West Midlands
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Hopes for Peugeot expansion drive
A dramatic improvement in productivity at Peugeot’s Ryton assembly plant has boosted expectations that the company’s French owners will announce a major expansion of car production.
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TCS pays £8.8m for Leigh shopping centre
Town Centre Securities has bought the Spinning Gate shopping centre in Leigh, Greater Manchester, for £8.8m from Arthur Andersen, the receivers for original developer Koslova.
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British Coal seeks buyers for site near Stoke
British Coal has begun to seek buyers for Trentham Gardens, near Stoke-on-Trent, a 293.41ha (725 acre) site. It is expected to fetch about £3m.
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US company acquires site at Enigma Park, Worcester
Automated Packaging Systems is moving from Tewkesbury to the 24ha (60-acre) Enigma Park, Malvern, Hereford & Worcester. The American company has paid £538,000 for a 1.9ha (4.8 acre) site on…
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US and Japanese firms expand plants
Western Atlas, the USA’s second-biggest machine tool producer, is considering expanding its production site at Keighley, West Yorkshire, by 20% to cope with increased demand.
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Two more deals at Gregory’s Bank, Worcester
St Modwen Properties has let another 3,597 sq m (38,718 sq ft) at its 5.67 hectare (14 acre) Gregory’s Bank Industrial Estate in Worcester, Hereford & Worcester.
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Record profits at Henry Boot
Profits rose at Henry Boot & Sons, the construction company, to a record £8.69m last year, up 6.5%. The Times 19/04/96 page 26.
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First Leisure chooses Walsall for bingo club
Triplex Lloyd has secured its first tenant for the planned 23,225 sq m (250,000 sq ft) James Bridge development in Park Lane, Walsall.
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Birmingham council climbs down on Colmore Row scheme
Richardson Barberry Properties and Birmingham Council have resolved a dispute which threatened to wreck plans for 18,580 sq m (200,000 sq ft) of new offices on Colmore Row.
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Folkes lets 4,792 sq m at Washington Centre, Dudley
Folkes Properties has let another 4,792 sq m (51,582 sq ft) in three deals at the Washington Centre, Dudley. . High Precision Manufacturing has taken a 2,136 sq m (23,000…
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Richardsons launch £25m Black Country development
West Midlands developers Don and Roy Richardson have announced £25m plans for the redevelopment of 16.19ha (40 acres) of derelict land in the Black Country as 42,455 sq m (457,000…
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Asda plans superstore on PowerGen site near Solihull
Asda is preparing to submit a planning application for a 7,432 sq m (80,000 sq ft) superstore on the former PowerGen site, Haslucks Green Road, Shirley, West Midlands.