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Henry Boot’s development arm will retain a £14m share of three developments with a combined GDV of £56m, including the next phases at Spark in Walsall and Ark in Markham Vale.  

Fifteen acres at the Northampton industrial estate have been secured by the industrial development specialist, which will advance a single 340,000 sq ft unit in a £75m GDV project.

The infrastructure package, which includes two new chords in Bordesley linking lines into main stations, will be designed and delivered by VolkerRail, Laing O’Rourke, AtkinsRealis and Siemens Mobility.

Completion of a 170,000 sq ft letting to logistics provider Uniserve is the highlight of a trio of industrial deals that will see £2.5m added to the property group’s coffers annually.

Carl Yale has been appointed as regional managing director of Renew Central, an arm of the partnership housebuilder focused on refurbishments.

After 42 years with the consultancy and its predecessor firms, Birmingham office agency stalwart Ian Stringer will leave the business this week.

Lichfield’s trophy logistics scheme, comprising 1.65m sq ft of warehousing, has become Royal London Asset Management Property’s largest single asset following an off-market deal.

The drinks giant has committed to 4,800 sq ft at Blenheim Court in Solihull town centre, acquired by the Manchester property group earlier this year.

Led by Balfour Beatty VINCI, the high-speed rail project’s delivery team has slid into place a 4,600-tonne viaduct across the M6 without the need to close the motorway.