West Midlands
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Council shortlists two hotel operators for NEC
Birmingham City Council has shortlisted two hotel operators for a development site on the outskirts of the National Exhibition Centre. The council has also opened up a second 2.4ha (5.9…
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West Tower Developments pays £5.5m for Elan Point
West Tower Developments, a private investment vehicle, has paid a rumoured £5.5m for the 10,590 sq m (114,000 sq ft) office building, Elan Point, within the City Reach development in…
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AXA agrees Coventry’s largest letting this year
AXA Equity & Law has found a tenant for its former headquarters building – St George’s House, Corporation Street – in what is believed to be the largest letting in…
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BT sells former training depot in Solihull for £2.4m
The Racquets & Healthtrack Club has bought the former BT training depot on Cranmore Boulevard in Solihull from BT Group Properties for about £2.4m.
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Greenalls plan big leisure club
Greenalls aims to spend £100 million revamping its pubs and hasunveiled plans to build a huge leisure club at The Belfry, its famous golfcourse in the Midlands.
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Tatung expansion will double TV output
Taiwanese electronics company Tatung aims to invest a further £1million in its factory at Telford, Shropshire, as part of its plans todouble output of televisions and computer monitors.
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Government to emphasise public transport
The government has unveiled a transport policy which is emphasisingpublic transport at the expense of the car. John Prescott, the deputy Prime Minister, has announced a range ofpossible measures to…
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Consumer spending mirrors 1980s boom
Consumer spending is rising at its fastest quarterly rate since the peak ofthe 1980s boom while manufacturing output fell last quarter, according toofficial figures that confirmed the picture of a…
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Richardson Cordwell sign up Warner Village for Birmingham city centre multiplex
Richardson Cordwell is set to forge ahead of Morrison Developments in the race to secure a cinema operator in Birmingham. The local developer has signed up Warner Village for its…
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Halfords takes 127,000 sq ft in Redditch for national distribution centre
Halfords, the car and cycle accessories retailer, has taken an 11,798 sq m (127,000 sq ft) unit in Broad Ground Road in Redditch, 12 miles to the south of Birmingham,…
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Mucklow acquires last Black Country New Road development site
Midlands-based A&J Mucklow has bought one of the last remaining development sites adjoining the Black Country New Road at close to the quoting price of £150,000 per acre.
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Drivers Jonas to expand regional network with Birmingham office
Drivers Jonas, like Knight Frank and Conrad Ritblat, is looking to expand its regional network by opening a new office in Birmingham.