17,000 sq ft let at Marchington Industrial Estate

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17,000 sq ft let at Marchington Industrial Estate
Rushton Hickman has completed the letting of 17,000 sq ft of industrial/warehouse units at Marchington Industrial Estate in Uttoxeter. The newly constructed units were originally due to provide three self-contained units but the interest was so strong that a deal was agreed with third party logistics provider Freight Management European Limited for all three units together. Senior agency surveyor, Doug Harvey, said: “After a great deal of interest in the property it has been great to welcome Freight Management European as a new tenant at Marchington and contribute towards the continued success of the estate.” Rushton Hickman director, Graham Bancroft, added: “The market for high quality newly constructed industrial/warehouse buildings continues to go from strength to strength. The location of the Marchinton Industrial Estate makes it perfect for the logistics industry with the site being so close to the A50 and the Motorway networks and so we were able to agree terms prior to practical completion of the buildings.”

Pair of Nottingham day nurseries sold to Kids Planet

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Pair of Nottingham day nurseries sold to Kids Planet
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has sold a pair of Daisies Day Nursery settings in Nottingham; one in Gedling and one in Lowdham. The Daisies Day Nursery in Gedling operates from an imposing Georgian mansion, converted to provide care for up to 72 children aged zero to four years. It sits in peaceful surroundings ideally located just three miles from central Nottingham. Due to the phenomenal demand at this setting, the nursery is currently full, with a significant waiting list through September 2023. The other Daisies Day Nursery sits within five miles of the Gedling site, in the village of Lowdham. It occupies a thoughtfully converted residential property and is registered for up to 60 children aged zero to four years. The setting also benefits from ample outdoor space and was awarded Eco-Schools accreditation in 2020. The nurseries were previously owned by Steve and Alison Pickering of AJP Childcare Limited. Following a confidential sales process with Christie & Co, they have been sold to national provider, Kids Planet, which now has 131 settings. Steve and Alison Pickering say: “As soon as we met Kids Planet and understood their values, we knew they would keep our nurseries safe, fun, family places for future generations to enjoy. Their passion is very clear and everyone we have been in contact with through the process has been amazing. We wish the team and Kids Planet all the very best.” Clare Roberts, CEO at Kids Planet, says: “A warm welcome to all of the team, children and families at Daisies. These nurseries are an excellent fit with our growing cluster in the Nottingham area. We are excited to support and continue the development of these settings as part of the Kids Planet family.” David Eaves, director – Childcare & Education at Christie & Co, who handled the sale, says: “We were delighted to support Steve and Alison with the sale of their ‘Outstanding’ nurseries. Daisies is a fantastic business delivering excellent childcare and education, and I’m certain it will go from strength to strength under the stewardship of Kids Planet. “The Nottinghamshire market is currently seeing a raft of activity, having been largely untouched by the main market consolidators historically, and we fully expect the demand for quality settings to grow over the coming months. As noted in our recently released mid-year review, we have seen a 50 per cent increase in business sales so far in 2022, demonstrating the exceptionally strong demand from buyers in the current market.” The Daisies Day Nursery settings were sold for an undisclosed price.

Saint stride into new Nottingham offices

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Saint stride into new Nottingham offices
Saint Property Services have moved into new offices at 9 Victoria Street, relocating from Beeston town centre. Established in 2007, Saint are an independent estate agents dealing with property throughout Nottingham. Saint have taken a lease for a term of 10 years, extending to 3,000ft² over ground floor, basement and first floor. Alan Pearson, director of FHP, said: “We are delighted to welcome Saint Property Services to Nottingham city centre for their new flagship head office. They are a long-established business who have sought to benefit from the change to use classes and expand into a prime location in Nottingham to boost their brand presence in the city.” Curtis Gault of Saint Property Services said: “Saint Property Services have been growing in the shadows for some years now, and we feel it’s time to bring a breath of fresh air to the property market in Nottingham and offer an experience that people remember in all areas of Real Estate.”

