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Office move brings park to full occupancy
20/11/08
Allens Office has taken 4,500 sq ft at Cardiff Industrial Park in Llanishen, where it has refurbished the space to provide a working showroom facility for office furniture. Cooke & Arkwright, who acted on behalf of the landlord, ITB Pensions Ltd, said that the deal completed lettings at the 50,000 sq ft industrial park, bringing the client’s ownership to full occupancy.
New trade outlet for Bridgend
11/11/08
Leading supplier of plumbing, heating and sanitaryware PTS (Plumbing Trade Supplies), has taken 3,500 sq ft at Central Park in Bridgend, the 85,000 sq ft speculative development by Robert Hitchins Ltd where Phase 1 has now been completed.
Architectural manoeuvres
30/10/08
Architectural Steel Services Ltd has acquired 15,500 sq ft on a 10 year lease at Blackwood Business Park in Gwent and invested one quarter of a million pounds in new equipment to meet increasing demand from its major clients in the construction and heavy fabrication industry.
Ashtenne disposes of 36,000 sq ft at Aberdare
22/10/08
Acting on behalf of Ashtenne Industrial Fund, Cooke & Arkwright has sold 36,000 sq ft at Aberaman Industrial Estate in Aberdare to a private client of Alder King for £1,435,000.
New Director at Cooke & Arkwright
11/10/08
Cooke & Arkwright has appointed Huw Thomas MRICS, who heads its retail department, to the board of directors. Chairman Roger Thomas made the announcement and said that he was “personally delighted at his appointment”.
New jobs created in £2m relocation
08/10/08
Acting on behalf of a private client, Cooke & Arkwright has sold 42,000 sq ft at Rassau Industrial Estate in the Heads of the Valleys to Whittal Williams Ltd. The vehicle repair and hire company has sold its 8,000 sq ft body shop in Abergavenny and invested approximately £2m on the acquisition and refurbishment of its new premises, and in new machinery and equipment. The company is doubling its processing capacity and plans to recruit up to 50 additional operatives during the next couple of months, taking its workforce to around 100.
Commissioner moves into new base in Bay
08/10/08
The Office for the Commissioner for Older People has taken 4,640 sq ft on the third floor of Cambrian Buildings, a Grade II purpose built office development on the corner of West Bute Street and Mount Stuart Square in Cardiff Bay. Cooke & Arkwright acted jointly with Lambert Smith Hampton on behalf of the landlord, London & County in the deal.
American Daydream
10/09/08
Daydream Education, an award winning and UK leading producer of educational wall charts and supporting Interactive Whiteboard resources, has relocated from Cardiff to Bridgend as part of an expansion programme that is taking in new markets worldwide. It has recently set up a joint venture with Anatomical Worldwide and is currently targeting the USA education market where it is estimated that only 17% of educational establishments currently employ Whiteboard technology.
Empty Rates harming development in Wales
03/09/08
Amid mounting concern about the damaging effect that the abolition of rates relief on empty property is having on business in Wales, representatives from the property industry and CBI Wales are lobbying the Welsh Assembly Government to consider introducing reforms. The Assembly has regulatory powers to adjust the rate of empty property relief back to any amount between 0% and 50%.
David Selby Milner MA, MSc. MRICS
David Selby on 17th August, 2008 aged 71. Died peacefully at home with Elizabeth, Eleanor and Isabel at his side, after a very brave fight against Leukaemia.