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ver the next pages, Insider before. Two separate pre-judging chosen after Insider spoke to is taking a look at the sessions were held with a series more than 50 property experts. Oschemes, professionals of industry experts giving their More than one company may and developers from across verdicts. No votes were cast but have been involved in the same the region in the running to win their comments were fed into the deal. In the main, the company at our prestigious North West official judging process. named in the shortlist submitted Property Awards 2016. A record number of entries the entry. With 15 hard-fought catego- highlighted the strength of the So here is the shortlist and ries, plus the coveted Property property industry across the re- well done to all those who have Personality of the Year, the gion – a strength that continues made it! The winners will be ceremony is a sell-out event to build in all sectors. The judges announced at a dinner at Man- attracting an audience of more were left with tough decisions in chester Central on Thursday 12 than 1,000 guests. all the categories and the debate May – the same day as Insider’s The judging process for this was lively and vigorous. annual Business of Property year’s record-breaking Insider The only award not picked by Conference. Property Awards was stronger the judges was the Property Per- The official Twitter hashtag for and more rigorous than ever sonality of the Year, which was the event is #insiderNWprop

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SHORTLIST Architecture practices on commercial projects have made big contributions to developments in terms of design, deliverability and control of costs 5PLUS AEW Pozzoni’s Citygate Court, BUTTRESS ARCHITECTS FALCONER CHESTER HALL FLETCHER-RAE LEACH RHODES WALKER POZZONI SHEPPARD ROBSON

uality designs are is also working on the ambi- urban square, which it fronts, and coming off the drawing tious Bridge Street mixed-use responds to both in its design Qboards of the region’s ar- regeneration vision to transform and planning. chitects as they continually raise Warrington town centre. The scheme references its the bar and deliver impressive Successful housing projects context and the high-quality buildings with a wow factor. were also well represented in development sits comfortably The breadth of work on display the portfolios of stand-out work within and enhances the her- impressed the judges – with by shortlisted practices. These itage of the conservation area; showcase projects across the included Leach Rhodes Walkers’ strengthening the urban setting working with people North West. And it’s not just tall Clippers Quay in Salford, a pri- of the church and establishing buildings attracting attention. vate rented scheme creating the residential community. designing buildings In retail and leisure they “a new location and destination.” The work of 5plus in the resi- include 5plus’s vision for Man- Buttress Architects’ striking dential sector also included Cir- creating places chester Corn Exchange, which Timekeepers Square is a new cle Square – its team designed SPONSORED BY has reconnected this heritage development of 36 two, three the residential capacity study asset back to the city, as well as and four-bedroom houses on that supported ’s Leach Rhodes Walker’s striking a central site in Salford for the acquisition of the former BBC and bold “next generation” of English Cities Fund. The site is site in Manchester – and 10-12 www.buttress.net retail parks at Handforth Dean adjacent to the neoclassical St Whitworth Street, high-quality, @buttressarch in Cheshire East. The practice Philips Church and the Georgian deliverable accommodation www.linkedin.com/company/buttressarchitects architecture | heritage | urbanism

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p48-63 NEW Property Awards Preview.indd 50 05/05/2016 12:32 targeted at the private rental Buttress Architects’ Timekeepers Square market. The industrial and logistics sector was well represented, showcasing the versatility of architecture practices in the North West. Fletcher-Rae’s work on the £80m relocation of clothing and homewares retailer Matalan to the former Petrolite site at Know- sley – a 135,000 sq ft headquar- ters plus a logistics facility of more than 600,000 sq ft – was among the stand-out projects. So, too, was its work on Peel’s Pozzoni removed the front appearance of the streetscape, project – a £16m façade of the Mosley Street and internally glazed elevations logistics facility for Cullina with its office in its entirety, stripping flood the building with light. bold external cladding. the building back to its original Falconer Chester Hall’s strong Office designs that caught the structure. portfolio of work on Merseyside eye included Pozzoni’s Citygate A new façade was construct- also caught the eye, not least Court development in Manchester ed with floor-to-ceiling glazing, its designs for the £8.6m We are delighted to be shortlisted for Architects delivered within the Wirral Waters Enterprise – its contemporary design trans- minimalist clean lines and a Tower Wharf commercial office Practice of the Year for Insider’s Property Awards. Zone, Birkenhead. Double Tree Hotel by Hilton, a forming a 36-year-old address feature frame to the two top development, which is the first Congratulations and good luck 4* luxury boutique hotel in the heart of Liverpool’s and bringing it back to life as storeys. The improvements have building within the Wirral Waters to everyone nominated for an award this year. business district. The Listed Heaps Mill complex dynamic office building. dramatically changed the enterprise zone. at southern Liverpool Docks, a PRS development Falconer Chester Hall is an award-winning of 800 homes and 12,000 sq ft of leisure and retail architectural and interiors practice with an units, ranged around a new public space called international reputation. We have offices in Baltic Square for Inhabit. Liverpool, London and Kuala Lumpur, and will be opening in Manchester soon. Our projects Working with Moda Living to design an exciting new www.lrw.co.uk GRAINGER TRUST/AMSTONE VENTURES MAG PROPERTY ACCOR CPG include: The 50,000 sq ft Tower Wharf commercial residential development, Princes Reach, as part of 614 PRS APARTMENTS, SALFORD – ON SITE AIRPORT CITY 350 BED HOTEL CANARY WHARF, 38 STOREY 220,000 SQ FT NEW RETAIL PARK, office building. The first development to be the regeneration of Princes Dock, Liverpool. PLANNING APPROVED NOVOTEL – ON SITE HANDFORTH – ON SITE

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SHORTLIST Standout workspaces are crucial for companies to attract and retain the best talent. We look at the fit-out and refurb specialists responsible 127 PORTLAND STREET (BRUNTWOOD) reating communities, 55 Spring Gardens 55 SPRING GARDENS building brands and (CBRE GLOBAL INVESTORS) Cinspiring workers: those are the aims of most commercial EXCHANGE QUAY fit-outs or refurbishments, espe- (HUNTER REAL ESTATE cially when the battle to attract INVESTMENT MANAGERS) and retain staff continues to rage and the working environment 35 FOUNTAIN STREET could be the difference between (OBI PROPERTY) winning and losing that fight. REGATTA Offices are more than just a (SPACE INVADER place where people come to & FLETCHER RAE) work daily. They are an extension of a company’s identity, ethos CITYGATE COURT and values – a fact recognised (STYLES & WOOD) by this impressive shortlist. It includes 127 Portland Street, UNITED UTILITIES a 30,802 sq ft office building in reception height doubled to cre- The landscape includes trees, (CLAREMONT) West Village – a community of ate “a modern and memorable” plants, boardwalks, a wooden creative businesses. Bruntwood feature. A collaborative amenity pavilion and a central ‘campsite’ looked to inject a sense of arrival space for tenants to share was where employees can eat, meet – with ‘thinking space’ for cus- also incorporated”. and collaborate. The designers tomers to gather their thoughts A media wall and lounge with took inspiration from Regatta’s before a busy day in the office. innovative use of lighting, audio- ‘great outdoors’ brand. Its communal spaces have visual and sound systems have Claremont’s brief for its floor-to-ceiling curtains, different proved popular with occupiers refurbishment of United Utilities’ textures, colours and finishes “promoting communication and Haweswater House in Warring- throughout. Workspaces were creating unplanned encounters”. ton was to open up the lines of stripped back to expose the This main lounge is the show- communication in a less formal original features. Exposed bricks, room for all the occupiers within way and to inspire its people. beams and original wooden the broadband-enabled building. A series of ‘sky pods’ – small flooring created the perfect blank A roof terrace and top floor meeting rooms overlooking the canvas for customers. penthouse has also added to ground floor – is distinctive. A 5,200 sq ft duplex on the top the transformation along with a There’s a a plethora of informal floor is linked with an ornate spi- concierge service that equals meeting spaces, allowing teams ral staircase and a purpose-built anything found in city centre to discuss projects away from treehouse for meetings. There’s hotels. Half the building was let their desks. And branded wall also a slide with a ball pit, a prior to completion. graphics, based on water and mezzanine level with a games In Park, Regatta Group people, along with recessed room, a bar and fully glazed appointed SpaceInvader and spaces for integrated digital meeting rooms. Fletcher Rae Architects to create schemes, provides a high-tech In Manchester’s central its new base. In a striking con- way of bringing the brand to life business district, CBRE Global version of the company’s existing when customers visit. Investors transformed 55 Spring warehouse, originally built as an Exchange Quay is now has SPONSORED BY Gardens. What was once dark, arms factory, the company now “a spirit of modernity and colour”, dated and “compromised” by low has a grade A office complete and OBI Property’s fit-out of 35 suspended ceiling heights has with showrooms and design Fountain Street for Rentalcars. become a “light, airy, bright and workshops. The biggest test com was also selected for such flexible” building. The entrance was to make the 60,000 sq ft a demanding brief, testing times- Capita Real Estate façade was redesigned and the floorplate feel “human”. cales and site restrictions.

