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Proposals for an 18,000 sq ft open space development have been submitted by Upland Developments to Highland council - which if approved would be the first office construction to take place in the city centre for several years.

The building, which is to be located on Rose Street, would be four-storeys high and incorporate 6,000 sq ft of retail space on its ground floor, the Press and Journal reports.

Charles Barbour, development manager of Upland Developments, said: "There is a lack of the right quality of offices in the city centre."

"A lot are older stock that doesn't readily meet the needs of modern office occupiers."

The office design forms part of a £35 million regeneration project within the Scottish city.

He added that if planning permission is granted, the office fitout is expected to completed by spring 2009.

Last week, real estate firm Cusham and Wakefield reported that office interiors in Edinburgh are becoming increasingly in demand.

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In a project worth some £6 million, construction of new office space at Vale Park in Evesham is to be carried out by Business Homes Midlands - a joint venture between Horton's Estate and Business Homes.

The move will see some 32,000 sq ft worth of office interiors be constructed on a 1.9 acre site on Asparagus Way, the Evesham Journal reports.

Rob Byth, chief executive for Horton, said: "The catchment area for potential office occupiers runs from Birmingham to Coventry and from Cheltenham to Stratford and our research suggests significant demand for new and self-contained small office units."

Mr Byth added that the business facility, which currently stands at 95 acres, is a "well-established location" for industrial and office interior users.

In other news, it was recently revealed that proposals for a £160 million office development in central Birmingham had been submitted which, if given the go-ahead, would result in a total office layout of 285,000 sq ft.

]]> Morgan Lovell office refit in Manchester, it has been revealed.

Located in the Northern Quarter area of the city, the development consists of the Grade 2 listed 3 China Lane and 56-58 Dale Street buildings which are based within the Stevenson Square conservation area.

The development is to provide a total office interior of 60,000 sq ft.

Set to be known as the Turquoise Buildings due to the distinctive colour of the facility, Choregus reports that the office layout will incorporate meeting rooms, conference space and administrative support areas.

Furthermore, the publication suggested that given that "the Northern Quarter is an area that is frequented by art and design type businesses", occupants of the new office space may transform the facility into one of the "most inventive serviced office buildings in the country".

The development is owned by Avanta, who provide business centres throughout the country.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that construction on City Park - a 13-storey office layout in Manchester's Green Quarter - had begun.

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Sellafield was given the green light by planners to construct a three-storey office building in Copeland.

However, councillors have stated that the development must be taken down after three years, as part of Sellafield's overall aims to transfer office workers to Whitehaven town centre, the North-west Evening Mail reports.

According to Phil Kett, head of site services at the firm, the office design is to incorporate 198 existing workers, 162 new workers and will also look to bring the firm efficiency improvements for its ponds and silos group division.

Councillor Geoff Garrity said: "We want them to move office worker posts to Whitehaven town centre."

In related office fitout news in Cumbria, it was announced earlier this year at the Mille Howe Hotel in Windermere it to benefit from new office interiors, in addition to expanded dining room and kitchen facilities.

]]> Morgan Lovell office layout has been created within the grounds of a Premiership football club, it has been revealed.

Based at Blackburn Rovers' Ewood Park, the Blackburn Rovers Enterprise Centre has seen unused space underneath the club's Darwen End stand be converted into a contemporary office design.

The office interiors of the centre will be able to accommodate up to 24 firms, the Lancashire Telegraph reports.

Chris Hibbert and Dan Green, owners of aquarium sales firm Aqualease, are one of the first to set up business in the new office layout.

Mr Hibbert said: "We are both from Blackburn and we had looked at a few office spaces but we could not find anything that was reasonably priced.

"It's hard to find a space that is the right size for our business and this worked out really well."

He added that the office layout is available to rent on a month-by-month basis.

Overall the centre is worth £1 million.

In February, it was revealed that The Green - a sustainable office design project - by Time & Tide Commercial is to be constructed in Lancaster.

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Located within Green Quarter district, the City Park building will stand at 77.5 m high and will be the seventh-tallest office building in the north-west city.

Featuring 175,000 sq ft of office space, the facility will also incorporate four floors of parking and three floors of plant, Crain's Manchester Business reports.

With the plant floors clad in a Kalwall screen, the building will overlook a new public square.

Acting as the new headquarters of Manchester businessmen Fred and Peter Done's business interests - which include bookmakers' chain BetFred, Rainy City Properties and employment law advisory firm Peninsula Business Services - the building is set for completion in the latter stages of 2009.

Meanwhile, the office design will have glazed curtain walling with white glass panels.

Last week, the Bank of New York Mellon revealed that it is to expand the amount of office interior space it has in Manchester as it looks to take up 50,000 sq ft of office layout in the Spinningfields part of the city.

