Building Briefs: Adair Paxton in move; AIM award for Archial; DTZ lets units; and more
ESTATE agency Adair Paxton has moved to new office premises in Horsforth, Leeds.
The relocation includes the Leeds-based company’s property management, consultancy, professional services, land sales and commercial agency departments to Sanderson House.
Adair Paxton said the move would help the company to drive down costs as savings would be made on rent, rates and car parking.
Adair Paxton partners at Sanderson House: (l-r back) Steve Holliday, Bruce Collinson; (l-r front) row Michael Marchant, Patrick O’Toole and Simon Dalingwater
Bruce Collinson, partner at Adair Paxton, said: “We expanded our flat service charge department to Sanderson House over two years ago. When the remainder of the first floor offices became available, we didn’t hesitate.”
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LEEDS-based architecture practice Archial Group has been named the Best AIM Website in the AIM Investment Awards.
Philip Lees, Archial’s regional chairman for the north and midlands, said, “We are delighted to win this award, which recognises the success of our re-branding from SMC Group plc to Archial Group plc at the start of this year; a comprehensive exercise, which was underpinned by the launch of our best practice website.”
The AIM (Alternative Investment Awards) Investment Awards celebrate the companies and people that have made the market a success.
The Archial Group operates from 26 locations, with five international offices and 19 offices located across the UK.
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ACTING on behalf of Standard Life Investments, DTZ has advised on the letting of two industrial warehouse units at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate in Leeds to Well Trade Services.
London-based Well Trade Services, which fits out articulated vehicles with Sony Products, has taken Units G1 and G2 comprising around 22,000 sq ft to service two specific contracts.
A 10 year lease has been negotiated with an option to break at the fifth year and at a rent breaking back to £4.75 per sq ft.
The latest lettings follow two significant deals at Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate in the last 12 months which included the letting of circa 40,000 sq ft to expanding digital media and print company Lick UK and approximately 41,000 sq ft to Gloucester-based distribution company CM Downton in 2008.
Gildersome Spur Industrial Estate is owned by Standard Life Investments.
DTZ and Carter Towler are joint letting agents for the estate.
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A HEALTH chief was so enthused by ward refurbishments at his hospital he asked a Leeds architectural firm to complete a project to create a new family home.
Following the success of work at York Hospitals, deputy chief executive Mike Proctor tasked Nigel Pilkington, associate director at Leeds-based Space Group, with designing a four bedroom home for himself, his wife and two children.
Mr Proctor originally considered extending a small 1950s bungalow on the site in Haxby, North Yorkshire, but soon realised that this would not maximise the site’s potential or provide the family’s dream home.
Amongst its many features, the interior design includes glazed partitions, timber framed picture windows and a skylight over the central staircase.