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SHORTLIST Competition is as fierce as ever in the legal world, evidenced by the sheer number of firms in the running to win Insider’s prestigious award ADDLESHAW GODDARD GATELEY he strength of the region’s Old Fire legal sector was evident Station JMW SOLICITORS Tby there being more sub- KUITS SOLICITORS missions for this category than any other. NABARRO Manchester was named as PINSENT MASONS the most important city outside London in terms of the number SHOOSMITHS of legal offices and fee-earn- ers, in a report earlier this year. WEIGHTMANS And its law firms were certainly busy working on the large-scale development projects emerging on the city skyline. Addleshaw Goddard advised on Circle Square, Manchester JMW’s highlights included the Pinsent Masons’ Manchester Business School and Angel refinance of the Lime Square De- team also makes the shortlist Gardens, plus the St Michael’s velopment in Manchester on be- for assisting Ardstone Regional mixed-use scheme – a joint half of Openshaw Regeneration. Office Fund on the acquisition of venture between Beijing Con- Across the Pennines, the team the Grade II-listed office building struction and Engineering, Ryan advised Stocksbridge Regener- Pall Mall Court in King Street. It Giggs, and Rowsley. ation on a £40m development also advised Aviva on its regen- The firm continued its involve- mixed-use scheme in Sheffield. eration of the Corn Exchange. ment at Omega in Warrington, Kuits acted on the acquisition Shoosmiths acted for Allied completing on the 690,000 sq of the former Pontin’s holiday London on the St John’s regen- ft distribution facility to The Hut camp site just outside Blackpool eration plan; 1 Spinningfields, a Group and 240,000 sq ft to for housebuilder Persimmon. The 250,000 sq ft office and leisure Plastic Omnium, plus a 356,000 practice also acted for Salford development in Manchester; and sq ft speculative warehouse. The property investment company the purchase from Britannia of firm also acted for Bruntwood The Ventnor Group in connection the Old Fire Station. Student ac- and Select Property Group on with various transactions. commodation has been another the strategic acquisition of the Nabarro acted for Manchester source of work. former BBC Oxford Road site in City Council on , St Weightmans has been work- Manchester. Johns, a cultural hub and home ing on a steady flow of city and Gateley’s real estate team of Manchester International Fes- town centre regeneration pro- worked on The Dock Office tival and in Liverpool for Green jects. In Manchester it continued development at for Property on its £17m disposal of giving pro-bono advice on all Liveman Properties and acted on the city’s India Buildings to an aspects of the development and a 119 apartment, 13-storey private overseas investor. grant funding of HOME – the cul- rented sector development on It also worked on what was de- tural hub and contemporary arts Ancoats Street, Manchester, for scribed as the largest ‘out-of-town’ centre at First Street. The practice IDP Group. sale in the region – a brownfield was appointed by Manchester Gateley also made headway site at Handforth, sold by Cheshire City Council in connection with in Preston, acting for London East Council and its Engine of the the redevelopment of Oxford SPONSORED BY & Manchester Healthcare on a North arms-length company to Road railway station. In North 100-bed general nursing and CPG Development Projects. The Wales, the firm acted on behalf dementia care home near the sale of the 14-acre plot unlocked of Bangor University and Menai city’s Deepdale football stadium, a key development site that has Science Park in connection with named Finney House after local the potential for shops, leisure the proposed 20.5 acre science hero Sir Tom Finney. facilities and offices. park off the A5 on Anglesey.

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Carillion has a long and proud history in the North West having delivered some of the region’s most prestigious buildings. Our experience is unparalleled through a host of impressive projects, including the original G-Mex Centre, delivering state-of-the-art facilities for News International in Knowsley, iconic structures such as Beetham Towers in both Manchester and Liverpool, the Printworks, the International Convention Centre and a host of schools across Tameside and Rochdale through the Building Schools for the Future programme with further schools throughout via the Priority Schools Building Programme.

In more recent years we have delivered some of the region’s exciting and award-winning projects such as One St Peter’s Square and Greater Manchester Police HQ. We have also helped to regenerate entire areas through transformational projects such as the redevelopment of Piccadilly and First Street in Manchester.

We are privileged to maintain our presence in this region, currently delivering the Vision Tameside Integrated Public Sector Building, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, CitySuites on Chapel Street, Liverpool Football Club’s Anfield Main Stand Expansion and Ask Developments Greengate Project in Salford.

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p48-63 NEW Property Awards Preview.indd 58 05/05/2016 12:32 ADVERTISEMENT Carillion’s proud North West Heritage CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR Building better futures for the North West through a portfolio of projects that touch the lives of thousands of people.

From schools to leisure, entertainment to hotels, sporting arenas to offices, shops, hospitals and residences, Carillion is involved in projects that shape communities. SHORTLIST Carillion has a long and proud history in the North West having delivered some of the region’s most prestigious buildings. Our Activity is picking up for contractors after the recession. Here we look at the experience is unparalleled through a host of impressive projects, including the original G-Mex Centre, delivering state-of-the-art ones proving that, to survive and thrive, they need to adapt and innovate CARILLION facilities for News International in Knowsley, iconic structures such as Beetham Towers in both Manchester and Liverpool, the Printworks, the International Convention Centre and a host of schools across Tameside and Rochdale through the Building Schools ERIC WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION for the Future programme with further schools throughout Greater Manchester via the Priority Schools Building Programme. n time, on budget and Other developments being accommodation into the private on project’ remains the built by North West contractors residential and private rental GALLIFORD TRY BUILDING NORTH WEST In more recent years we have delivered some of the region’s exciting and award-winning projects such as One St Peter’s ‘Omantra of successful outside the region include a sector. That includes Vimto Gar- Square and Greater Manchester Police HQ. We have also helped to regenerate entire areas through transformational projects contractors. Working closely with satellite testing facility at the dens in Salford, a scheme of 83 MCGOFF & BYRNE such as the redevelopment of Piccadilly and First Street in Manchester. developers and architects, those RAL National Space Technology apartments and 14 townhouses in the North West are building Centre in Oxfordshire by Willmott in conjunction with Muse. RUSSELLS CONSTRUCTION quality, sustainable buildings Dixon. The Oldham-based com- The contractor also built the We are privileged to maintain our presence in this region, currently delivering the Vision Tameside Integrated Public Sector across the UK. And they’re pany is also building a home for Hotel Football Scheme next to WIGGETT CONSTRUCTION Building, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, CitySuites on Chapel Street, Liverpool Football Club’s Anfield Main Stand maintaining strong order books, the Met Office’s supercomputer and has secured WILLMOTT DIXON Expansion and Ask Developments Greengate Project in Salford. despite challenging conditions. in Exeter to ensure it remains the contract to build the Hilton CONSTRUCTION Diversity and the ability a world leader for meteorology. Garden Inn at the Lancashire Carillion are creating opportunities for the community and economy, providing local people, residents and businesses with the to break into new markets is Nearer to home it was respon- County Cricket Club. chance to get involved in redevelopment activities. We proactively look to use local labour and suppliers as well as creating another strength that continues sible for Oldham’s £15m leisure Russells Construction built the jobs for long-term unemployed, and those from hard to reach groups. We offer apprenticeships and training opportunities to build. This year’s shortlisted centre. 14-storey, 330-bedroom Motel to enable the workforce of the future. We work with agencies such as Business in the Community to provide placements for companies are working on some Preston-based Eric Wright One on London Road in Man- homeless people and ex-offenders which often lead to permanent jobs, helping people to get their lives back on track. varied and challenging devel- has embarked on a strategy of chester’s Piccadilly area for Livia, opments – from Carillion’s main seeking a mix of projects with which is part of the Olympian stand expansion at Liverpool’s funding from different sources, group. Our future portfolio of projects in the North West is enviable; during 2015 we secured preferred bidder status on more than Anfield stadium to Willmott Dix- including higher education, pri- Wiggett Construction is an- £160m of projects, financially closing over £55m of these projects in the year. We are currently progressing more than £200m on’s building of St Chrysostom’s vate sector investment, European other fast-growing business. Its of new projects to start on site during 2016 with a further £200m projects in development for a start later into 2017. Primary School for Manchester Regional Development funding highlights included remodelling City Council. and the Homes and Commu- and refurbishing the former Pen- www.carillionplc.com Carillion is transforming Liver- nities Agency. Its work in 2015 delbury Hospital site in Salford pool’s main stand into one of the included three landmark projects with quality apartments. largest all-seater single stands in – Blackburn’s Cathedral Quarter The expertise in the North Europe with 8,500 more seats, in partnership with Maple Grove West shone this year. McGoff taking the stadium’s overall ca- Developments; an engineering and Byrne’s unrivalled expe- pacity to 54,000. The installation building for Lancaster University; rience with timber frame con- of a 650 tonne, 140 metre-long and Tower Wharf Offices in Wirral struction won it multiple projects roof truss onto the stadium was for Longmeadow Estates. for Whitbread and the Premier performed by two of the UK’s Galliford Try looked to expand Inn chain, plus the award of a largest cranes and watched by into new sectors, taking its expe- landmark chalet development at thousands of people. rience from hotels and student Butlins in Minehead.

