Countryside in Birchwood move

The St James Business Centre, revamped by its joint venture owners Langtree and Warrington Council, has confirmed seven new lettings.

Warrington Council has completed the acquisition of the 54,800 sq ft Stanford House in Birchwood from Texton Property Fund, for a price understood to be around £13m.

An industrial scheme at Hawleys Lane in Warrington is fully occupied following a 14,049 sq ft letting to Penlaw & Co, secured by JLL for Hermes Investment Management.

Ribston, a business set up by ex-Hansteen directors in 2016, has acquired Taylor Business Park near Culcheth, Warrington, for £19.2m.

Acting on behalf of T&T Thompson (Holdings), agent Davies Harrison Real Estate has sold Albion Park, a 90,000 sq ft industrial estate in Glazebury, Warrington for £2.7m.

Richard Ainscough has completed the outright purchase of Network Space Holdings and its subsidiaries by acquiring the share interests held by other members of the Ainscough family, meaning the business is now a wholly owned subsidiary of his Datum Edge company.  

On behalf of its client Plus Dane Housing, BE Group has let an 11,000 sq ft office to international sportswear brand Asics at 3 Clearwater, Lingley Mere.

Central Manchester’s office market is firmly on course for a fifth consecutive 1m sq ft-plus year, with first quarter take-up more than doubling 2017's first quarter total at 442,000 sq ft, according to the Manchester Office Agents Forum.