MIPIM 2013: Co-op unveils occupier offer for NOMA
THE Co-operative Group is to offer a range of services to companies that want to move to its £800m NOMA scheme, from support and guidance for start-ups to new build choices for multi-nationals.
In an announcement at the property convention MIPIM today the group will say occupiers of the development – to the north of the city centre around a number of Co-op buildings – will benefit from the Co-op’s buying power.
David Pringle, director of NOMA, said: “Mr Pringle said: “This is a previously unavailable alternative for occupiers. Businesses can benefit from The Co-operative’s buying power and supply chain – the resources of a £14bn turnover business, directed to support occupiers in NOMA, a suite of options that businesses of all shapes and sizes can benefit from.
“Alternatively, we can work with organisations to design a building that works for them – be it a new build or refurbishment of our listed estate. Likewise, occupiers don’t have to adopt any of these options. This is about providing choice.”
Ruairidh Jackson, director of strategy and development at NOMA, said: “Let’s be very clear – these are not serviced offices in the traditional sense. No two businesses are the same and now there is finally a way of addressing that challenge. By putting occupiers in control, we are changing the way that property is provided. At NOMA, it is both building and service.
“You get big fibre, giving you high capacity, real time data transfer to anywhere in the world, and with an associated programme of major transport infrastructure works transforming the site’s accessibility, you are connected – to talent and to your markets. This is our entry level offer, but its most other city’s dream.”
The Co-op will also unveil more details about the Hanover building opposite Victoria Station that is being refurbished to provide 100,000 sq ft of office space and 30,000 sq ft of retail.