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SHORTLIST The shortlist highlights the teams who have made significant contributions to developments in terms of planning, design, deliverability and cost control DELOITTE REAL ESTATE INDIGO PLANNING rofessional services experts King Street continues to rein- FC’s Anfield stadium expansion. were hard at work in 2015 vent itself with a focus on leisure Turley has also provided plan- OBI PROPERTY Pboosted by the growth in and cafe culture and Indigo ning advice and obtained the TURLEY development activity. successfully gained consent necessary approvals to enable Deloitte described the year as for 20-22 King Street, which the development of the Protos TURNER & TOWNSEND “remarkable” for Manchester – opened as Quill in October last Energy Park in Chester. “most visibly in the resurgence year. Outside the city it secured Its planning team also secured of residential activity throughout permission for up to 220 homes permission from Manchester City the city centre.” The firm was in- in Congleton for Seddon. Council for the UK’s first high-en- volved in Renaker Build’s 1 Water OBI made the shortlist for ergy Proton Beam Therapy Street and Cambridge Street workplace consultancy and the Centre at the Christie Hospital. developments, as well as Select project management of office The development is scheduled Property Group’s CitySuites. fit-outs at Sevendale House in to complete in 2018. Indigo Planning continued with Manchester for several tenants. Property consultancy Turner its positive work in the North- Its team carried out the same & Townsend was involved in PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SPONSORED BY ern Quarter and King Street in functions on a 38,000 sq ft various award-winning schemes Manchester. In the last two years fit-out of 35 Fountain Street on that completed in 2015 including it has advised on ten bars and behalf of Rentalcars.com. Manchester City’s Etihad training restaurants, including Almost Fa- Planning consultancy Turley’s campus, where it provided full mous, NoHo, Home Sweet Home stand-out projects include cost management support, and and Luck, Lust, Liquor and Burn. securing permission for Liverpool the Chester Zoo islands project.

Sheds are the new rock ‘n roll, here we look at agency teams who SHORTLIST made a real impact on the North West industrial scene in 2015 AHERNE PROPERTY he North West continues B&M Bargains instructed Sav- sq ft distribution facility on the CONSULTANTS to be the beating heart of ills to acquire distribution hubs outskirts of Preston. Tthe UK’s logistics industry. as part of its expansion pro- Nolan Redshaw acted as joint INTERNATIONAL Deals highlighted in this catego- gramme. In early 2015, deals at agents on the successful Crown CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD ry’s shortlist include Cushman Onyx350, and MW460 Business Park in Rochdale. The & Wakefield’s work in delivering in Middlewich were completed first phase amounted to 60,000 retailer Poundland’s distribution providing 810,000 sq ft of new sq ft over two separate buildings centre at M6 Epic in . space. A highlight for was that were pre-sold to Store First. NOLAN REDSHAW Global online retailer Amazon’s the 400,000 sq ft pre-let at Nice Also, 75,000 sq ft was sold to SAVILLS arrival at Mountpark Airport City Pak on Westwood Way in Wigan, Robert Scott with 30,000 sq ft in Manchester also made the a deal achieved against a back- set aside for an extension. WHR PROPERTY CONSULTANTS headlines and underlined the drop of competition from other Newcomer Aherne Property region’s pulling power. developers with existing sites in Consultants’ deals include the WHR helped broker the deal the right geographical location. acquisition of a 108,000 sq ft between Stoford Developments Knight Frank’s logistics and industrial unit at Stakehill in Mid- INDUSTRIAL AGENTS and MAG to acquire the site. industrial team sold a 148,748 dleton and the 90-acre Frontier OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY The fulfilment centre will open sq ft Aldi distribution centre at Park site in Blackburn. in the autumn, creating 1,000 Stakehill Distribution Estate near Colliers was involved in 40 permanent jobs over three years, Middleton to Vengrove on behalf transactions totalling 494,000 sq as part of the e-retailer’s plans to of Legal & General for £8.6m. ft. It secured a series of lettings create 2,500 permanent posts in Elsewhere, Knight Frank acted at Carrington Business Park and the UK this year. in the disposal of a 152,878 various locations for Screwfix.

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SHORTLIST Manchester’s pulling power remains strong for agents and its office market continues to be a real powerhouse on the national stage BE GROUP BILFINGER GVA he Manchester city region One St Peter’s is poised to take further Square CANNING O’NEILL Tadvantage of the trend CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD for ‘northshoring’ – attracting inward investment from overseas EDWARDS & CO markets – as London and the JLL South East becomes even more expensive and congested. OBI PROPERTY Development was firmly on the agenda in 2015 and SAVILLS Bilfinger GVA was instrumental CBRE in the the purchase of 8 First Street (160,000 sq ft) for Greater FUTURE Manchester Property Venture Fund. Bilfinger GVA was lead adviser to Muse and Chester City Island is now described as the flexibility to allow the phased re- Council on their speculative City most well-let grade A new office location to an 80,000 sq ft office ADVANTAGE Place scheme (80,000 sq ft) in in the city. elsewhere in the city shortly. the heart of the city. And In De- Cushman & Wakefield was Savills acted on some of the cember the team won a pitch to instrumental in bringing interna- largest Grade A office transac- That’s what working advise M&G on the leasing of 3 tional occupiers Syngenta and tions, with lettings to Addleshaw Hardman Square, Spinningfields. Ford Credit to the North West, Goddard at One St Peters Bilfinger also negotiated on funding developments and Square, and Gazprom and Ford with CBRE gives you. the deal that saw NHS Liverpool encouraging a long-term com- Capital at First Street. It also CCG take more than 30,000 sq mitment to the region. Its pre-let worked on behalf of PwC and ft of space at The Department on of 145,000 sq ft at Salford Quays Shoosmiths on their respective Renshaw Street. to medical group Bupa (on acquisitions at No 1 Spinning- Trident Business Park at behalf of developer/landlord Peel fields and XYZ Building. , with lettings Holdings) was one of the largest Canning O’Neill had a strong Translating the North West market into real advantage for clients. of 84,500 sq ft, was one of transactions in the region’s prop- year, supporting the transfor- CBRE’s main transactions – 95 erty market for 15 years. mation of Soapworks from a per cent let within nine months JLL’s office agency team act- disused factory into an iconic Record deals | Biggest lettings | Market insights | of the building being bought and ed on the letting of 42,000 sq ft scheme. It is also working on before its refurb was complete. over four floors at Arndale Tower the Manchester Royal Exchange Innovative solutions | Specialist advice | Joined up approach The agency acquired No 8 First to law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus refurbishment. Street, Manchester, on behalf of Deringer on a short to medi- Edwards & Co also had a Gazprom and, in Liverpool, Mann um-term lease, incorporating busy year conducting 107 deals Our Manchester and Liverpool offices offer market leading services in alone. Outside the city it secured a to landlords, tenants, developers and investors, in all sectors including: Soapworks, Salford Quays 47,132 sq ft letting at St Peter’s logistics, residential, offices, retail and many more. Square in with Sky. OBI was involved in 32 per cent of the office space transac- tions in Manchester and was re- SPONSORED BY sponsible for the record-breaking central Manchester deal of the year: NCC Group at XYZ Building. It also set a new record rent of £34 per sq ft in Manchester at Chancery Place. cbre.co.uk/Manchester