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In plans unveiled by the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) and planning minister Caroline Flint, various areas of the capital - including Barking Town, Lea River Park, South Dagenham and Bromley-by-Bow - will receive extra office space and new homes.

Under the proposals South Dagenham will receive some 90,000 sq m of commercial space, while Bromley-by-Bow and Leaside is set to benefit from 31,000 sq m business space, which could include new office fit outs.

Lorraine Baldry, chair of the LTGDC, said: "Our plan for the next three years is to drive forward schemes which will create a sense of place and belonging for local people and an environment that attracts new residents and people to settle."

Overall, the programme is worth £237 million.

In other office layout news, it was recently revealed that plans to redevelop an 18-storey building in the Waterloo district of London into 345,000 sq ft of modern office design were given the green light by Lambeth council.

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Based in Bristol, the office will assume responsibility for managing UK businesses across the Smoby and Berchet brands, which are subsidiaries of the Simba Dickie Group, ToyNews reports.

Commenting on the office layout news, Michael Sieber, chief executive and owner of the Simba Dickie Group, pointed out that Britain has always been a "lead market for Smoby" and that it is vital for the business to receive a strong level of support.

He said: "This new UK office outlines our commitment to the international development of the Smoby business and will provide us with a sound platform for future growth."

In November, it was revealed that a new 72,000 sq ft office development was opened in Exeter which is a joint scheme between Rok Development and Scarborough Development Group and contains a number of sustainability features.

]]> Morgan Lovell Office interiors are becoming increasingly sought-after in Edinburgh, according to new reports.

Reflecting on a successful first quarter of trading in the Scottish capital, real estate firm Cusham and Wakefield (C&W) suggested that demand for office interiors in the city is on the rise.

In fact, over the course of the first three months of this year, the company estimates that it has seen some 200,000 sq ft of office interior in Edinburgh taken up by clients and the price per square foot increase considerably since 2007.

Angela Lowe, from C&W's office agency department told the Choregus news provider: "Improved demand has also been accompanied by reduction in supply, vacancy rates have fallen by approximately two per cent in the past year and four new Grade A developments…are on site with the earliest scheduled for completion in spring 2009."

Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that the Duddingston House Properties company is set to carry out an office fitout project at a former Job Centre covering 40,000 sq ft of space in Edinburgh's Exchange District.

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It is currently anticipated that Shed Media will be up and running at its new office layout in Glasgow in six months' time and a number of groups with an interest in Scottish TV have welcomed the company's plans, the Sunday Herald reports.

The Scottish Broadcasting Commission, which was established last year to assess how the media production industry north of the border is progressing, described the office interiors new inhabitants will provide a "big boost" to the sector.

Linda Fabiani, Holyrood minister for culture, commented: "I am delighted that Shed Media has decided to open a new office in Scotland, drawing on our top talent, creative minds and technical expertise."

In related news, sustainable office design helped Glasgow's Aurora Building scoop the 2007 British Council Offices Award for the Best Commercial Workspace in Scotland.

]]> Morgan Lovell office layout is to be at the heart of a multimillion pound development in Greater Manchester, it has been revealed.

The news comes after a joint venture by Ask Developments and Bury council was given the green light to construct office and hotel space for the Townside development close to the town hall, which will incorporate 20,000 sq ft of office space, the Manchester Evening News reports.

Overall, the scheme is worth some £80 million and will also include a 110-bedroom hotel which has been pre-let to Whitbread to create a Premier Inn branch, in addition to a restaurant and a Costa Coffee outlet.

At present Ask is in legal negotiations with an occupier for the office layout.

Meanwhile, construction on the first part of the scheme has already gotten underway which will see a 50,000 sq ft centre built for Bury Primary Care Trust, with Bury council set to benefit from a 40,000 sq ft building which will be located adjacent to the town hall.

In other office fit out news in the region, it was recently revealed that IBM is to relocate into refurbished office space at the Jackson House building in Sale, south Manchester.

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The schemes, which are likely to include cutting edge modern office design, are part of a wider £2 billion regional regeneration, Property Week reports.

Work on the £30 million Number One Cathedral Green and Bold Lane, which will cost around £16 million, is set to begin shortly.

The developments will bring round 140,000 square feet of offices, 150 flats and a number of retail units to the centre of Derby.

Meanwhile, across the Midlands, proposals for a £160 million development in Birmingham could bring 285,000 square feet of office space to the city.

The new office designs are part of a 441 foot new building, set to replace the NatWest Tower, which will also include extensive retail space and a restaurant on the uppermost floor.

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Property company Highcross had invested £13.8 million into the construction of the facility and the office refit is now complete.

