Lettings latest: operator pitches up at golf academy; concrete firm pours into Trafford Park; and more

BUSNESSMAN Richard Carpenter has signed a ten-year lease to operate the golf academy at Leisure Lakes in Tarleton, Lancashire, which he is renaming The Southport Golf Academy.

The academy was put on the market last month, with Bury-based property consultancy Nolan Redshaw appointed to market the scheme on behalf of its owner.

Carpenter said: “The nine-hole golf course with flood-lit driving range is in a great location and presented a fantastic opportunity for us.
“Throughout 2011 we plan to make ongoing improvements to the academy, in order to offer exceptional teaching and practice facilities for golfers of all ages and abilities.”

Nolan Redshaw director Mike Redshaw said: “This was an unusual site to bring to the market, but we received strong enquiries for the premises from the start. The site’s presence on an established leisure complex was a big attraction to the new operators.”

Nolan Redshaw has now been instructed to market an industrial unit situated at the front of the Leisure Lakes complex.
 
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INDUSTRIAL property specialist Segro has let a 4,569 sq ft unit at the Premier Park development on Trafford Park to Irish concrete products firm Kilsaran. It has taken a five-year lease on unit 16 at Premier Park.

Hazel Lambert, senior leasing surveyor at SEGRO said: “We have seen a surge in activity at Premier Park this year as it ticks all the boxes for businesses looking for high quality new build accommodation in this area.

“With BBC’s relocation to MediaCity now in full swing, we expect to see this success continue as we benefit from the requirements of media companies, and suppliers to the industry, looking for accommodation close to this thriving location.”

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MANCHESTER-based property investor Hurstwood has a completed a one-year deal on a unit at The Cobden Centre in Salford Quays with automotive company Kowalski Details.

The business, which specializes in detail and paintwork correction, alloy wheels and vehicle tuning, has taken up an 800 sq ft unit at the centre.

Nathan Kowalski, owner of Kowalski Details, said: “The layout and size of the unit attracted us to the site as it is just the right amount of space for us.  The location is also a great selling point – I’m sure we will be very happy here.”