Global fintech firm, Quint Group, is the latest business to join a growing community of businesses at Alderley Park's Glasshouse tech hub. The group, which owns a number of fintech businesses focused on improving access to credit, has operations as far afield as San Diego, Warsaw, Sydney, Cape … [Read more...]
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Beauty brand takes more warehouse space at Handforth business park
Handforth based Beauty Works has further expanded operations, taking additional warehouse space at Orbit Development’s Stanley Green Business Park. The luxury hair extensions and accessories business has taken an additional 6,300 sq ft of warehousing space next to its existing facility which … [Read more...]
Cheshire design consultancy wins restoration tender for Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings
Cheshire based design consultancy, Mather & Co, have won a competitive tender to support the restoration of the home of the world’s first iron framed building, Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings in Shropshire. Mather & Co will use their expertise in heritage and place making to design and build … [Read more...]
Macclesfield town centre public realm enhancements to get underway after Easter
Cheshire East Council has announced that work on public realm enhancements in Macclesfield town centre will begin following the Easter bank holiday weekend. The improvements to Castle Street will create more scope for cafés and restaurants to have outdoor seating, with footways being widened and … [Read more...]
Commercial eviction ban extended until June
An eviction ban to protect commercial tenants struggling with rents due to the coronavirus pandemic has been extended by government. The Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, announced an extension to the ban on commercial evictions on 10th March. The continuation of rules until 30th June is part of … [Read more...]
Macclesfield Town Centre Recovery Plan secures Cheshire East endorsement
Cheshire East Council has endorsed the Macclesfield Town Centre Recovery Plan to help the town recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The plan, devised by Macclesfield Town Council and local stakeholders, sets out objectives for the town centre to realise its full potential as it recovers from the … [Read more...]
Irish ingredients business expands UK presence in Macclesfield
Irish firm, Willows Ingredients, has expanded its UK presence on Orbit’s Tytherington Business Village near Macclesfield to accommodate a growing workforce. The family-owned company, whose head office is in County Wicklow, is a distributor of raw materials for global food, healthcare, sports and … [Read more...]
Alderley Park cycle and shower facilities move forward
A state-of-the-art shower and cycle hub at the Alderley Park science campus has reached the technical design stage, with work poised to begin later this year. Hamer Way Architects have designed the new cycle facility that aims to support active travel for workers travelling to the site near … [Read more...]
Town Council finalises Macclesfield Town Centre Recovery Plan
Following a public forum, Macclesfield Town Council has updated its recovery plan to help support the town centre in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Town Council's Working Group held a public forum via videoconference on the 21st January to give stakeholders in Macclesfield town … [Read more...]
Investors snap up Handforth trading estate
Global investors, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust, have acquired Stanley Green Trading Estate in Handforth, along with associated development land. Altrincham-based Realty Estates instructed Avison Young to sell the site in November, with the Schroder paying a reported £17.25 million for … [Read more...]
Poynton housing association among new tenants at A34 office scheme
Poynton-based housing association, Johnnie Johnson Housing is among three new tenants at the Eden Point office scheme, near Handforth on the A34. The scheme's developers, Bridge Properties, have confirmed that Johnnie Johnson Housing has taken 3,122 sq ft on a 5-year lease and will see Eden Point … [Read more...]
Sales uplift demands more space for Handforth online beauty brand
A lockdown-driven explosion in sales and profits for Handforth based online brand, Beauty Works, has led to an expansion of operations into a neighbouring warehouse on Orbit Development’s Stanley Green Business Park. The new leasing deal for the luxury hair extensions and accessories business … [Read more...]