New Chilwell offices for Henry Brothers

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New Chilwell offices for Henry Brothers
Upon the instructions of Henry Brothers Ltd, FHP Property Consultants have acquired Unit 32 Eldon Road in Chilwell. The 3,044ft2 office building provides fully refurbished accommodation over two floors – of which Henry Brothers are now subjecting to a high specification fit out, providing not just office space but also bespoke meeting spaces and break out areas. There is also a substantial car parking provision to the front with the location easily accessible to Beeston Town Centre, the M1 Motorway and Nottingham City Centre. Thomas Szymkiw, of FHP’s Agency Department, said: “Henry Brothers contacted us with a specific requirement for a certain type of office building that would be suitable for their needs going forward. “After initially undertaking an extensive search of availability on the market and providing recommendations on the options – it was clear that 32 Eldon Road was the front runner. “We subsequently managed to get the transaction completed within a swift timeframe – resulting in a smooth transition for Henry Brothers.” Ian Taylor, director at Henry Brothers, said: “This is the second time that we have engaged FHP to find an office for us. They were involved when we launched the business in the East Midlands 8 years ago and due to our continued growth in the Midlands we returned to them to find a more suitable office for our expanding team. “I’m pleased to say they worked tirelessly to offer up options, show us round the market and then hone in on a short list of viable offices.”

13 years of success – rugby star’s strategy consultancy celebrates milestone

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13 years of success – rugby star’s strategy consultancy celebrates milestone
Business strategy consultancy Wingman Ltd, which is headed by England rugby star Rory Underwood, is celebrating 13 years in business. Founded by Rory in 2009, Wingman works with companies to enable them to deliver strategies effectively, ensuring clear communication and collaboration between departments and all levels of the team, to help build sustainable and high-performance environments. Rory, who began playing rugby in 1983 for Leicester Tigers and won 85 caps playing for England, also enjoyed a notable career in the Royal Air Force as a pilot for more than 18 years. As a passionate teamwork advocate, Rory set up Wingman with the aim of providing specialist consulting to clients seeking advice and guidance on how to effectively communicate their strategies across the business to ensure that everyone is united and aligned to enable them to deliver on that strategy. A key goal for Wingman is to ensure each company employee is ‘on the same page’ when it comes to business strategy. Wingman’s aim is to enable organisations to deliver their strategy effectively. From its head office on the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire border, Wingman works with high-profile businesses across multiple sectors including retail, trade merchants, hospitality and banking, among others. Over the last 13 years, Wingman has worked with more than 50 companies to support their growth and success through strategic consulting, workshops, training and teambuilding programmes, to ensure synergy between business owners, senior team leaders and employees. As part of a wide, overarching strategic approach to working with clients, Wingman’s programmes include a host of tools and services to help businesses understand effective communication from owners and senior management, through to operational and administration staff members. Last year, the company moved into a new office space to accommodate its growing team and launched its free, in-person Business Breakfasts event series. Each event featured guest speakers, as well as Rory Underwood, who provided tips and expert insight into effective and productive teamwork and company culture. On Wingman’s 13th anniversary, Rory commented: “We as a team are extremely proud to be celebrating 13 years in business, having collaborated with many firms across the UK to strengthen how their teams seamlessly work together to achieve the best possible results for all involved. “We have often found that businesses assume that teamwork will just happen. The truth is the journey to get everyone to work together is far more challenging, and how you communicate a company’s strategy through to all departments and levels of the team, so that each understand their roles and how their responsibilities feed back into the wider process, is crucial but very difficult to get right. “It is fantastic to see how much Wingman has developed in 13 years, enabling us to support numerous businesses across the country with our knowledge, expertise and passion for great teamwork and communication. With plans for expansion in the pipeline, we are very much looking forward to the next chapter.” Wingman works one on one with companies nationwide, and its Business Breakfasts events have returned for 2022 – one of which took place in Liverpool earlier this year, with two more events due to take place in Leeds and London in autumn. The team of specialists also run multiple thought leadership virtual events with the next coming up in October, featuring guest speakers Andrea Pinchen, CEO of Leicester Tigers, and Susan Whelan, CEO of Leicester City Football Club.

Network with leaders in property and construction at the East Midlands Bricks Awards 2022

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Network with leaders in property and construction at the East Midlands Bricks Awards 2022
On Thursday 15 September, at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, the esteemed East Midlands Bricks Awards 2022 will celebrate the region’s property and construction industry while providing the ideal opportunity to connect with local decision makers. With canapés and complementary drinks, the event will also welcome Managing Director at award-winning investment promotion agency Marketing Derby, John Forkin MBE DL, as keynote speaker, as well as award-winning mind reader, magician, and professional mentalist Looch, who will bewilder and astonish guests during the evening’s networking.

To book tickets for the awards event, which will run from 4:30pm – 7:30pm, please click here.

