Industrial
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Multiplex ‘disappointed’ as FA drops unfinished Wembley
Multiplex said today it was “disappointed” with the Football Association’s decision to play the FA Cup final at Cardiff because the new Wembley Stadium would not be ready in time.
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P&O confident of takeover despite US opposition
Ports and ferries group P&O today said it was confident its multi-billion pound takeover by Dubai Ports World would go ahead despite growing opposition in the United States.
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LIM buys Hampshire technology park for £54m
LaSalle Investment Management (LIM) has bought the 40-acre Langstone Technology Park in Havant, Hampshire, for £54.25m a 7% initial yield. The former IBM facility comprises a 640,000 sq ft multilet…
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Prelet kick-starts Abbotsinch’s Paisley scheme
London-based developer, Abbotsinch Properties, has kick-started development on its “Abbotsinch 29” site in Refrewshire, with a 90,000 sq ft prelet to Academy Health Care.
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First-class upgrade for Birmingham station
Plans for the £500m redevelopment of Birmingham New Street station have been unveiled. Alongside an upgrade and enlargement of the station, the John McAslan & Partners-designed Birmingham Gateway scheme proposes…
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Simply Food signs at Gainsborough
Marks & Spencer and Next have signed up for Dransfield Properties’ £34m retail park in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Both retailers have taken 10,000 sq ft shops on the Marshalls Yard development,…
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JLL wins Sun Microsystems contract
Technology and data storage group Sun Microsystems has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle to manage its 17m sq ft global property portfolio.
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Donegal site set for mixed-use redevelopment
The site of the former Fruit of the Loom factory in Buncrana, Co Donegal, is to be redeveloped as a 42,068 sq m (452,816 sq ft) mixed-use scheme.
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Slough buys Dusseldorf logistics site for €19m
Slough Estates International (SEI) has acquired a 30 hectare (74-acre) logistics site in to the West of Düsseldorf, Germany, for a phased purchase of €19.05m (£13m).
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Rok submits plans for Manchester industrial scheme
The Manchester arm of developer Rok has submitted a planning application for an industrial scheme at Denton in Greater Manchester. The company has bought a 2.3-acre development site from United…
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Sir Adrian Montague lines up bid for L&CR
Government troubleshooter Sir Adrian Montague is putting together a takeover offer for London & Continental Railways (L&CR), the Eurostar co-owner and builder of the Channel tunnel rail link which has…
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St Modwen plans four units at Glasgow business park
St Modwen has submitted plans to build four industrial units totalling 80,000 sq ft on the former Rolls-Royce site at Hillington Estate in Glasgow, branded Pegasus Business Park.