West Midlands
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Birmingham council defends green belt sites policy
Birmingham City Council has shrugged off accusations by Sutton Coldfield MP Sir Norman Fowler that it is attempting to push through plans for industrial development on green belt sites.
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London & Cambridge buys Arcadian retail and leisure centre, Birmingham
London & Cambridge has bought the freehold on 26,012 sq m (280,000 sq ft) Arcadian shopping and leisure scheme in central Birmingham from BICC.
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James Beattie property revaluation fails to stem profits fall
A property revaluation at James Beattie, the Midlands-based department store group, helped produce a surplus of £5.8m last year. But pre-tax profits still fell from £6.27m to £5.87m last year.
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GrandMet sublets Bracknell offices
Grand Metropolitan has sublet the 1,064sq m (11,450sq ft) Regency House, Market Street, Bracknell in Berkshire, to First Softwear UK, a management buyout of Oracle’s local government business.
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Fort Retail Park wins over more retailers
Richardson Developments’ £80m Fort Retail Park at Fort Dunlop, Birmingham, has signed up five new retailers: Clarks, plus four Sears outlets.
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First occupier for new Lichfield business park
Staffordshire County Council is close to signing up the first occupier for Chasewater Heaths, its new 12ha (30-acre) business park near Lichfield.
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Development of Coventry University Technology Park moves nearer
The development of a 27,870 sq m (300,000 sq ft) Technology Park in Coventry has taken another step forward. This follows the announcement by English Partnerships that it has purchased…
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Speculative start for Walsall Business Park
West Midlands Enterprise Board and Airfield Estates plan a speculative start for 2,787sq m (30,000sq ft) of B1 offices in two buildings as the first phase of Walsall Business Park,…
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Heller to open new factory near Redditch
German machine tool maker Heller will spend £2.5m on a new factory close to its Redditch plant, in Worcestershire. The factory should be completed by the end of the year.
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SEP agrees sale and leaseback of Staffordshire HQ
SEP Industrial Holdings has agreed the sale and leaseback of its 10,312 sq m (111,000 sq ft) purpose-built Staffordshire headquarters and distribution centre for £4.85m to the British Gas Corporation…
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Concrete deal for Amec
Amec, the engineering group, has been appointed to carry out early work on Rugby Group’s planned £100m cement plant in Warwickshire.
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House of Fraser to anchor new Solihull shopping centre
House of Fraser is about to take a prelet on a 9,476 sq m (102,000 sq ft) department store in the Touchwood Court shopping centre, Solihull, West Midlands, at £64.59…