Strong demand generates interest in power company’s headquarters

THE former base of energy company npower in Burntwood has found two new tenants after standing empty for almost 12 months.

The 10,000 sq ft Newlands Court is owned by local entrepreneur John Dillon, and once housed his engineering business. This had been sold to RWE npower, which as part of the deal, took over the building.

RWE npower had a lease for the building until 2017, but moved out in 2015, leaving the property empty.

David Rigby, of the Birmingham office of Cushman & Wakefield, has now secured two new tenants for the building and secured the surrender of npower’s interest in it.

The new tenants are: Chasetown Civil Engineering, which has taken the ground floor of the building, and City & Guilds, which is occupying the first and second floor.

The former has moved in on a short-term 12-month basis, while it develops new premises for itself in the locality.

Skills development group, City & Guilds has relocated to the building from Lichfield and has agreed a five-year lease.

Mr Rigby said: “This is a great result for our client, John Dillon, as it has saved his company a great deal of money by turning an empty building into one that is fully let, in just six months.

“The building may be considered to be off the beaten track, but it shows that even in somewhere like Cannock Chase there is substantial demand for good quality office space at the current time.”

Bradley Faulks, of RWE npower, said: “This is a great result for our business and David’s efforts have been pivotal in achieving such a quick and positive outcome for all parties.”

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