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#Invest in #BrilliantBurnley

Burnley Council is delighted its inward investment team in partnership with Burnley Bondholders has been shortlisted for the Public Sector Team of the Year at the Insider North West Property Awards

A strong entry was submitted by the council showcasing the successful level of inward investment and jobs created in 2014/15 through new businesses relocating to the borough, which levered in £82million of private sector investment. The entry focused on the joint working of the council’s Inward Investment Team and Burnley Bondholders in promoting Burnley’s positive business environment which has led to an increase in relocation enquiries and in turn businesses moving in to the borough. Several blue chip companies have relocated to Burnley as a result of the joint working and promotions, creating 1,300 jobs in the last 2 years, including Boohoo.com, Exertis, Panaz, Kaman Tooling, Kavia, Vodafone Automotive UK to name Burnley Bondholder, Fagan & Whalley, dressed parts of their fleet just a few. Kate Ingram, Burnley Council’s Head of with Burnley’s brand to spread the message across UK and Europe Regeneration & Planning Policy said: “The team is delighted to have been shortlisted for this moved into the borough. Our Business Support growth, we are truly carving out an excellent prestigious award and we are delighted our Team keep in regular contact with all our key reputation for attracting and supporting business.” successful investment achievements are being business to offer ongoing support and support with Mark Crabtree OBE, Chair of Burnley Bondholders recognised this evening. business growth, so it’s the whole package which we said: “The team at Burnley council are a delight for “I’m so pleased for the team, hope made our entry stand out.” businesses to work with – enterprising, capable and Pam Smith, Burnley Council’s Chief Executive, said: open in communication from top to bottom of the they have worked extremely “I’m so pleased for the team, they have worked organisation. The “can-do” attitude is the source of hard to establish Burnley extremely hard to establish Burnley as a thriving area their success in working with the private sector, and as a thriving area for for enterprise, and I’m delighted their work has been the results are there for all to see. They richly deserve recognised externally. Burnley has established itself to win this award.” enterprise.” PAM SMITH as the place to be for enterprise and we are building “Being shortlisted is a great opportunity to a strong reputation as the go to place for business. Burnley has just been awarded £1.7 million showcase our success in attracting investment Securing further investment and jobs for the town is to kick start the building of the towns latest across the region and sharing our key strengths such a top priority for us, and the Business Support and enterprise parks - the multi-million pound as great connectivity from our central UK location, Inward Investment Team are at the forefront of ‘Vision Park’ in Burnley’s Knowledge Quarter. our pro-active business support environment, the achieving this success. Infrastructure works for the Vision Park beside lifestyle offer, and our strong partnership working Adding: “It’s wonderful to see Burnley being the college and university campus will be with local businesses.” recognised by external organisations across the funded by the Lancashire Enterprise A key feature of the entry was not just the expert region and the UK. Our awards speak for themselves, Partnership (LEP). The state-of-the-art 5 acre team work to attract new investment but the follow winning the Most Enterprising Area in the UK in 2013, park aims to attract Advanced manufacturers up Company Contact Programme which sees the ranked in the top 5 North Boom towns set to thrive and digital industries. expert support continuing once businesses have last year, and leading the region in private sector jobs

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Business Support Team at Burnley Council Tel: 01282 477315 | Email: [email protected]

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PUBLIC SECTOR TEAM OF THE YEAR #Invest in #BrilliantBurnley SHORTLIST Burnley Council is delighted its inward investment team in partnership with Burnley Bondholders has This category celebrates projects undertaken by public sector bodies and been shortlisted for the Public Sector Team of the Year at the Insider North West Property Awards local authorities. The entries highlighted some innovative approaches BURNLEY COUNCIL/ BURNLEY BONDHOLDERS Edge Hill’s Eastern Campus EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY A strong entry was submitted by the council BLACKBURN WITH showcasing the successful level of inward DARWEN COUNCIL/HOMES investment and jobs created in 2014/15 through AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY/ new businesses relocating to the borough, which MAPLE GROVE levered in £82million of private sector investment. The entry focused on the joint working of the WIGAN COUNCIL council’s Inward Investment Team and Burnley Bondholders in promoting Burnley’s positive business environment which has led to an increase in relocation enquiries and in turn businesses moving in to the borough. Several blue chip companies have relocated to Burnley as a result of the joint working and promotions, creating 1,300 jobs in the last 2 years, including Boohoo.com, Exertis, Panaz, Kaman nward investment is the name Agency and Blackburn Cathedral the M6 when the council builds Tooling, Kavia, Vodafone Automotive UK to name Burnley Bondholder, Fagan & Whalley, dressed parts of their fleet of the game for local councils have all come together to create a new link road this year. This just a few. Kate Ingram, Burnley Council’s Head of with Burnley’s brand to spread the message across UK and Europe and competition is fierce. The Blackburn Cathedral Quarter. commitment to improving the Regeneration & Planning Policy said: “The team is I The partnership approach is The result is a vibrant mixed-use road infrastructure was crucial in delighted to have been shortlisted for this moved into the borough. Our Business Support growth, we are truly carving out an excellent beginning to pay off and forging quarter with the cathedral at its satisfying Nice-Pak’s concerns prestigious award and we are delighted our Team keep in regular contact with all our key reputation for attracting and supporting business.” close links with private business heart. Eight acres of underused about the site’s viability. The successful investment achievements are being business to offer ongoing support and support with Mark Crabtree OBE, Chair of Burnley Bondholders a growing priority for town halls land near the railway station council also supported the recognised this evening. business growth, so it’s the whole package which we said: “The team at Burnley council are a delight for across the North West. were brought back into use in company’s application to the Burnley formed its public/pri- the first £25m phase of develop- Regional Growth Fund to fund “I’m so pleased for the team, hope made our entry stand out.” businesses to work with – enterprising, capable and Pam Smith, Burnley Council’s Chief Executive, said: open in communication from top to bottom of the vate sector partnership Burnley ment. Once fully occupied, this the relocation. they have worked extremely “I’m so pleased for the team, they have worked organisation. The “can-do” attitude is the source of Bondholders in 2009 – and it first phase will provide Blackburn The 400,000 sq ft building is has put the East Lancashire with more than 400 jobs. symbolic of the push for growth hard to establish Burnley extremely hard to establish Burnley as a thriving area their success in working with the private sector, and town firmly on the map. The Wigan Council’s inward and jobs creation that is under for enterprise, and I’m delighted their work has been the results are there for all to see. They richly deserve as a thriving area for bondholder scheme sets Burnley investment team also makes the way in the borough. The same recognised externally. Burnley has established itself to win this award.” enterprise.” PAM SMITH apart from other towns and cities, shortlist for its work, including the inward investment team also as the place to be for enterprise and we are building bringing together more than 150 building a new home for Nice- played a central role in bringing “Being shortlisted is a great opportunity to a strong reputation as the go to place for business. Burnley has just been awarded £1.7 million private sector businesses with Pak International. The company Poundland’s new North West showcase our success in attracting investment Securing further investment and jobs for the town is to kick start the building of the towns latest the public sector to contribute was already based in Wigan but distribution hub to Wigan Bor- across the region and sharing our key strengths such a top priority for us, and the Business Support and enterprise parks - the multi-million pound funds and ideas to promote looking to expand and build a ough, creating up to 800 jobs in as great connectivity from our central UK location, Inward Investment Team are at the forefront of ‘Vision Park’ in Burnley’s Knowledge Quarter. Burnley as a place in which to manufacturing facility the coming years. our pro-active business support environment, the achieving this success. Infrastructure works for the Vision Park beside invest and do business. There was competition from Edge Hill University com- lifestyle offer, and our strong partnership working Adding: “It’s wonderful to see Burnley being the college and university campus will be The scheme has also created other councils in the North West pletes this year’s shortlist for its a substantial budget, through to take on the proposal but approach to its Eastern Campus with local businesses.” recognised by external organisations across the funded by the Lancashire Enterprise funding contributions from the the team worked closely with developments. These include a A key feature of the entry was not just the expert region and the UK. Our awards speak for themselves, Partnership (LEP). The state-of-the-art 5 acre private sector, to market Burnley Nice-Pak to ensure the company variety of award-winning projects, team work to attract new investment but the follow winning the Most Enterprising Area in the UK in 2013, park aims to attract Advanced manufacturers to potential inward investors and remained in the borough. including the Creative Edge up Company Contact Programme which sees the ranked in the top 5 North Boom towns set to thrive and digital industries. help grow the local economy. The challenge was finding building. The Eastern Campus SPONSORED BY expert support continuing once businesses have last year, and leading the region in private sector jobs A partnership approach is a site big enough to meet the has been developed on 120 also breathing life into neigh- needs of the business and ena- acres of former agricultural land bouring Blackburn’s town centre. ble the development. and provides a mixture of resi- FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Blackburn with Darwen Council, Westwood Development Park dential, academic space, sports Maple Grove Developments, emerged as the front-runner, facilities, a new entrance and Business Support Team at Burnley Council the Homes and Communities and will provide quick access to car parking. Tel: 01282 477315 | Email: [email protected]

