MK2 Real Estate adds director

After tussling with the land promoter over the location of a roundabout joining the A47, members concluded they had little choice but to vote in favour of proposals for up to 415 homes.

The infrastructure group has been selected as the sole contractor on Rolls-Royce’s fissile construction framework, extending its Derby workload for the global engineering powerhouse. 

A 15-year lease has been agreed with the 24/7 gym operator for 8,700 sq ft at the developer’s Corkfield residential-led scheme, next to Birmingham’s international cricket venue.

Part of the global construction, infrastructure and energy giant, the firm’s UK and Ireland business has signed for 6,700 sq ft at 1 Trinity Park, close to Birmingham Airport.

A vision to grow the region’s £77bn economy by £17bn has been launched by Mayor Richard Parker.

The Midlands property consultancy has appointed Tim Ford as a director in its professional services team.

FTSE 100 real estate investor LondonMetric Property has acquired Apex@54, a 68,000 sq ft logistics unit at the business park north of Wolverhampton. 

Ashfield Council has given reserved matters approval for 500,000 sq ft of industrial development at the Hucknall site, currently undergoing remediation.

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