 

Shortlist for the East Midlands Bricks Awards 2022

Most Active Agent – sponsored by Blueprint Interiors Mather Jamie OMEETO BB&J Commercial Commercial Development of the Year – sponsored by Frank Key Broad Marsh Bus Station and Car Park – Galliford Try Construction Etiquette Park – Clowes Developments Nottinghamshire Police and Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service joint HQ – Henry Brothers Responsible Business of the Year – sponsored by Press for Attention PR Cawarden Arc Partnership Phoenix Brickwork Residential Development of the Year – sponsored by Sterling Commercial Finance The Rise, Southwell – Stagfield Group Glenvale Park – Glenvale Park LLP Hindle House – KMRE Group Deal of the Year – sponsored by Blythin & Brown Insurance Brokers St James Securities – Phase Two of the Becketwell regeneration scheme in Derby – 3,500 capacity Becketwell performance venue with ASM Global Wells McFarlane, APB and Newton LDP – sale of 460 acres of land in North Leicestershire, making way for a new garden village Morgan Industrial Properties Limited – acquisition of the former Ewart Chain site in Shaftesbury Street, Derby Developer of the Year – sponsored by Ward Hockley Developments St James Securities HBD Architects of the Year – sponsored by OMS Swain Architecture Rayner Davies Architects CPMG Architects Excellence in Design – sponsored by Cawarden  St. Peter’s Gate renovation – CPMG Architects Health and Allied Professions Centre at Nottingham Trent University – Pick Everard Brookside Farm – Chevin Homes Sustainable Development of the Year – sponsored by Viridis Building Services Refurbished HQ for LKAB Minerals – Scenariio Northern Gateway Enterprise Centre – Chesterfield Borough Council, Whittam Cox Architects, Robert Woodhead Group Broad Marsh Bus Station and Car Park – Galliford Try Construction Contractor of the Year – sponsored by RammSanderson Galliford Try Construction Cawarden Enrok Construction The Overall Winner, sponsored by Streets Chartered Accountants, will also be announced at the ceremony, who will be awarded a year of marketing/publicity worth £20,000.
 
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Register for the free East Midlands Expo now!

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Register for the free East Midlands Expo now!
Taking place on Monday 14 November 2022, register for the East Midlands Expo NOW, and get ready to forge new connections at the event. An established event of over 20 years, for which Business Link is a proud partner, the free to attend expo is well targeted and aimed at the construction, property, business, investment, finance, professional services and related B2B markets. Hosted at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, the day will begin with exhibitor breakfast networking, with the exhibition opening to attendees at 9am, and a seminar taking place between 10:45am and noon. A special networking lunch (for which tickets can be purchased here) will then take place between 12:15pm and 2:15pm, and the exhibition will close at 3:30pm.

For more information on exhibiting at the event click here.

To register to attend the event for free click here.

To secure tickets for the networking lunch click here.

From property agents to developers, architects, contractors, investors, PR firms, and more, see the list of current exhibitors here.

Female-led Loughborough furniture business fitted out for growth following cash injection

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Female-led Loughborough furniture business fitted out for growth following cash injection

A Loughborough furniture fit-out business is looking to accelerate its growth ahead of its 25th anniversary, after securing a £250,000 loan from Lloyds Bank.

Fieldhouse Furniture is a female-founded family business which specialises in bespoke large scale interior design projects for high-end student accommodation, homes, boutique hotels and workplaces in the UK and EU.

The £250,000 invoice finance facility will enable Fieldhouse Furniture to access funds earlier, allowing the business to procure materials further in advance, focus on diversification into high-end student accommodation and invest in talent acquisition and development to drive growth.

Invoice finance allows you to unlock up to 90% of the funds tied-up in unpaid invoices quickly, often within 24 hours, without needing to wait for invoices to be settled.

Next year marks 25 years since Fieldhouse Furniture was established, having grown from a small curtain maker to a £5m turnover business, employing more than 115 staff across its international operation. The firm works with well-known developers such as Watkin Jones and Gilltown to deliver the design, supply, manufacturing and fit for projects in the UK, as well as Spain, Portugal, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.

Elizabeth Wild, founder and Managing Director of Fieldhouse Furniture, said: “The funding from Lloyds Bank will allow us to protect the business against the challenges that the construction industry is currently facing while continuing to drive growth.

“A key area of focus where many businesses are struggling at the moment is talent acquisition. As a family firm, it’s essential that we’re recruiting special people who are going to be a good fit, as well as ensuring that our talent strategy gives back to the local community. This funding will help us to invest in our workforce and secure the business’s future.”

