Nissan plans for £1.7bn Gigafactory in Sunderland Jun 29, 2021 Nissan are set to announce plans for a £1.7bn Gigafactory set to be located in Sunderland. The Japanese car manufacturer is in the final stages of talks to build the ‘gigafactory’, which is expected to be up and running by 2024 and could make at least 200,000 batteries for electric vehicles each year. The firm, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£200m Leicester Railway Station regeneration project proposed Jun 29, 2021 People across Leicester are being called on for their input into a major new plan setting out transport and travel priorities for the city for the next 15 years, including a £200m regeneration project for Leicester Railway Station and a future workplace parking levy. The draft Leicester Transport Plan has been drawn up, focusing on […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Equinor to triple UK hyrdogen output with world’s biggest hyrdogen plant planned Jun 29, 2021 Norway’s state oil company Equinor will triple its UK hydrogen output, after setting out plans to build the world’s biggest hydrogen production plant with carbon capture and storage technology near Hull. Equinor plans to produce clean-burning “blue hydrogen” to supply the Keadby gas power plant in Lincolnshire, owned by energy company SSE, making it the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Molson Coors announces £25m investment at Burton brewery Jun 29, 2021 One of the largest brewers in the UK is set to make a game-changing investment into Burton to help create a new range of drinks. Molson Coors is set to launch its Three Fold hard seltzer range in the UK after a hugely successful spell in the US for the fizzy fruit alcoholic drinks. The […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Blackbrook acquires 550,000 sq ft high-spec UK logistics asset Jun 29, 2021 Blackbrook Capital (Blackbrook), a European independent real estate investment firm focusing on mission-critical commercial property, has acquired Trenport’s 550,000 sq ft high-spec logistics facility at East Midlands Gateway in the United Kingdom. The cross-docked logistics asset, which came online in 2020, was completed specifically for The Very Group (TVG), the UK’s second largest pure-play online […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Mulbury brings forward 240 home project in Manchester Jun 29, 2021 The property developer is aiming to build 237 new homes across two buildings – on a site behind the Marble Arch pub. The scheme, designed by Jon Matthews Architects, will include: Two blocks of 12 and 10 storeys 223 apartments 14 townhouses A planning application is likely to be submitted to Manchester City Council this […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
CAPITAL&CENTRIC grows with bunch of new hires Jun 29, 2021 Social impact developer CAPITAL&CENTRIC, an exhibitor at UKREiiF May 2022, has made five new hires as the company continues to grow. Bolstering the development team is David Wells, who joins after a decade at Muse Developments where he was the Regional Director running the Leeds office. David brings a wealth of experience in public/private sector […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Kennedy Wilson acquire London office for £180m Jun 29, 2021 Global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson has acquired One Embassy Gardens for £180m in an off-market transaction that is currently expected to add £9 million in annual net operating income. Located in London’s Nine Elms district, the 156,000 square foot, recently developed, Grade A office building was designed to minimize energy and water consumption […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
CBRE hires Andrew Hulme from BNP Paribas Real Estate Jun 29, 2021 Global real estate advisor, CBRE has today announced the appointment of Andrew Hulme as an Executive Director, within its UK Investment Properties team. Andrew has a wealth of experience in the retail sector having been made an equity partner at Strutt & Parker when he was 32, then most recently at BNP Paribas Real Estate […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Construction Leadership Council’s Ann Bentley joins UKREiiF Advisory Group Jun 29, 2021 Led by property events company Built Environment Networking and supported by some of the biggest UK property and infrastructure companies, the first UKREiiF event will be held in Leeds on 17-19 May 2022. Ann Bentley, Steering Group Member at the Construction Leadership Council, as well as Global Board Director of Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB), has […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
