Category: Client News

Manchester-based property marketing agency Blaze Marketing has announced its expansion into the residential sector, following a succession of high profile campaigns for clients such as Edgeworth Developments, August Blake, and Crystal Property & Land. The agency’s growing presence in the residential sector will be led by newly appointed account manager Benazeer Singh, who joined Blaze’s…

Henry Boot Developments has been granted planning approval for its office scheme branded The Silk Works on the edge of Spinningfields, Manchester. The city centre development received unanimous support from city planners and now paves the way for this innovative 50,000 sq ft (4,645 sq m) of new office accommodation to come forward. The scheme…

Genr8 Developments has submitted a detailed planning application in respect of its proposed £60 million retail and leisure development in Rochdale Town Centre. The scheme, branded as Rochdale Riverside, extends to approximately 200,000 sq ft (18,580 sq m) and comprises 24 retail and leisure units ranging from 1,000 (93 sq m) to 20,000 sq ft…

Bensons for Beds, one of Britain’s largest specialist bed retailers, has signed on to a 10 year lease on an 8,939 sq ft (830 sq m) unit (Unit 6) at The Derwent Group’s White City Retail Park near Stretford, Manchester. The Retail Park, which has undergone a £6.5 million transformation, has attracted a number of…

  Manchester City Council has approved a planning application for Phase II of the Space project. A £14 million investment package was agreed by the Council earlier this year to enable the expansion plans for The Space Project in West Gorton, east Manchester. This planning approval will see the production hub double in size by…

National student accommodation developer CityBlock has commenced development of two new student accommodation blocks in Lancaster and Reading, as the company looks to extend its portfolio to include other top-30 city university sites. The developer’s new Lancaster scheme on Penny Street comprises five floors with 70 en-suite bedrooms including an internal courtyard and retail space…

The Derwent Group has agreed terms with Quality Save at its Walkden Retail Park on Bolton Road, which forms a part of its Walkden Town Centre development. The discount retailer has agreed to take a 22,615 sq ft (2,101 sq m) unit (Unit 3) on a 15 year lease. Quality Save is the latest in…