Professional body finds new HQ in Birmingham

The professional body that represents UK dietitians has moved to a new headquarters in Birmingham city centre.

Birmingham-based chartered surveyor Johnson Fellows helped the British Dietetic Association (BDA) secure offices at Interchange Place at Edmund Street in the Colmore Business District.

The BDA has agreed a 10-year lease on 4,800 sq ft of office space on the third floor. It is relocating its headquarters from nearby Charles House, Great Charles Street. Agents JLL and Savills acted on behalf of the landlord.

Charles Warrack, business space partner at Birmingham-based Johnson Fellows, said: “The British Dietetic Association is committed to Birmingham and was very keen to find great office space for its headquarters.

“Interchange Place has all the ingredients they require – it’s just a short walk from New Street and Snow Hill train stations and is right in the heart of the Colmore Business District.

“They approached us 18 months ago with a view to fitting out their existing offices, but we carried out a review of their options and they realised that moving to offices in a better location made more sense.”

Johnson Fellows also delivered the fit-out of the BDA’s new office space.

BDA chief executive Andy Burman said: “As our Association has developed and our staff team has grown, we came to need greater flexibility in our space and resources. After Johnson Fellows identified that this would not be possible at our office in Charles House, their excellent support allowed us to find a great space in Interchange Place.

“Although we have only moved a few streets over, it allows us improved technical capabilities, gives us faster broadband speeds, offers much bigger training and meeting spaces for members to use, and accommodates our growing BDA team. We look forward to welcoming many of our members and partners to BDA courses, events and meetings over the coming months.”