Gemma Heath, associate director, specialist client solutions at Lloyds Bank, said: “Fieldhouse Furniture is a hugely ambitious local business which has demonstrated resilience and the ability to prosper in the face of market headwinds. I’m excited to see what they’ll achieve with the funding.”

Mel Howard, relationship manager, SME banking at Lloyds Bank, said: “Over the last 25 years, Fieldhouse Furniture has crafted an excellent reputation among customers who trust that they will always deliver quality work on budget and on time. We’re proud to support a well-respected firm with such strong values.”

Administrators sell The Health Store

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Administrators sell The Health Store

The joint administrators of Health Stores (Wholesale) Limited, Chris Pole and Ryan Grant from Interpath Advisory, have completed a sale of The Health Store brand and its assets to Hunt’s Food Group Limited.

Hunt’s Food Group is a leading Foodservice, Retail and Natural products supplier based in the south of England with its head office in Sherborne, Dorset. The transaction will see 17 employees at Health Stores (Wholesale) Limited’s base in Nottingham transfer to the purchaser. 

Chris Pole and Ryan Grant were appointed joint administrators of Health Stores (Wholesale) Limited and Tree of Life UK Limited on 22 August 2022. The companies form part of the UK’s largest independent health food and wellness products distribution platform, supplying a broad range of third party and owned brand goods, food and drink, personal care, and vitamins, minerals and supplements. A further company within the group – Health Made Easy Limited – was placed into administration on 26 August 2022.

Chris Pole, Managing Director at Interpath Advisory and joint administrator, said: “Hunt’s Food Group has an excellent reputation within the industry, and has broadened both its produce and service offerings in recent years to supply a wide ranging customer base.

“We’re pleased to have concluded the sale of The Health Store Brand and its assets to Hunt’s Food Group, ensuring The Health Store will continue to trade and providing certainty for those employees who will transfer to the new owners. We’d like to thank all those who helped to deliver this transaction within a short timetable, and wish Hunt’s Food Group every success in the future.”

Access works for £800m Fairham neighbourhood to get underway this Autumn

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Access works for £800m Fairham neighbourhood to get underway this Autumn
Work is due to start to improve an existing access road and create a new route into the £800 million Fairham neighbourhood in Nottinghamshire. The work is taking place off the Mill Hill roundabout and on the Clifton South tram terminus access road from the A453 Remembrance Way. Day and night-time works will start to increase from Monday 5th September 2022 with a completion in April 2023 in order to create a new access road and controlled junction for Fairham, along with improved access to the existing Park & Ride site. Access to and from the Clifton South Park & Ride will be maintained at all times to keep traffic flowing while works to create new earthworks, carriageway and signalisation takes place. Construction traffic will be rerouted away from civilian traffic during the works. The 606-acre site is in the process of becoming a whole new neighbourhood for Nottingham with 3,000 new homes, one million sq ft of employment space and 200 acres of open green space. The works are all part of £100 million of infrastructure improvements scheduled for Fairham. O’Brien Contractors Ltd will be carrying out the work on behalf of Clowes Developments, the company behind the Fairham masterplan. Fairham is being brought forward in partnership with Homes England, the government’s housing accelerator. As well as new homes and employment space, there will also be a neighbourhood centre plus new educational, community and sports and leisure facilities at Fairham, along with a protected future route for the NET tram. Clowes Developments and Homes England have been working with Highways England, Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottingham City Council and Rushcliffe Borough Council to ensure the access works achieve the maximum benefit for the least amount of disruption for the travelling public. Due to bring thousands of new homes, jobs and opportunities to Nottingham, Fairham will be the East Midlands’ most significant mixed-use development. The new community has been designed around a highly sustainable, ultra-connected location set amid the green landscape of south Nottinghamshire. With all amenities co-located alongside one another, it will be one of the most highly accessible as well as greenest new communities in the region. The scheme will help provide new employment opportunities across the region as well as assisting Rushcliffe Borough Council in meeting its new homes target of 13,500 dwellings by 2030. Ali Malik, infrastructure director at Clowes Developments, said: “This work is all about creating an important new access for Fairham that will link to the whole of the development in the future. This will allow us to continue to build the internal road network to service the new homes, jobs, amenities and leisure facilities we’re creating at this major new neighbourhood for Nottingham.” O’Brien Contractors Ltd added: “The start of these further enabling and access works at the northern entrance to Fairham will bring improved and easier access to the development and surrounding area. It is all part of a package of works being completed across the Fairham site that will facilitate the next phase of development for the benefit of people across the region.”
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