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p64-73 NEW Property Awards Preview.indd 66 05/05/2016 12:33 INVESTMENT AGENTS OF THE YEAR

SHORTLIST The spotlight is on North West property as overseas and domestic investors capitalise on its reputation. These are the agents making their mark BILFINGER GVA CBRE building CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD JLL KNIGHT FRANK WHR PROPERTY CONSULTANTS SAVILLS

growing appetite for the MediaCityUK, Salford Quays North West investment Amarket from overseas made 2015 a year of opportunity. And as a result some trophy STRONGER AS WE EVOLVE assets exchanged hands. These include two of Man- chester’s largest opportunities – 3 & 4 Piccadilly Place and One MANCHESTER’S LARGEST INDEPENDENT, St Peter’s Square – brought to market by GVA Bilfinger. Its team MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROPERTY CONSULTANCY was also active on the banks of the Mersey, with the acquisition of the Port of Liverpool building by overseas investors. 25 per cent in excess of the ask- real estate investor Patrizia Cushman & Wakefield was ing price of 101 Barbirolli Square Immobilien. The investment has also involved in the landmark in the city centre on behalf of accelerated the development Merseyside deal. The Port of Liv- Aberdeen Asset Management. of First Street as an important WHR advises throughout the property cycle erpool building, which attracted JLL advised Legal & General mixed-use business quarter. global interest, eventually sold Capital on the acquisition of a Knight Frank was active in all offering clients a full and seamless service for more than £27m after several 50 per cent interest in the Peel sectors. It acted for Credit Suisse rounds of bidding. However, the Group’s MediaCityUK scheme at Asset in the sale of 3 Hardman agency’s largest deal was the Salford Quays, which is valued Square in Spinningfields by OFFICE CONSULTANCY PROJECT & BUILDING CONSULTANCY sale of Houndshill Shopping at £503m. M&G in a £91.7m deal. And its INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANCY BUSINESS RATES ADVICE Centre, which sits in the shadow Savills acted for the Peel team was also involved in the of Blackpool Tower for Blackstone Group to identify a long-term £17m sale of India Buildings in INVESTMENT CONSULTANCY LEASE CONSULTANCY & Catalyst Capital. The centre strategic partner and targeted Liverpool by Green Property to a SPONSORED BY ROADSIDE CONSULTANCY ASSET & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT had a disposal value of £105m. the most active overseas buyers private purchaser. The largest transaction by the as well as traditional UK institu- WHR was especially active in CBRE team in Manchester was tional investors. the Manchester investment mar- the acquisition of 2 St Peter’s JLL was also involved in the ket, undertaking 12 city centre 0161 228 1001 Square on behalf of Deutsche. acquisition of Manchester’s First transactions, including the sale The team also secured a sale Street development by European of 76 King Street. The Lexicon, 10 Mount Street, Manchester M2 5NT WHRPROPERTY.CO.UK

p64-73 NEW Property Awards Preview.indd 67 05/05/2016 12:33 The XYZ Building, Manchester City Place, Chester Logistics North, Bolton

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p64-737190_Evergreen_Advert_A4.indd NEW Property Awards Preview.indd 1 68 05/05/201615/04/2016 12:3312:32 PROPERTY FUNDING TEAM OF THE YEAR The XYZ Building, Manchester City Place, Chester Logistics North, Bolton

Funders are working hard and being inventive with their business model SHORTLIST to get developments underway. So who is putting money into the region? NATIONWIDE

nsider’s shortlist in this section XYZ building, Spinningfields EVERGREEN FUND is made up of three very TOGETHER Idifferent funding teams that £15 million loan £5 million loan £10 million loan have one thing in common: they continue to work hard to get results for the region. Evergreen is a public sector fund managed with a private Development Finance sector approach delivering spec- tacular projects. Nationwide – the world’s biggest building society – has in the North West maintained its strong commit- ment to providing funding and Evergreen provides development debt funding for commercial property & regeneration projects is growing regionally. Its mutual in NW England. business model shows there is a different way of doing business which resonates with customers. • Funding currently stands at £60m. All profit is reinvested in the business for long-term benefit. • Office, industrial, hi-tech manufacturing and logistics. Nationwide helped to fund new projects across the North West in 2015 and provided acquisition • Greater Manchester, Cumbria, Cheshire and Lancashire. loans to blue-chip and high-net- worth investors. Together is also proactive • Ideal loan size £4m - £12m (higher in club loans). in the region, working with entrepreneurs right through to describes as “phenomenal centre for businesses to relocate residential and commercial prop- growth” in 2015 in all areas of its or grow. erty investors. It has an extensive business, more than doubling And a loan on behalf of If you are a developer whom requires funding for eligible schemes or require any further information please network of professional intro- new lending in the 12 months Evergreen and the Greater Man- contact CBRE. ducers, including accountants, to June. chester Combined Authority, solicitors, banks and independ- With loan book and profits to develop the infrastructure ent financial advisers. also increasing by a third during for Harworth Estate’s Logis- Together is often able to help that period, the firm was listed tics North site, opened up the ACA CBRE Contacts Andrew Antoniades, where a “mainstream lender” among the top five most prof- development of this highly suc- Director can’t. For example, if the itable companies in the region, cessful and regionally important CBRE is the Investment Advisor to the North West t: +44 207 182 2587 timescales are too tight, or on a in a report from Manchester scheme. e: [email protected] Evergreen Fund. CBRE’s role is to source and evaluate non-standard property or devel- Metropolitan University. Evergreen sponsors a range opment where fast and flexible Together now employs 428 of development opportunities potential investments for the fund, as well as manage and William Church short-term finance is needed. staff at its head office at Cheadle where there is a clear benefit monitor the developments over the investment life-cycle. Director The firm helped one client Royal Business Park and its to employment, regeneration, t: +44 207 182 2867 who needed more than £2m growth continues. environmental and economic e: [email protected] to refinance a portfolio of North During 2015, Evergreen prospects – and Logistics North because a funded a variety of high-profile ticks all those boxes. SPONSORED BY lender was unable to meet the projects in the North West. Its success means Harworth timescales. Together instructed Its loans on schemes in is now looking to develop the valuation and legals within 24 Spinningfields unlocked the XYZ remaining 2.3 million sq ft on a hours and funds were delivered building and No1 Spinningfields, phased basis, to provide a mix within just three weeks. providing speculative Grade A of different sized manufacturing northwestevergreenfund.co.uk Together enjoyed what it office space in Manchester city and business units.

