CHY Consultancy has been appointed as the dedicated social value partner for MIX MANCHESTER, a planned manufacturing and innovation campus adjacent to Manchester Airport. The team at CHY Consultancy will now work closely with the development team to shape, enhance and embed social value in every … [Read more...]
News for: Commercial Property
Major redevelopment proposed for Poynton manufacturing unit
Commercial property developers, Quorum and Chestergate, are planning a major redevelopment of a manufacturing unit in Poynton after acquiring the site earlier this year. The two Cheshire-based firms plan to deliver a purpose-built 65,000 sq ft facility at Poynton Industrial Estate which will be … [Read more...]
Beauty technology group triples size of Alderley Park HQ
Home-use beauty technology group, The Beauty Tech Group, is to triple the size of its headquarters at the Alderley Park life sciences and technology campus. The business will increase its footprint within Glasshouse from 5,000 sq ft to over 16,000 sq ft, providing space for up to 200 staff. The … [Read more...]
Alderley Park welcomes F2G to innovation campus
Alderley Park, Bruntwood SciTech's life sciences and innovation campus, has welcomed F2G, a leading developer of antifungal therapies. The business currently has staff based in Eccles and at MediaCityUK in Greater Manchester, and has taken almost 3,000 sq ft of lab space at Mereside, Alderley … [Read more...]
AI tool launched to help address planning delays
The UK government has announced the roll out of a new AI tool to enable local authority planning officers to process applications more quickly and reduce delays. Speaking at London Tech Week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the launch of “Extract” – an AI assistant developed by … [Read more...]
MIX MANCHESTER explores joint venture restructure
The joint venture partnership behind airport-based science, innovation, and manufacturing campus, MIX MANCHESTER, has confirmed it is in advanced talks for Manchester City Council and existing shareholder, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, to acquire a 50% share in the scheme. The announcement … [Read more...]
Plans approved for North’s largest Premier Inn
MIX MANCHESTER and Whitbread PLC have been granted planning approval by Manchester City Council for a new 276-bedroom Premier Inn at Manchester Airport. Located within the MIX MANCHESTER’S hotel district, just 2 minutes’ walk from the Ground Transport Interchange and 400m from Terminals 1 and 2, … [Read more...]
£150,000 refurbishment completes at Poynton building society branch
Vernon Building Society has completed the refurbishment of its Poynton branch, the last remaining bank or building society branch still open in the town. The £150,000 refurbishment of the Stockport mutual’s branch on Park Lane, Poynton, is a further demonstration of the building society’s … [Read more...]
Local children get the bug for biodiversity at MIX MANCHESTER
Local children and staff from Woodhouse Park Family Centre in Wythenshawe joined the MIX MANCHESTER team to install a series of special bug hotels for the mini beasts at the 60-acre site at Manchester Airport. The children, aged 5-11, and their care team helped to create and decorate 20 bug … [Read more...]
Consultation launched on plans for airport-based science, innovation, and manufacturing campus
The joint venture partnership behind MIX MANCHESTER is taking its plans for the UK’s first airport-based science, innovation, and manufacturing campus to public consultation. The move follows the approval in principle of the draft Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) by Manchester City … [Read more...]
Cheshire property developer plans new HQ in former Alderley Edge bank
Cheshire-based property developer, Abode Residencies, plans to convert the former Barclays Bank building in Alderley Edge into its new HQ. The student accommodation specialist has purchased the former Barclays Bank building in Alderley Edge for £1.4 million, backed with funding from Cheadle-based … [Read more...]
Alderley Park move for global scientific manufacturer
Global scientific instruments manufacturer, LECO, has announced it will relocate its UK headquarters from Stockport to No. 11 Mereside at Alderley Park. Along with its UK head office, the new site will also house the company's Leco UK Training Centre, which will offer customers the opportunity … [Read more...]