Property investment company RWinvest will open a new site in Manchester, planning to invest in the area. The company specialises in buy-to-let investments on luxury residential developments. They intend to £250m and create 200 jobs over the next five years. Currently the company has sites in London and Liverpool. The new site in Manchester’s Media […]
Triton Construction, a general construction services provider, has restructured its senior team in the North West. After five years, Steve Bolton is retiring. Existing staff members are being promoted into regional and operations director positions, working alongside business development director Phil Dyer. Managing director Paul Clarkson said: “I would like to thank Steve for his […]
Conlon Construction has been chosen for a £1.6m project extending and refurbishing a primary school in Burnley. This allows Brierclifee Primary to expand in size, providing extra classrooms to accommodate local demand. The expansion has been designed by Lancashire County Council, and is aimed for completion in April 2021. It will be built during term-time […]
Riverview Business Park has been completed by Redsun Projects. It comprises three units. A fashion retailer, Oh Polly, a food company, Sun Valley Peanuts, and an innvestment company, The District Estates, have arranged occupancy. Craig Booton, director at Redsun Projects, said: “Bromborough has been a strong location for us and it is great to sign […]
A new special educational needs and disability (SEND) school will open in Chester in September. Abbey School is a grade-II listed building located in Abbey Square. It will be staffed by people from multiple disciplines, and will provide care and education for pupils with a diagnosis of autism and/or severe learning difficulties. It will offer […]
Insider’s recent online roundtable discussed the importance of businesses embracing new technology. Often, there is a delay in adopting new technology due to fears about complexity of training staff or initial costs. However, it is vital for businesses, particularly SMEs, to understand that digitisation of previously manual procedures and tasks can lead to noticeable increases […]
The ground floor of Union Carriageworks, a historic warehouse conversion on Guildhall Street has now been sold. Technology consultancy Insiris bought the space in Preston’s business district for £280,000, to use as its new headquarters. Managing director Matthew Summers said: “The Union Carriageworks was truly a unique opportunity for us to convert and create a […]
The Trafford Park Hotel, which was built in 1902, has been put up for auction, via Pugh’s COVID19-compliant online auction procedure. The grade II listed building has been closed since 2009, and is up for a guide price of £750,000. Edward Feather, an associate director and auctioneer at Pugh, said: “This is a truly amazing […]
A grade 1 office building has been completed in Stockport, and has already been signed for as the headquarters of international chemical specialist BASF. The 61,500 square foot premises, 2 Stockport Exchange, was devised by Stockport Council and Muse Developments as part of the council’s ambitious £1bn regeneration programme. Councillor Elise Wilson, leader of Stockport […]
The housebuilder Anwyl Homes has opened its construction sites in the North West and Wales. The sites were closed on the 31st of March, and the company has since been planning how to re-open safely with social distancing in mind. Phil Dolan, managing director of Anwyl Homes in Cheshire and North Wales, said: “While building […]