All articles by Alex Therrien – Page 7
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MarketsWidnes’s Stobart Park has green sheen
It is best known for its iconic lorries, and was even the subject of a Channel 5 documentary series. But Stobart Group has expanded beyond road haulage into rail and air freight, infrastructure, development, property management and biomass fuels.
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NewsSegro nets £75m in West Cross sale
Legal & General Property has placed under offer Segro’s 450,000 sq ft West Cross Industrial Estate in Brentford, west London, for close to £75m in a deal that further underlines the desirability of prime south-east industrial assets.
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OnlineDeveloper reveals Manchester business zone plans
Allied London has revealed its plans to create a new commercial zone within Manchester’s Spinningfields development after it gained full control of the site.
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OnlineDHL takes west London shed as part of expansion
DHL International has signed a 10-year lease to occupy 61,720 sq ft at Segro’s Premier Park Estate at Park Royal in London.
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OnlineLiverpool £67m exhibition centre plans given green light
Plans for an exhibition centre and hotel in Liverpool worth nearly £70m have been given the green light by the city’s planning committee today.
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OnlineStanza letting boosts south-east market
Rockspring Property Investment Managers and Bell Hammer have leased their speculatively-developed Stanza Building in Uxbridge to energy company Nexen Petroleum UK in a fillip for the south east office market.
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OnlineCostco takes 64-acre site to develop 565,000 sq ft megashed
Wholesaler Costco has agreed a deal to buy 64 acres of land at G.Park Crick in Northampton, which has planning permission for up to 1.1 million sq ft of logistics warehouse space, as part of an ambitious expansion.
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InsightIndustrial relations
Gazeley is looking forward to international growth under new parent Brookfield Property Partners. Alex Therrien meets the heads of both companies to hear how they intend to achieve it. Photography by James Bolton
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OnlinePramerica buys properties in Leicester and Chester for £9.5m
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has completed two acquisitions in Leicester and Chester with a combined value of £9.5m on behalf of one of its separate client account mandates.
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OnlineColliers bolsters investment team
Colliers International has recruited investment agent John Hanson (pictured) to join the firm as a director in the national investment team led by Andre James.
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OnlineNew appointment for AXA Real Estate Investment Managers
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has today announced the appointment of Nathalie Charles (pictured) as regional head of asset management and transactions in the southern region.
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OnlineClipstone acquires south east industrial park for £12m
Clipstone has bought Optima Park in Crayford, south east London, in two separate transactions.
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MarketsTake three … speculative offices
Capital & Centric this week became the latest developer to push the button on speculative office development, signalling growing confidence in the north-west property market, and several other developers are committing to large speculative starts. Alex Therrien takes a look at three schemes
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MarketsBruntwood bonds with scientific pioneers
Fundraising will be deployed in science and technology facilities. Alex Therrien reports
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NewsAmazon bags three new sites
Amazon has secured three strategic distribution sites on the fringes of London that are crucial in its push towards the provision of same-day deliveries.
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NewsKier on board for £100m North Tyneside shipyard revamp
Kier Property has been selected as the development partner for the £100m regeneration of a former shipyard in North Tyneside.
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OnlineBrookgate close to forward funding deal on flagship Cambridge building
Property developer Brookgate is on the verge of agreeing a forward funding deal with Tesco Pension Fund for one of the office buildings that comprises its flagship CB1 scheme for around £31m.
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OnlineHighcross sells Manchester hotel
Etrop Grange Hotel, a Grade II-listed Georgian mansion near Manchester Airport, has been bought by Squire Hotels for a sum close to the guide price of £4.95m.
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OnlineColliers appointed as valuer for €1.9bn Goodman fund
Colliers’ valuation and advisory services team has been appointed as a property valuer to the Goodman European Logistics Fund (GELF).
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OnlineShopping centre investment significantly up from 2012
Investments in UK shopping centres reached £2.23bn during the first half of 2013 – a figure which nearly outperformed the whole of 2012, according to research from DTZ.
