Refurbished Birmingham office building just the job for recruiter

RECRUITMENT firm Gleeson has become the first firm to take space at  the newly refurbished 79,156 sq ft central Birmingham office building Edmund House.

Patrizia UK acquired the building in a joint venture with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management and has since undertaken an extensive refurbishment to transform it into modern, Grade A office space.

Gleeson Recruitment Group, a professional services recruitment specialist, has taken the entire 6,335 sq ft eighth floor of Edmund House.

Andy Brooksbank, head of investment management at Patrizia UK, said: “Edmund House was one of our first acquisitions in the UK. The fabric of the building, its floorplate, flexibility and location justify the high quality refurbishment that we have undertaken.” 

Jason Blakey, director at Gleeson Recruitment Group, said: “Since we opened our initial office in Birmingham in 2011 we have gone from strength to strength.

“Birmingham is an extremely exciting place to be right now and the time is right for us to put down some proper roots here. Edmund House had the right offer – price, location and accommodation to suit us.”

The joint letting agents on Edmund House are CBRE and GBR Phoenix Beard. Marcus Hayes from BOSS represented Gleeson Recruitment Group.