West Midlands
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Land Securities pre-lets 3,038 sq m at Caxtongate, Birmingham
Land Securities has pre-let a further 3,038 sq m (32,700 sq ft) at Caxtongate in Birmingham, West Midlands. The 9,755 sq m (105,000 sq ft) retail centre is located on…
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Stringfellow plans nightclub floatation
Peter Stringfellow is planning a £60m flotation of his nightclub chain to fund the nationwide expansion of his controversial topless dancing show.
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Developers unveil plans for 30-screen cinema near Birmingham
Plans to build Europe’s largest multiplex cinema in Birmingham, West Midlands on a 10.1ha (25 acre) site have been unveiled. The 30-screen cinema will seat 6,500 people.
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Criminal Cases Review Commission takes 1,320 sqm at Alpha Tower, Birmingham
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has taken 1,320 sq m (14,200 sq ft) on two floors at Southend Property Holdings’ 26-storey Alpha Tower in Birmingham.
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Folkes Group reports 5% increase in pre-tax profits
Folkes Group, an engineering company with industrial property interests, has announced a 5% increase in pre-tax profits to £2.05m in the six months to June 30, 1996.
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German components company selects Britannia Park, West Midlands, for national HQ
Mahle, the German automotive components company, has selected Folkes Properties’ Britannia Park in Wednesbury, West Midlands, as the site of its new UK headquarters.
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US firm pumps £45m into Northamptonshire and plans to close Scottish plant
P>American engine maker Cummins Engine is to invest £45m in its plant at Daventry in Northamptonshire, West Midlands. The manufacturer aims to make the plan the world-wide centre for its…
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RJB Mining to create 300 jobs at new coal near Doncaster in Nottinghamshire, West Midlands
RJB Mining hopes to spend more than £300m over the next 10-15 years to develop a deep coal mine in the Nottinghamshire coal fields.
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Astra plans to add 200 staff to Loughborough centre in Leicestershire
Astra is to expand the Loughborough reserach centre it bought for £202m last year from Fisons. It plans to add 200 staff over the next two to three years.
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Plans for new £120m cement centre in Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby group will begin building a £120mcement works at its headquarters in Rugby, Warwickshire, next year with completion expected by the end of 1998.
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Hammerson seeks partner to redevelop Bull Ring
Hammerson is to seek an institutional partner to help finance its planned £300m redevelopment of Birmingham’s Bull Ring shopping centre. Chief executive Ron Spinney said retailers had already expressed interest…
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DFDS has requirement for 37,160 sq m in three warehouses near Manchester, Birmingham and Immingham
DFDS, the Danish shipping and freight company, is looking for 37,160 sq m (400,000 sq ft) of distribution warehousing in Greater Manchester, Birmingham, and Immingham.