North West
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Regional airports capacity set to increase following £15m agreement
Capacity at regional airports looks set to soar this winter following a £15m agreement between Canadian charter company Bluebird Express and airline Canada 3000.
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£31m management buy-out at EJA engineering
Management at EJA Engineering has outbid a multinational electrical company in a £31m buy-out of the company from its founders. EJA’s manufacturing headquarters are in Hindley Green, Wigan, Cheshire.
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Flurry of deals fuelled from overseas stimulates commercial property market
July and August have witnessed a flurry of property deals fuelled from overseas. German property fund CGI has completed the £35m acquisition of the Arcades shopping centre in Ashton under…
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DOE calls in 19,276 sq m leisure scheme at Handforth, Cheshire
The DOE has called in Morrison Developments’ plans for a 19,276sq m (207,500sq ft) leisure scheme fronting the A34 bypass at Handforth, Cheshire.
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Scottish Widows salvages plans for phase two of Chester’s Forum shopping scheme
Scottish Widows’ plans for the £30m phase 2 of the Forum Shopping Centre in Chester are back on track. A presentation by the developer had been called off at the…
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Air freight operator lands at south Manchester industrial scheme
Air freight company Panalpina Worldwide Transport has signed up for Pentith Developments’ 23,225 sq m (250,000 sq ft) Orion Business Park – the largest new industrial development in south Manchester.
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Blackburn council selects developers for 13,006 sq m leisure park
Blackburn Borough Council has selected Kingspark Developments and Property Solutions to develop a 13,006 sq m (140,000 sq ft) leisure park on the eastern outskirts of the town.
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Commercial Union takes offices in Cheadle Hulme, Manchester
Commercial Union has taken 3,336 sq m (35,910 sq ft) of offices at Landmark House, Cheadle Hulme, Manchester, on a ten-year lease at £425,000 pa.
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Housebuilder Wainhomes expands into Devon and Cornwall
North West housebuilder Wainhomes has bought 20 development sites from English China Clays for £24.45m. The fact that 15 of these sites are in Devon and Cornwall means that Wainhomes…
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Pre-let hailed as biggest in north Cheshire for several years
In what is being hailed as the biggest such prelet in the area for several years, Bayshire has pre-let a 3,900sq m (42,000sq ft) industrial/distribution unit next to Jctn 10…
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Trafford Park DC meets Government targets two years ahead of schedule
The Trafford Park Development Corporation has met the Government’s targets for jobs created and investment generated two years ahead of schedule.
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Study recommends £30m fashion centre for Lever Street, central Manchester
A feasibility study commissioned by English Partnerships and Manchester City Council is recommending the redevelopment of a former postal sorting office on Lever Street in central Manchester as a 32,515…