Commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) is expecting further growth for its West-based public sector division following the appointment of Jaime Blakeley-Glover as regional director. Jaime, pictured, who joined LSH in 2011, takes on the role alongside his current national position of consultancy director within public sector services. LSH has recruited seven staff...
Swindon and Wiltshire’s successes in attracting job-creating foreign inward investment has been welcomed by the leaders of the area’s Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Swindon Council and Wiltshire Council. Swindon Business News revealed last week that 10 new investment projects were started by overseas companies in 2013/14 in the LEP area, creating 186 jobs and...
Swindon start-up Amaroc, which is focussing on the fast-growing external wall insulation (EWI) and render trade, opens the doors to its new state-of-the-art showroom and training facility this Saturday. The firm, which recently opened the site on the River Ray Industrial, has also launched a new e-commerce website after forming partnerships with the leading...
Melksham’s Avonside Enterprise Park has been put up for sale for £2.75m with the property agents marketing it saying the new owner could take advantage of major redevelopment opportunities. The mixed-use scheme includes retail, office, industrial and warehouse space covering 87,000 sq ft of floor space on the 2.54-acre former Unigate Dairy site close...
Property consultancy DTZ has expanded its investment agency team covering the West of England with the appointment of Hollie Ruddle as an associate director. Hollie, pictured, will provide disposal, acquisition and asset management advice across a wide range of commercial property as well as strategic analysis for real estate property companies, funds, institutions and...
Property consultancy CBRE has strengthened its West operation with two new appointments. Robert Moran has joined the valuation consultancy team as a surveyor following four years at rival GVA and after qualifying as a chartered surveyor last year while Marcus Hutchings arrives from Workman to become part of the property asset services team as...
Global workspace provider Regus plans to increase its presence in Swindon after appointing West-based property consultancy Alder King to search for new sites across the South West and South Wales. The firm has a base on Swindon’s Windmill Hill Business Park and an ‘express’ centre in the Staples store at Greenbridge among the 300-plus...
A strong performance by Swindon and Wiltshire in attracting business investment from overseas has helped the UK achieve the highest number of inward investment projects since records began in the 1980s, new figures show. In the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area, 10 new investment projects were started by overseas companies in...
Family-owned Blunsdon House Hotel near Swindon has secured a £500,000 finance package from HSBC to support renovation of its main restaurant and upgrade other areas of the property. The hotel, which dates back to the 1950s and was Wiltshire’s first to gain four stars, is launching the new restaurant – to be called Flame...
Property consultancy Kavanaghs has been appointed to manage Avonside Enterprise Park in Melksham by EBS Management, part of Charles Stanley Group. The mixed-use scheme includes retail, office, industrial and warehouse space covering 87,000 sq ft of floor space on a 2.54-acre site on the River Avon. Kavanaghs, which has offices in Trowbridge and Melksham,...
