RECOM Solutions opens Trafford Park hub

Fourteen years after the rugby ground completed, construction of the first employment development on the neighbouring 42 acres is underway.

The landowner hopes recent consents could unlock a combined 171,000 sq ft of employment space at MEA Park West, part of the Wirral Waters masterplan.

US industrial investor Realterm has let Northbank 40 to the transportation firm following a refurbishment programme.

The ambitious Wrexham company has lodged a scoping opinion request signalling its intention to develop a campus across 58 acres in Marchwiel.

Goodyear Tyres and Easy Bathrooms have signed 10-year leases on a combined 9,700 sq ft of trade counter space at The Croft.

Ellesmere Port is the home to the businesses of the future, with a burgeoning net zero carbon industrial cluster already generating a gross development value of £1.4bn – a number that is due to more than double over the coming years as a further 332 acres of near-term developable land sits ready to be unlocked.

Councillors ignored professional advice to reject FI Real Estate Management’s plans for two large sheds on 100 acres of Green Belt close to Junction 3 of the M65, citing concerns about the scale of the development.

Leased to Clarke Energy and generating £443,500 of rent annually, the four units at Senator Point total 67,000 sq ft.

The council will next week determine the developer’s plans to construct two large sheds on 100 acres close to Junction 3 of the M65 and the Blackburn border. 

Online Home Shop has secured a 327,000 sq ft fulfilment centre to support its growth ambitions.

Permission has been secured for the proposals, which will enable the retailer to push forward with plans for more than 1.6m sq ft of development at Wrexham Industrial Estate.

Major Padel Club is in talks to occupy more than 40,000 sq ft at Vauxhall Trading Estate off Greg Street.

Industrial cleaning supplies business Davis & Moore has acquired a 42,500 sq industrial building as part of an ongoing expansion strategy.

The industrial investor has bought Headlam’s Buckley Road unit for £8m and will lease the unit back to the firm until January 2028.

Landlord iBox has let a 63,000 sq ft unit to Mersey Container Services, taking the Aintree complex to 100% occupancy.

Broadway House off Columbus Way was constructed by Orbit in 2007 but has failed to capture the imagination of any occupiers in the last 19 years. Now, the investor wants to demolish it and build two industrial units.

Window manufacturer Heritage Trade Frames has signed terms on one of two units at the developer’s 327,750 sq ft Arrow Park Bolton, which is due to complete this summer.

The investor has acquired a 113,000 sq ft industrial facility at Spectrum Business Park, paying close to £10m for the asset.

The committee voted against officer recommendation to block Wain Estates’ Junction scheme, citing significant harm caused by the loss of an area of woodland among its reasons for refusal.