The modern office design will boast a state-of-the-art complex with large meeting rooms, videoconferencing facilities and business lounges.

Lakeside is located in the south of Portsmouth only ten minutes drive from the M25. It is set in a large wooded area with lakes and plenty of greenery. The facilities will be open to small and large businesses alike.

It is also located some 20 minutes from Port Solent Marina where sailing and leisure facilities are easily available for corporate entertaining or for simply unwinding.

In other office fit out news on the south coast of England, it was recently revealed that property development firm Terrace Hill had been given the green light to build a new office development in Southampton.

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Standing at some 441 ft tall, the building will replace the NatWest Tower on the corner of Colmore Row and Newhall Street if granted planning permission by Birmingham city council.

The 35-storey project is expected to feature retail space and a top floor restaurant, as well as incorporating contemporary office design.

Creating more than 2,500 jobs, there is expected to be strong demand for the space that the office layout will provide.

Local businessman Richard Wootton claimed that he would move his telecommunications firm to the new site "in the first instance", although construction of the building will not begin until the council's decision.

The planning application comes after British Land, owners of the site, launched a public consultation last autumn.

Earlier this year, it was revealed that welfare to work provider WorkDirections UK had moved into new facilities in Birmingham which had recently undergone an office refit and refurbishment programme.

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The 18-storey site, located in London’s Waterloo area, will provide around 345,000 sq ft of modern office design.

Delancey, which submitted the planning application, also intends to build a 10,000 sq ft roof terrace with picturesque views across the River Thames.

Paul Goswell, managing director at Delancey, said: "York House is an exciting new development, which will provide high quality, flexible and sustainable office space in a location that offers tenants affordability combined with very short travel times to the City, West End and other main central London districts."

The building will be renamed as Westminster Place as part of the redevelopment, which is currently subject to a section 106 agreement.

Work on the office refit is expected to be completed by the end of 2010.

Earlier this year, software company Rosetta Stone have expressed their delight following an office relocation effort in the Clapham area of south London.

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Kenmore Capital, which part owns the property along with HBOS, has suggested that its office refurbishment efforts were designed to attract high-profile tenants such as IBM.

Other office space in the Jackson House building is being rented by Chep UK and One Advice and more than 6,000 sq ft remains available, Property Week reports.

Reflecting on the success of the office refurbishment, Kenmore's boss in Manchester Ben Roberts said: "The building now offers high quality facilities and performance which compares with any Grade A space in south Manchester."

He added that a number of tenants, including IBM had previously left Jackson House as a result of "inherent problems with the property", which have now been rectified.

Meanwhile, Marks & Spencer recently revealed that it is considering a number of office layouts in Manchester with a view to relocating some of its staff to the north-west of England.

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The Edinburgh-based firm has been given the green light to transform the former Job Centre, which is near to the Exchange District of the city, into an office layout providing some 40,000 sq ft of space.

In addition, the modern office design is set to incorporate elements of sustainability as the plans have been given a Breeam rating of excellence.

Close to Haymarket station, the 24-26 Torphichen Street building is to now be known as Haymarket Green.

The development was first built in the 1960s, with Jones Lang LaSalle and GVA Grimley appointed as joint letting agents.

Earlier this year, it was claimed that the opening of the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh has seen office space in the city become increasingly in demand.

Paula Fern, associate director of Jones Lang LaSalle's Edinburgh office, pointed out that "good-quality, open-plan" office interiors on flexible-lease terms are becoming evermore sought-after.

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The firm was chosen by the InterContinental Hotels Group to create offices for its Broadwater Park headquarters in Uxbridge.

Worth £9 million, the contract will see Morgan Lovell be responsible for the consultation, design, fit out and furniture of the new 93,000 sq ft facility.

In addition to the open-plan office design, the development will also include a staff gym and dance studio.

David Cannon, southern regional managing director for Morgan Lovell, said: "We are delighted to have secured a project of this size under design and build principles."

He added that the firm was chosen for the office layout project to its "experience with large-scale office design and fit out programmes together with the ability to offer cost certainty and a guaranteed occupation date".

There will also be elements of sustainability incorporated into the contemporary office design with solar-controlled panels set to be fitted.

Earlier this year Morgan Lovell held a number of seminars in London and Birmingham offering firms guidance on how to carry out a successful office relocation.

]]> Morgan Lovell office fitting, seven new light industrial units including office space will now be opening in the borough of Broxbourne from August 2008, it has been announced.

The council explains that the new offices make up the fourth phase of Hoddesdon Industrial Centre, the development of which is aimed at encouraging new businesses into the area.

The office fitout represents £2.9 million worth of investment by the council.

