WEST Midlands building services provider EIC has added a third centre to its operations in the South West – two years ahead of the original planned opening date.
The company, whose headquarters are in Alcester near Redditch, has taken on a new 1,700 sq ft office in Exeter to sit alongside its existing bases in Plymouth and Redruth, in Cornwall.
The launch brings EIC’s national network of regional offices to 13 and this is the third new opening during 2010. It will initially employ nine staff, boosting the South West payroll up to 55.
The Exeter office, at Matford Business Park, will provide mechanical, electrical, building fabric and facilities management services for customers across the two southern counties.
South West regional director Damian Salmon said the opportunities available in the region had seen the firm accelerate its plans to open the Exeter office, bringing the launch forward by more than two years.
He said: “As Devon’s county town and key business centre, having a presence in Exeter was a logical move for us and was planned originally for 2012.
“We are in the fortunate position of continuing to build up our client base and attract new employees, giving us the impetuous to accelerate our plans.”
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PAUL Bassi’s Real Estate Investors property group has acquired a retail parade in a south Staffordshire town centre.
The main tenants at the small complex in Brook Square, Rugeley, are WHSmith and Claire’s Accessories.
REI said the purchase price was £900,000 with an initial rental income of £75,250 per annum and an estimated rental value of £82,250.
WH Smith’s lease is worth £42,500 per year and expires in August 2020 while Claire’s Accessories’ lease is currently £19,250 per annum. The remaining units are let to local operators.
REI said in a brief statement that it also had a number of other sales, lettings and acquisitions which the company was optimistic would be secured for the year end.
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WILLMOTT Dixon Group, whose construction division is based in Coleshill, has strengthened its low carbon credentials with the appointment of Zero Carbon Hub founder David Adams.
Mr Adams joins the firm’s in-house sustainability arm ‘Re-Thinking’ as head of retrofit.
At the Zero Carbon Hub, he headed up a task force reporting to Government housing minister Grant Shapps on the setting of a minimum national carbon compliance standard.
As head of Retrofit, Mr Adams will oversee Willmott Dixon’s strategy, engaging at political level with decision makers.
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