The first, pilot phase of a new business hub for the creative industry in Liverpool has been completed. An area within the centre of Liverpool opposite the Albert Dock, known as the Baltic Triangle (pictured), is being promoted as a … Continue reading
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A former factory in Durham on the site of a planned mixed-use scheme is now being demolished. Unwanted buildings that were once part of a Black & Decker tools factory are now being demolished to make way for the £200m … Continue reading
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Work is expected to finish later on the demolition of two dangerous buildings in Whitehaven, Cumbria. Copeland Council has announced that demolition work on two old buildings in Albion Street is expected to finish by the end of today. The … Continue reading
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Construction work has now started on an £8m speculative office scheme in Preston. Commercial property developers Roundhouse have commenced ground works on their South Rings Office Village scheme in Bamber Bridge near Preston. This new business park is located by … Continue reading
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A former soap factory in Manchester is now being converted into offices in a multi-million pound redevelopment. Work has now started on the first phase of the large scale redevelopment of the former Colgate Palmolive soap factory in Salford Quays. … Continue reading
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Plans for a large, mixed-use redevelopment of an historic Shropshire flax mill have been approved. Ditherington Flax Mill (image source) in Shrewsbury was the world’s first iron-framed building when constructed in 1797. The site, which has been empty for over … Continue reading
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A new, speculative business park is to be opened in 2011 on an 18 acre site in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. A newly formed 50:50 joint venture between Centric Property Group and Barnfield Construction has purchased the site from previous owners … Continue reading
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The large-scale Fort Dunlop building in Birmingham has received an award to recognise the successful redevelopment project. The Birmingham Civic Society has awarded its 2010 Renaissance Award to the Fort Dunlop project in recognition of the restoration of the huge, … Continue reading
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Legal & General Property has announced the exchange of contracts with Mindshare for their first office let in the distinctive Central Saint Giles scheme in central London. Mindshare, a global media company and part of the WPP group, has signed-up … Continue reading
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The Belfast Harbour organisation has formally announced plans for a large scale development and regeneration project for the Clarendon Dock area of the city. City Quays (pictured) is a proposal for a large-scale, £250m mixed-use development within the maritime district of … Continue reading
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