New units are being built by contractors May Gurney, with each measuring between 2,317 and 3,538 square feet. Each unit has an office fit out furnished with office equipment and appropriate disabled access.

The units also boast a sustainable office design, with energy efficient fittings designed to reduce carbon emissions by at least 40 per cent.

Recently, the council also announced the opening of a new community building at Holdbrook primary school in Waltham Cross. The community hall is part of a wider regeneration project for Holdbrook estate,to encourage greater investment in the area.

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Local regeneration firm Derby Cityscape has bought up an area of real estate that will eventually become a boulevard worth £8 million surrounded by retail outlets and the latest office design.

Close to 2,500 residential apartments are also set to be built in collaboration with the local council, English Partnerships and the East Midlands Development Agency, the Derby Evening Telegraph reports.

"Through purchasing properties on this site we are unlocking potential for sustainability by enabling a boulevard and the first phase of the development to be put into place," said Graham Dobbs, a regional representative for regeneration group English Partnerships.

Derby City Council first initiated a process of consultation relating to large scale regeneration in the area in 2005 and the resulting "action plan" is now being implemented.

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The motor industry recruitment company, which covers an area from North Yorkshire to Northumberland, has invested in a new office layout in Darlington in response to growing business demands, reports the Northern Echo.

Kream launched nearly two years ago and its sustained success has meant that it needs extra space to cope with its expanding workload.

Having helped several major car dealerships find employees, including Colebrook and Burgess Audi, BMW Elvet and Jennings Ford, the company decided to expand its office space.

Managing director Alan Dodds told the paper that the new office will complement the firm's current presence in Stockton and Middlesbrough, saying: "We have established excellent relations with local dealerships and have been able to provide first-class candidates for a whole host of positions"

Meanwhile, a north-east fostering agency, Team Fostering, has recently moved into new offices in Darlington to cope with a growing workload.


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The scheme is currently in the planning stages and is set to result in the development of a number of restaurants and residential apartments, as well as a series of office design projects.

Officially named the Number One Cathedral Green scheme, the initiative will be the first for some time constructed alongside the River Derwent.

Those involved believe it will have a significant beneficial impact on the prosperity of Derby.

John Cadwallader, from urban regeneration company Cityscape, told the Derby Evening Telegraph: "High-quality design providing new commercial office space is critical to delivering a vibrant and active city centre, creating new jobs and business opportunities."

Derby's latest office development scheme was unnamed until recently when Cityscape launched a public competition to find an appropriate title and decided upon Number One Cathedral Green.




]]> Morgan Lovell office design has had its foundations laid in Ipswich as an international shipping company brings its workforce home.

Mediterranean Shipping Company UK is extending its headquarters at Ransomes Europark so it can accommodate its 350-strong local workforce at one site, says the East Anglian Daily Times.

The £4.7 million state-of-the-art green office design will be constructed using eco-friendly materials and includes a wind turbine to lower the company's carbon footprint.

Company chairman David Petchey said: "At the moment we have got around about 350 people in the Ipswich area, but they are not all in the building because we have not got room in this building."

The company employs about 520 people across the UK; the local workforce can expect to move into their new office layout in October.

Meanwhile transport police officers in Ipswich have undertaken an office relocation to Essex as the local station is altered, according to local newspaper the Evening Star.


]]> Morgan Lovell office relocation to Llandudno Junction in the coming years, it has been reported.

The North Wales Pioneer asserts that a contractor is being sought to create a building in the town which will include a large office layout for the body.

It is hoped that a developer for the office design project will be secured over the summer, with the new facility set to be opened in 2010.

It is intended that the office will comply with sustainable office design technology developments to achieve an "excellent" rating when evaluated using the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM).

A spokesperson told the publication: "While there have been a few weeks' slippage, the design work undertaken at this stage will foreshorten the overall process of delivering a high-quality, low-carbon design office building at Llandudno Junction."

Elsewhere in Wales, it was reported in the Western Mail today that a new office layout scheme is being speculated upon by PMG Estates for one of its projects in Cardiff Bay.


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Felton Developments, which has its headquarters on the Wirral, has said the £6.25 million office design will cater for businesses looking for high-quality accommodation.

Building work will take sustainability into account and should be completed by the end of the year, the Liverpool Echo reports.

Founder and managing director John Felton told the newspaper: "This is an important commercial scheme that will provide Wirral with a premier office facility in a first-class town centre location.

"We have already entered early discussions with a number of potential occupiers."

Meanwhile, Barclays's private wealth management division has agreed to lease office interiors in Liverpool's 20 Chapel Street development, Choregus states.

In February, development firm Grosvenor unveiled three newly-refurbished office buildings at its Liverpool One development, adding 35,000 sq ft of office space to the city's commercial property sector.


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