7190_Evergreen_Advert_A4.indd 1 15/04/2016 12:32 p64-73 NEW Property Awards Preview.indd 69 05/05/2016 12:33 A Towngate Plc Property Widnes North West Warehouse Requirement? TO LET - Industrial / Warehouse Units Towngate Business Centre Everite Road, Widnes, WA8 8PT 16,000 – 75,000 Sq Ft

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p64-73 NEW Property Awards Preview.indd 70 05/05/2016 12:33 A Towngate Plc Property Widnes North West Warehouse Requirement? COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO LET - Industrial / Warehouse Units SHORTLIST Towngate Business Centre From Manchester’s cultural hub HOME to industrial hubs such as Logistics Everite Road, Widnes, WA8 8PT North, Insider hears from the teams responsible for big developments CROWNE BUSINESS PARK FIRST STREET First Street, Manchester Manchester is seeing that vi- LOGISTICS NORTH 16,000 – 75,000 Sq Ft sion come to life as real progress is made in creating a distinctive TRIDENT BY PROPERTY new neighbourhood. In the first ALLIANCE GROUP eight months of trading, HOME has attracted almost 620,000 TOWER WHARF visitors – significantly ahead of its first-year target. With signif- icant food and beverage sales and 174 jobs already created, First Street’s anchor tenant is proving to be a huge success. The Innside hotel met its ex- CGI Image pectations in terms of occupancy rates for the first seven months to the end of 2015 with strong interest from corporate, leisure rom creating a neighbour- manufacturers remains at a and business groups. hood with a real sense of premium across the region. The completion of First Street Fplace to spearheading the Crowne Business Park is North coincided with the Number North West’s impressive logistics another successful development One office building filling up. drive, commercial developments from Barnfield Construction. The The next phase underway is continue to provide big econom- first phase of the scheme, based a 170,000 sq ft grade A office ic benefits across the region. in Rochdale, was 60,000 sq ft building and has been partly Big sheds are ‘the new rock across two buildings pre-sold to pre-let to Gazprom. and roll’ – eye-catching, dramatic Store First. A further 75,000 sq Elsewhere, Tower Wharf is job creators. The logistics sector ft was sold to Robert Scott with hugely important, marking the may have its Midlands Golden space set aside for a 30,000 start of work to open up the Triangle, but the North West is its sq ft extension. A third phase of Wirral Waters – a regeneration Unit 1 - Modern distribution facility - 75,023 sq ft heartbeat. 25,000 sq ft of space is yet to be project that will have a dramatic Logistics North is the largest built. The site can accommodate impact on Merseyside and its live industrial development. another 50,000 sq ft with unit immediate neighbourhood. It has • Other yards & hardstanding areas • Close to the A562 Spanning 800 acres next to sizes ranging from 3,000 sq ft to been described as a ‘strategic available separately junction 4 of the M61 in Bolton, 20,000 sq ft. flagship development’, and is • Excellent access M62/M57 & M56 Harworth Estates has overseen Away from the world of the new home of one of Wirral’s • Flexible rents and competitive terms • Ideally located for Widnes/Runcorn, Liverpool, its transformation from a surface logistics, the regeneration of leading employers – helping to • 24 hour security Warrington and the wider UK Network mine to a nationally significant Manchester’s First Street area secure its future in the area and location for distribution and has been an ambition of Ask and serve as a statement of confi- manufacturing. the city council for a decade. dence in a new enterprise zone. Granted planning consent for four million sq ft of commer- Tower Wharf, Merseyside cial space in December 2013, Logistics North has the potential SPONSORED BY Andrew Littler Darren Hill Paul Thorne to create £350m of Gross Value [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Added and 7,000 jobs to the region once it is fully developed. There is little doubt that 2015 was a bumper year for the de- velopment as space for leading distribution companies and www.towngate.plc.uk

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SHORTLIST Developers are sending a positive message about the revival of the property industry, regenerating towns and cities across the region ASK REAL ESTATE MULBURY any of the biggest and the purchase and sale of the on One New Bailey, a 125,000 most active develop- land to housing organisation sq ft speculative office building. MUSE DEVELOPMENTS Mers have been behind Riverside. The scheme will create International law firm Freshfields REAL ESTATE GROUP regeneration projects across the 125 homes for shared equity sale will take 80,000 sq ft. North West in 2015. Their activity and affordable rent on behalf of In December, Muse finished sends out a strong message: Riverside; a further 70 homes will One City Place, a six-storey, that the property revival is built be built for open market sale. 70,000 sq ft speculative office on strong foundations. Mulbury also gained per- building – the first of seven pro- Ask’s development of First mission in September 2015 for posed at Chester’s new £100m Street in Manchester has had its an apartment scheme on the Business Quarter. Muse also se- share of headlines. The 17-acre edge of Manchester’s Northern cured permission for a residential site can accommodate more than two million sq ft of new Mulbury PRS scheme, Port Street development with an end value totalling £500m. Three core zones are evolving, the first of which at the Northern end of the estate completed in May 2015. This leisure phase created 500,000 sq ft of new space including an international centre for contemporary visual arts, theatre and film and a 208- bed hotel, as well as a public square – Tony Wilson Place – and student accommodation. All elements of First Street North are operational. At First Street Central, Number 8 First Street is underway and a private rented sector (PRS) scheme Quarter. The plot on the corner and commercial development at at First Street South has been of Port Street and Great Ancoats the strategic Basford East site, to submitted for planning. The Street will be Mulbury’s first PRS the south of Crewe. The scheme highlight of the year for Ask was scheme. The apartments will includes 325 family homes and the sale of the First Street Estate range from 400 sq ft studios commercial space. to Patrizia UK, the UK arm of a through to 900 sq ft three-bed- Real Estate Group had a German-listed company. room apartments. very busy and productive 2015. Mulbury has cemented its The company is also trans- Projects included a mixed-use position as a specialist hous- forming former industrial land 7,500 sq ft scheme in Horwich ing developer ready to take into affordable housing in Liver- and a luxury residential scheme on difficult sites. A mixed-use pool’s Wavertree district. in Bowdon. The developer is also housing and retail scheme on Muse’s North West portfolio creating 41 luxury apartments at the site of the former Walton includes developments across Alexandra House in the heart of Hospital in Liverpool had been residential, commercial, retail The Downs conservation area on SPONSORED BY vacant for more than five years and leisure sectors. The devel- the Altrincham/Hale border. and there were complex legal, oper reached milestones for the The highlight of the year was planning and technical chal- £650m Salford central regen- the sale of its Northern Quarter lenges to overcome. Mulbury eration scheme it is developing property, Jewel House in Man- secured planning permission last in partnership with the English chester, a leisure and apartment summer, as well as completing Cities Fund. Work progressed development.

