Lettings latest: Nine move into Ducie House; Lowry Outlet Mall signs new pair; and more

DEVELOPER Urban Splash has completed 11 new lettings totalling around 8,000 sq ft of space in its Manchester commercial portfolio – most of which have been short-term deals for space at its Ducie House building.

Nine of the 11 new tenants have moved into Ducie House, including fashion designers Nadinoo, MCA Anglais, software developer Prototype Theatre and local listings magazine Chimp.

A further 1,674 sq ft of space has been let at Waulk Mill, a mill conversion next to the New Islington regeneration scheme. Photography firm Magma Images has taken a unit of just over 1,000 sq ft and digital creative agency Ubiquitous has taken a 586 sq ft unit.

Paul Jones of Urban Splash said: “These buildings are testament to the efforts of Urban Splash in creating diverse workspaces which are attainable to a range of businesses.

“Ducie’s cemented itself as Manchester’s creative hub for more than a decade now and these latest deals again show the diversity and innovation of the companies that base themselves there.”

He added that suites ranging from 100 sq ft to 1,700 sq ft remained available at Ducie House.

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TWO new retail tenants have taken space in Orbit Developments’ Lowry Outlet Mall at Salford Quays.

Homeware store Ponden Home has taken a 2,089 sq ft unit and clothing brand The Edinburgh Woollen Mill has taken 2,340 sq ft unit.

Danielle Brown from The Edinburgh Woollen Mill said: “We are excited to be opening a new store in the Lowry Outlet Mall.  Our aim is to offer customers the opportunity to buy luxury, stylish products at great prices.”

Some 12 new jobs have been created as a result of the store openings.

Centre manager Robert Hallworth said: “The new store openings were a great start to the Easter weekend.

“The mixed fashion category in particular is performing very well. In March we saw sales up 30.5% year-on-year thanks to retailers like Gap Outlet, Marks & Spencer, Whistles, Tessuti and Flannels, and we’re confident April will see similar results.” 

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PROPERTY consultancy Nolan Redshaw has secured five new lettings across various industrial signs in Wigan.

The firm has let two sites for Max Property Group at the Haslemere Industrial Estate in Wigan, where Climavent Systems and HD Healthcare have each taken 4,866 sq ft of space. A 2,080 sq ft Max Property Group unit at Kingfisher Court on the South Lancashire Industrial Estate has also been let to Cherry & Stones.

Meanwhile, Noland Redshaw has also let a 25,000 sq ft unit at Miry Lane on behalf of a private client to haulier WE Rosborough and a 10,000 sq ft unit at Northern Trust’s Wheatlea Industrial estate to Mail Rite Ltd.

Neil Higson, surveyor at Nolan Redshaw, said: “Historically, Wigan has been a manufacturing town and we hope these lettings, to local companies, are signs of the first shoots of recovery in the local economy.”