The airport-based MIX MANCHESTER science, innovation and manufacturing campus has strengthened its project leadership team with a duo of senior promotions. Helen Ratcliffe MRICS (left) and Emily Fleet MRICS (right) are currently Senior Development Managers for Manchester Airports Group – … [Read more...]
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GMPF backs North’s largest Premier Inn at MIX MANCHESTER
Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has announced an investment of £42 million to facilitate the development of the North of England’s largest Premier Inn within the MIX MANCHESTER hotel district at Manchester Airport. The announcement comes weeks after GMPF confirmed it had raised … [Read more...]
Plans submitted for airport business park
Developer, Ask Real Estate (Ask), has submitted a planning application to bring forward nine last-mile logistics units off Aviator Way, close to Manchester Airport. The development at Manchester Business Park will create around 115,000 sq ft of commercial space in units ranging from 6,700 sq ft … [Read more...]
Manchester City Council invests in MIX MANCHESTER innovation campus
The joint venture partnership behind the MIX MANCHESTER science and innovation campus at Manchester Airport has confirmed Manchester City Council (MCC) has taken a 30% stake in the development. Existing shareholder, Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), has also increased its share in the … [Read more...]
Dedicated social value partner appointed to manufacturing and innovation campus
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...]
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...]