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SHORTLIST The North West is open for business as the following high-profile deals show

SALE OF FIRST STREET ESTATE Sigma Capital: investing in housing Then there was global TO PATRIZIA (ASK REAL ESTATE) online retailer Amazon’s arrival at Mountpark Airport City in LEGAL & GENERAL CAPITAL Manchester. WHR was instru- ACQUISITION OF 50 PER CENT mental in brokering the deal STAKE IN MEDIACITYUK between Stoford Developments (JLL/SAVILLS) and MAG to acquire the site. It also provided development and M&G REAL ESTATE’S

Photo: Jon Thompson occupational advice, to assist in INVESTMENT securing forward funding from IN LOGISTICS NORTH Mountpark, then advise on a pre- (HARWORTH ESTATES) let with Amazon. Amazon has taken a ware- NCC GROUP TAKING 60,000 Blackburn’s new premier o ce, house at Airport City of 271,000 SQ FT AT XYZ BUILDING (OBI) sq ft, which is nearing completion but will be extended internally THE SALE OF TOWERS BUSINESS PARK hotel and restaurant quarter with mezzanine floors to in- crease the size to 1 million sq ft. TO LONESTAR FUNDS The facility will include a 42,800 & HUDSON ADVISORS O ce enquiries sq ft office and a 600-space (PROPERTY ALLIANCE GROUP) Now available for lettings car park. Airport City’s £100m igh-profile investments UK private rented sector (PRS) Global Logistics site has outline SIGMA CAPITAL GROUP’S in the North West by fund, providing a platform for the planning permission for the £1BN AGREEMENT WITH O ces from 4,462 to 27,966 sq ft with on-site car parking Hoverseas players in 2015 next phases of office, retail and development of 1.4 million sq GATEHOUSE BANK sent out a message that the re- residential development. ft of logistics space. The deal AMAZON AT MOUNTPARK, gion was well and truly open for M&G Real Estate’s investment gives Amazon close access to its (WHR PROPERTY CONSULTANTS) Restaurant units 3,112 sq ft and 3,695 sq ft business. They included Sigma in Logistics North showed that suppliers and 22 million potential Capital Group’s £1bn agree- the region’s logistic sector is in customers within a two-hour ment with Gatehouse Bank from rude health – and the growing drive of the airport. Kuwait, exciting commentators confidence in its future. Logistics Global information assurance and politicians alike. The deal will North is the largest live indus- specialist NCC Group’s deal to mean hundreds of family homes trial development at 800 acres. take 60,000 sq ft at XYZ Building across the north and vital regen- Located next to junction 4 of the in Manchester also makes the eration projects in its cities. M61 in Bolton, Harworth Estates shortlist. The business wanted to Restaurant enquiries Ask Real Estate’s First has turned it into a distribution make a “statement” by relocating Street development is already and manufacturing location of to a building aligned with its cul- creating a new community in national significance. ture and to promote innovation. in Manchester. In May 2015, Granted planning consent JLL’s national investment team Ask concluded the sale for an for four million square feet of in Manchester advised Legal & undisclosed sum to the UK arm commercial space in December General Capital on the acqui- of German firm Patrizia. The sale 2013, Logistics North has the sition of a 50 per cent interest coincided with the completion of potential to add £350m of Gross in Peel Group’s MediaCityUK the First Street North phase. Value Added and 7,000 jobs to scheme at Salford Quays, valued Patrizia UK has been investing the region. at £503m. Savills acted for Peel in high-growth locations across The keynote deal in 2015 Group on the sale. the UK and has assets under was the decision by M&G Real LGC acquired a 50 per cent SPONSORED BY management of more than £1bn. Estate to fund 400,000 sq ft of interest in the corporate holding Driven by the attractive econom- prime logistics space ready for vehicles, while the Peel Group ic and demographic conditions, occupation towards the end of retained responsibility for the and the growing trend for urban- 2016 – or more than 13 per cent asset management of the estate isation, First Street was “an ideal of all logistics space committed and the development manage- first investment” for its planned in the North West in 2015. ment of future plots.

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Sir Howard backs Invest in Wigan

A creative viral video made to raise Wigan Borough’s profile as a destination for investment has been backed by one of the major players in the Northern Powerhouse and attracted almost 300,000 views so far

The ‘Invest in Wigan’ video, created by the Wigan major growth corridors on Works campaign to boost investment and jobs in the M6 and M61 and close Wigan over the coming years has received the proximity to numerous other backing of Manchester City Council chief executive motorways as well as Sir Howard Bernstein – a key player in the creation Liverpool and Manchester of a Northern Powerhouse. • High quality land ready for It has also been backed by bloggers and digital development commentators nationally and internationally with • High quality of life with one, Creative Review, describing it as “genius” to low cost of living its 1.2 million Twitter followers. You can watch the • A key player in Greater video via: https://youtu.be/YpK8scHX93UWigan Manchester devolution Sir Howard said: “We are showcasing Greater Councillor David Molyneux, Manchester on an international stage and all boroughs cabinet member for are working together in order to secure new regeneration, said: “While our employment and investment opportunities. “There Hyperbrain video is funny, our Screenshot from the Invest in Wigan viral video are huge growth opportunities ahead for freight, team at Wigan Council are distribution and logistics in Wigan Borough and deadly serious when it comes to attracting buildings at the water’s edge; The Orwell, the the employment potential is enormous. business to Wigan Borough. “Wigan is open for museum and the former education centre. “Invest in Wigan is a powerful message and I’m business and our Wigan Works campaign shows Wigan Council are encouraging investors to come happy to be able to play my part by spreading the we are very business-minded.” forward, for both phases, with their development word about all that Wigan Borough has to offer.” Councillor Molyneux said that while Hyperbrain ideas regarding the heritage buildings and the land. The video features a satellite super computer may be fictitious, the qualities Wigan has as a place which has spent two years orbiting the earth to to invest are very real. He said: “Wigan is a prime Three things that you didn’t know about business detect the world’s next major business hotspot location for access to the North of England for in Wigan: and delivers its final conclusion: “Invest in Wigan!” logistics and distribution as the new Poundland • Wigan has the largest employment in the and Nice-Pak development wins show.” manufacturing sector in Greater Manchester “We also have a wide M6EPIC110+ is set in a site area of 6.27 outside of Manchester range of employment sites acres/2.54 ha. There is potential to expand the • Wigan has the largest GVA in the Science & available now for businesses warehouse by a further 70,000 sq ft totalling Research & Development Sector in GM outside of to relocate to or to help 180,000 sq ft within the adjacent site area. Manchester them expand.” Junction 25 of the M6 is only 2.5 miles away (5 • Wigan hosts the biggest business Expo in the minutes) and the M6/M62 interchange 5.5 miles North West. This year’s Wigan Expo takes place on Its conclusion on Wigan being the next big global (10 minutes). Friday 7th October. See www.wiganbusinessexpo. growth hotspot is broadcast on national TV networks Wigan Pier Quarter - Retail and leisure co.uk to book. and greeted with delight by international stock development, Wigan Town Centre. The first phase markets as well as investors and developers who are is a 2.5 acre brownfield site nestling between the now rushing to invest in Wigan. River Douglas and Wigan Pier and next to the Hyperbrain cites a wide range of reasons why Today’s Community Church and Trencherfield Mill. Wigan is a great choice for business including: The second phase will involve the development of • Great road and rail connections, access to two the area alongside the canal including the historic

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NORTH WEST PROPERTY DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR Sir Howard backs Invest in Wigan SHORTLIST A creative viral video made to raise Wigan Borough’s profile as a destination for investment has been Following a bumper year of investment deals and activity across the backed by one of the major players in the Northern Powerhouse and attracted almost 300,000 views so far North West, this award recognises the individuals behind the headlines DAN DAVIES METIS REAL ESTATE ADVISORS

