28 Oct 14
The Birmingham office of property consultancy Bruton Knowles has expanded its team with two new appointments.
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Bromsgrove flooring company invests in new warehouse
Commercial News Media 28 Oct 14
A Bromsgrove-based flooring company is set to extend the red carpet treatment with a new warehouse aimed at both the trade and the public.
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GVA completes sale of fully let investment at Quinton Business Park
Commercial News Media 27 Oct 14
The Midlands office of leading commercial property advisor, GVA has completed the sale of a 28,000 sq ft Grade A office building at Quinton Business Park, Birmingham, on behalf of the Homes Communities Agency.
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MK2 Real Estate – Shed rents to hit £6.25 psf before the year is out
Commercial News Media 26 Oct 14
Landlords of prime industrial and distribution property across the Midlands are finally lowering their white flags for the first time in more than six years.
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£500,000 boost to switch Black Country firms on to the benefits of technology
Commercial News Media 22 Oct 14
A new £500,000 initiative is promising to help hundreds of Black Country companies maxmise their use of IT and unlock the power of superfast broadband.
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Listed buildings prove popular for offices in Black Country
Commercial News Media 21 Oct 14
A Wolverhampton management company has acquired a Grade II Listed building in a six figure deal put together by property agents Bond Wolfe.
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Development schemes could help restore town’s appeal
Commercial News Media 20 Oct 14
Kidderminster is on the long road to recovery thanks to a clutch of high profile re-development schemes, according to commercial property specialists Bruton Knowles.
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Midlands manufacturer invests in £2.5 million expansion
Commercial News Media 17 Oct 14
A Midlands manufacturer is investing in a £2.5 million expansion which will see the company grow its national and international presence.
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Colliers bolsters Birmingham Office team with new appointment
Commercial News Media 17 Oct 14
Colliers International has bolstered its National Offices team with the appointment of a new Graduate Surveyor in its Birmingham office.
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Lodders is the driving force behind brace of property deals
Commercial News Media 16 Oct 14
The real estate team at Lodders Solicitors has advised on two significant commercial deals.
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Full steam ahead for historic boiler company
Midlands Business News 13 Oct 14
It’s full steam ahead at a Black Country engineering company following a management buyout supported by £750,000 of funding to ensure the survival of the historic business.
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Enterprise Zone unveils road to further investment
Commercial News Media 10 Oct 14
Hereford Enterprise Zone has welcomed two new investments following the completion of a £500,000 access road in the north of the site.
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Former Valuation Office Rating expert joins Colliers International
Commercial News Media 8 Oct 14
Colliers International has appointed rating specialist Gordon Garnett to join its Rating team in Birmingham.
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Activity at Midlands business parks doubles five-year average
Commercial News Media 7 Oct 14
The continued increase in the level of take-up on UK business parks persisted across the first half of 2014, with take-up nationally totalling 2.3 million sq ft –16% above the five-year average of 2 million sq ft.
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REI tops the ton with latest acquisition
Commercial News Media 7 Oct 14
West Midlands-based quoted property investors Real Estate Investors plc have broken through the £100 million gross assets ceiling with its latest acquisition.
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Business leaders hear confidence soaring at West Mids economic event
Commercial News Media 6 Oct 14
The continued rise of business confidence across the West Midlands was on the menu when the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) held a breakfast event in partnership with recruitment and people development agency Katie Bard.
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Major investment for Coventry engineering firm Sarginsons
Commercial News Media 1 Oct 14
One of Coventry’s oldest established engineering firms has undergone a transformation to make it a market leader in the production of lightweight components to the automotive industry.
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Seddon appoints Regional Director for Midlands
Commercial News Media 1 Oct 14
Builder and developer Seddon has appointed Eamonn Burns as a Regional Director for the Midlands to aid the company’s expansion in the region.
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Letting to UPS marks third speculative deal at Birch Coppice
Commercial News Media 26 Sep 14
Award-winning developer, IM Properties, has completed the letting of its latest speculatively-developed industrial unit at Birch Coppice Business Park, just weeks after breaking ground on the site.
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DTZ announces eight new appointments to its Birmingham office
Commercial News Media 24 Sep 14
DTZ today announced eight new appointments to its Birmingham-based Rating and Property Management teams.
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Cartwright to head up Mazars’ Birmingham office
Commercial News Media 24 Sep 14
International accountancy firm Mazars has named the man who will lead the firm’s Birmingham office.
