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Work is on schedule for completion in January on the £28m redevelopment of the former oncology research buildings cluster within Alderley Park, a project that will bring 150,000 sq ft of space aimed at tech companies to the Cheshire market.

Peel Environmental and Cheshire’s public sector leaders believe they are closing in on a deal with the Government which will support the development of a UK-leading energy network, where occupational energy costs would be cut by 20%.

Cheshire and Warrington will look to MIPIM as a platform to tell the story of a rapidly growing and diversifying science and energy base, a Place North West roundtable session was told this week.

G3G, a business that works as a SAP partner to high growth organisations, is to take 4,300 sq ft in Techspace Two at Sci-Tech Daresbury, meaning the 10,000 sq ft building is now fully let.

Energy and property businesses have combined to brand a range of assets from Ellesmere Port to Runcorn, along with sites capable of welcoming further development, as the Energy Innovation District.

The fourth phase of the Connecting Cheshire project, which looks to provide faster broadband services in areas considered unviable by commercial suppliers, has been announced, with £7.25m committed to extending the rollout programme.

Work has started on the £16.5m Square Kilometre Array Global Headquarters at The University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank site in Macclesfield, Cheshire. [GALLERY]

Practical completion has been achieved at Techspace One, a three-storey building made up of 46,000 sq ft of laboratories, grade A office accommodation, meeting hubs and breakout areas at the Sci-Tech Daresbury enterprise zone.

Life sciences business Cyprotex has completed the relocation of its whole UK team to Alderley Park, in a major boost for the Manchester Science Partnerships-owned facility.