Dan Davies Will Lewis WILL LEWIS The ‘Invest in Wigan’ video, created by the Wigan major growth corridors on OBI PROPERTY Works campaign to boost investment and jobs in the M6 and M61 and close Wigan over the coming years has received the proximity to numerous other backing of Manchester City Council chief executive motorways as well as Sir Howard Bernstein – a key player in the creation Liverpool and Manchester of a Northern Powerhouse. • High quality land ready for It has also been backed by bloggers and digital development commentators nationally and internationally with • High quality of life with one, Creative Review, describing it as “genius” to low cost of living its 1.2 million Twitter followers. You can watch the • A key player in Greater video via: https://youtu.be/YpK8scHX93UWigan Manchester devolution Sir Howard said: “We are showcasing Greater Councillor David Molyneux, Manchester on an international stage and all boroughs cabinet member for are working together in order to secure new regeneration, said: “While our employment and investment opportunities. “There Hyperbrain video is funny, our Screenshot from the Invest in Wigan viral video are huge growth opportunities ahead for freight, team at Wigan Council are distribution and logistics in Wigan Borough and deadly serious when it comes to attracting buildings at the water’s edge; The Orwell, the the employment potential is enormous. business to Wigan Borough. “Wigan is open for museum and the former education centre. “Invest in Wigan is a powerful message and I’m business and our Wigan Works campaign shows Wigan Council are encouraging investors to come happy to be able to play my part by spreading the we are very business-minded.” forward, for both phases, with their development wo Manchester-based Davies secured pre-lets for all Lewis was also instrumental word about all that Wigan Borough has to offer.” Councillor Molyneux said that while Hyperbrain ideas regarding the heritage buildings and the land. dealmakers at the very top the space to occupiers who were in OBI’s workplace consultancy The video features a satellite super computer may be fictitious, the qualities Wigan has as a place Tof their game made it onto new to the city. working with Rentalcars.com to which has spent two years orbiting the earth to to invest are very real. He said: “Wigan is a prime Three things that you didn’t know about business the shortlist for this prestigious And in Chester, acting on produce an acclaimed work- detect the world’s next major business hotspot location for access to the North of England for in Wigan: awards category. behalf of Bride Hall, Davies ad- space fit-out. and delivers its final conclusion: “Invest in Wigan!” logistics and distribution as the new Poundland • Wigan has the largest employment in the Dan Davies of Metis Real vised on the former Habitat and In June 2015, acting on behalf Estate Advisors and Will Lewis of Multiyork premises on Pepper of IVG Group, Lewis completed and Nice-Pak development wins show.” manufacturing sector in Greater Manchester OBI Property operate in different Street, which had been empty the sale of 35 Fountain Street “We also have a wide M6EPIC110+ is set in a site area of 6.27 outside of Manchester sectors of the market, but both for some time. The result is a to CBRE Global Investors for acres/2.54 ha. There is potential to expand the • Wigan has the largest GVA in the Science & range of employment sites get results. new food and drink quarter in the £16.1m, reflecting a net initial available now for businesses warehouse by a further 70,000 sq ft totalling Research & Development Sector in GM outside of Leisure agent Davies, who heart of the city. yield of 5.5 per cent. to relocate to or to help 180,000 sq ft within the adjacent site area. Manchester co-founded Metis, has been Will Lewis is a founding Earlier in the year, acting on them expand.” Junction 25 of the M6 is only 2.5 miles away (5 • Wigan hosts the biggest business Expo in the involved in the majority of new director of OBI Property. He has behalf of Allied London, Lewis minutes) and the M6/M62 interchange 5.5 miles North West. This year’s Wigan Expo takes place on restaurant openings over the built a strong client base which secured the 50,000 sq ft pre-let Its conclusion on Wigan being the next big global (10 minutes). Friday 7th October. See www.wiganbusinessexpo. past year. includes international investors, to accountancy firm PwC at No 1 growth hotspot is broadcast on national TV networks Wigan Pier Quarter - Retail and leisure co.uk to book. Acting on behalf of Aviva developers, landlords and large Spinningfields in Manchester. He and greeted with delight by international stock development, Wigan Town Centre. The first phase Investors and Queensberry Real occupiers. presented to a mix of banks and markets as well as investors and developers who are is a 2.5 acre brownfield site nestling between the Estate, he helped to create a Manchester’s 35 Fountain mezzanine funders to secure new food and drink destination Street had been vacant for two the money required to build the now rushing to invest in Wigan. River Douglas and Wigan Pier and next to the at Manchester’s Corn Exchange, years when Lewis was appointed £170m asset. Hyperbrain cites a wide range of reasons why Today’s Community Church and Trencherfield Mill. which welcomed an impressive as joint agent with CBRE to lease Lewis also advised NCC Wigan is a great choice for business including: The second phase will involve the development of 17 venues. 45,000 sq ft of empty space. Group on what’s described as SPONSORED BY • Great road and rail connections, access to two the area alongside the canal including the historic In Hanover Street in Liverpool Within two months of being in- the largest leasehold transaction One, he worked to transform structed, he placed five of the six in Manchester city centre during the former Homewares Store – floors under offer to fast-growing the year. The FTSE-listed global IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTING helping to create a multi-level tech company Rentalcars.com. information assurance specialist scheme on more than 25,000 Soon after, the building became took 60,000 sq ft in the XYZ AND DOING BUSINESS IN WIGAN BOROUGH CONTACT: sq ft of space over three floors. fully let. Building, also in Spinningfields. Tel: 01942 489190 | Email: [email protected] | Web: www.wiganworks.com

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HALL OF FAME

BIG ON PERSONALITY! 1999 PETER HYND NEPTUNE DEVELOPMENTS

t is one of the most eagerly an- created such a vibrant property Other notable winners over the 2000 SIR HOWARD BERNSTEIN ticipated events in the regional sector. years include the Whittaker Fam- MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL calendar – just who will be They include Sir Howard ily, who lifted the honour in 2008 I 2001 CHRIS OGLESBY asked onto the stage to receive Bernstein, chief executive of for the work that Peel Holdings BRUNTWOOD Insider’s Property Personality of Manchester City Council, who has done across the region. the Year? is the only winner whose name Tom Bloxham, founder of 2002 MIKE INGALL This is the category that appears twice on the honours regeneration company Urban ALLIED LONDON PROPERTIES doesn’t have a shortlist. The board. A pivotal figure in the Splash, and a familiar face on latest winner of this prestigious regeneration of the city, he the property scene, is another 2003 KEN KNOTT honour was chosen after Insider received the honour in 2000 and notable winner. He picked up the ASK DEVELOPMENTS spoke to 50 of the region’s prop- followed that up with a second award in 2004. 2004 TOM BLOXHAM erty experts. They were asked to award five years later. The city The start of the present URBAN SPLASH name the person who, in their council’s leader Sir Richard decade saw George Downing, opinion, has made the greatest Leese joined him in the Insider who has played a significant role 2005 SIR HOWARD BERNSTEIN contribution to the property Hall of Fame in 2012. in the regeneration of Liverpool, MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL industry. The honour has been given receive the coveted prize. The chosen one will take their to a wide mix of people over the Last year, Argent’s managing 2006 DAVID RUSSELL place on a veritable Who’s Who years. All have played a big part partner David Partridge took his PROPERTY ALLIANCE GROUP list of property industry personal- in the continued development place in the hall of fame as he 2007 BRENDAN FLOOD ities in our Hall of Fame. of the sector in the North West accepted the award in front of MODUS It’s a list filled with big per- through good times and bad. a packed audience. He says: “It sonalities; some of the biggest The inaugural winner, back was an honour to be recognised 2008 THE WHITTAKER FAMILY champions of the region whose in 1999, was Peter Hynd, the in such a way. It was good to PEEL HOLDINGS work, drive and vision has forged founder of Neptune Develop- see the North West property in- the regeneration of towns and ments in Liverpool. He’s still dustry back firing on all cylinders. 2009 PETER EMERSON JONES cities across the North West and going strong on Merseyside. The confidence was palpable.” EMERSON GROUP 2010 GEORGE DOWNING DOWNING Sir Howard Bernstein Chris Oglesby Matt Crompton Tom Bloxham 2011 MICHAEL OGLESBY BRUNTWOOD 2012 SIR RICHARD LEESE MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL 2013 DAVID PRINGLE NOMA 2014 MATT CROMPTON MUSE DEVELOPMENTS 2015 DAVID PARTRIDGE ARGENT

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