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Utilities company moves to new Black Country premises
Commercial News Media 23 Sep 14
A Black Country utilities company that is committed to training local young people has moved premises to accommodate its growing business.
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Colliers Investment Property Management team to manage Solihull shopping and leisure centre
Commercial News Media 18 Sep 14
Colliers International’s Birmingham investment property management team has been instructed to manage Parkgate shopping and leisure centre in Solihull.
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Dividend up 50 per cent as REI heads for £100 million gross assets
Commercial News Media 18 Sep 14
Birmingham-based property group Real Estate Investors plc (REI) has announced it could be set to hit the £100 million mark in gross property assets as the firm announced its 2014 half year results.
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C&W Chamber welcomes fall in unemployment
Commercial News Media 18 Sep 14
Business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire have welcomed the fall in unemployment across the region and say it highlights that the economic recovery is still on track.
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Mills & Reeve and FIDAL announce affiliation
Commercial News Media 17 Sep 14
Mills Reeve and FIDAL, the largest business law firm in France, have signed a memorandum of understanding, which highlights the growing international ambition of the leading UK law firm and further enhances FIDAL’s select network of preferred…
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Double whammy at Marchington Industrial Estate
Commercial News Media 16 Sep 14
Ceva Logistics has leased a 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m) unit at Marchington Industrial Estate, Staffordshire owned by Hortons.
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Sajid Javid confirmed for Worcestershire LEP Conference
Commercial News Media 16 Sep 14
Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Culture, Media Sport and MP for Bromsgrove, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership’s forthcoming conference.
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Recruitment specialist makes £500,000 move
Commercial News Media 12 Sep 14
A thriving West Midlands recruitment firm is set to create 20 new jobs over the next 18 months following a six-figure relocation of its headquarters to Stratford-upon-Avon.
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West Midlands manufacturing is resurgent – Crowe Clark Whitehill
Commercial News Media 12 Sep 14
A national manufacturing specialist based in the West Midlands has cautioned companies in the region not to give too much weight to reports that growth in the UK manufacturing sector is slowing.
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Birmingham industrial rents on the up
Commercial News Media 10 Sep 14
Rents for prime industrial units in Birmingham have increased by nearly ten per cent in the last year, new figures from CBRE have revealed.
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Tesco Express investment sold in Wolverhampton
Commercial News Media 9 Sep 14
Shortland Penn + Moore’s Birmingham office has helped purchase a further investment for Wulstan Capital.
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Business confidence begins to plateau, says BDO report
Commercial News Media 9 Sep 14
Confidence among businesses fell for the first time in six months in August, bringing the bullish streakin business confidence to an end and potentially having a knock-on effect on interest rate rises, according to the latest Business Trends…
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Coventry company planning to double turnover and staff following CWLEP grant
Commercial News Media 4 Sep 14
One of the UK’s top plating and metal finishing companies is expecting to double its turnover and its staff after receiving a government grant to help with expansion plans.
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‘Lack of speculative development could hit recovery for West Midlands SME’s’ according to DTZ
Commercial News Media 3 Sep 14
John Sambrooks, Associate Director in DTZ’s Industrial agency team in Birmingham warns that behind the optimism of the economy’s recovery, a distinct lack of development in the region could stall productivity for West Midlands SME…
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CWA shaves £8 million off business park cost
Commercial News Media 2 Sep 14
Experts at Birmingham-based civil and structural engineering consultancy CWA Ltd have shaved nearly £8 million off the cost of a developing a £48 million business park in Minworth.
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Two construction professionals bolster fbe board of directors
Commercial News Media 2 Sep 14
The UK’s only across-all-platforms networking group for property, development and construction professionals, fbe (forum for the built environment) has strengthened its national board with the appointment of a further two new regional directors…
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Unipart MD urges women to enter business award
Commercial News Media 1 Sep 14
One of the most senior female executives in UK engineering is urging her counterparts to put themselves forward for a major award – for the good of the industry.
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Employers urged to attend jobs and careers fair
Commercial News Media 25 Aug 14
Employers have been urged to sign-up to a jobs and careers fair organised by the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP).
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Shortage of new development could hinder growth
Commercial News Media 20 Aug 14
JLL and Glenigan’s inaugural Commercial Construction Index reveals that whilst construction is on an upward trend, the development of commercial space is still lagging the UK’s booming economy which could hamper long term recovery…
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Communications infrastructure firm expands into the West Midlands
Midlands Business News 19 Aug 14
A leading communication infrastructure company has expanded into the West Midlands at Blythe Valley Park.