February 23, 2012

Wirral Business Park fully let

Market reports indicate that the Wirral Business Park is now fully let following the latest tenants signing for floor space.

wirral business parkThe business park (pictured) is owned by Alderley Edge, Cheshire based property investment and development company  Bluemantle Group. As reported on Invest Wirral, the company has now let the two remaining buildings at the Business Park.

A charity called Wired now occupies an office building amounting to 6,000 sq ft of floor space, paying a reported rental price of £8 / sq ft. Laundry service TTH Laundry now occupies a 9,000 sq ft industrial unit at a reported rental price of £3/sq ft. Both deals were completed on ten year leases.

The 250,000 sq ft business park is located in Upton, near junction 3 of the M53 motorway, and home to tenants including the NHS and Uneek Clothing Company. Wirral Business Park was constructed in the 1980′s and is adjacent to what was once home to the Champion Sparks Plugs company. Arrowe Commercial Park is also available, offering a range of units. For further information visit the industrial units news site.

John Leighton, director of Bluemantle, said: “We have attracted some very high profile occupiers to Wirral Business Park and are delighted that it is now fully let. This scheme has proven to be a successful one and forms an integral part of our ongoing portfolio.”

Mason Owen and Legat Owen represented Bluemantle. Dixon Webb advised Wired.

Contact Company acquires Queensgate offices

A Birkenhead based company has acquired the former offices of failed construction company Felton with the help of a grant from Wirral Council.

Expanding call centre operator The Contact Company has bought the 29,500 sq ft Queensgate office building in Birkenhead for its second base in the town. The company bought the building with the assistance of a Wirral Council Think Big grant of £250,000 which will be used to pay for fit-out of the building.

The building was developed by Felton before it collapsed in the recession and has been empty for more than two years. The Contact Company acquired it from receivers Parkin S Booth, acting for NatWest.

The company already has a Birkenhead office on Europa Boulevard and clients of the company include the Jewellery Channel, Eaga, Liverpool FC, The Great Little Trading Company, and Lighter Life. The company has grown from 15 employees four years ago to 120 and now wants to create a further 244 jobs in Wirral.

Asif Hamid, chief executive of the Contact Company, said: “The purchase of Queensgate will enable us to keep growing at pace whilst continuing to provide our clients with the best quality service available. We are installing a state of the art telephony system and will continue to invest in our IT infrastructure and our brilliant staff to make sure this investment leads to further growth.”

The Contact Company will move into Queensgate in November.