Landsec acquires rest of MediaCity from Peel
Landsec said it has acquired the remaining 25% interest in MediaCity in Salford from Peel Group “plus the leading television facility dock10 and the 218-bed…
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MediaCityUK £70m residential scheme handed over
Manchester developer Glenbrook said it has handed over High Definition, the £70 million residential scheme in Salford’s MediaCityUK, to Latimer, Clarion Housing Group’s development arm….
Landsec pays £425m for 75% of Salford’s MediaCity
Landsec announced on Wednesday it has acquired a majority stake in MediaCity, the 37-acre media, digital and tech hub in Salford, Greater Manchester previously owned…
Peel, L&G, secure £292m for MediaCityUK expansion
Peel Media and Legal & General Capital have secured a £292.5 million loan facility to fund the next phase of development at MediaCityUK in Manchester….
MediaCityUK hires property boss to double in size
Manchester’s MediaCityUK said it appointed Chis Reay as property director to drive forward the delivery of its £1 billion phase two ambitions for the creative,…
TSK to create Kellogg’s HQ at MediaCityUK
Kellogg’s said it appointed workplace specialist TSK to create its new 46,000-square foot UK headquarters in MediaCityUK in Manchester. “The appointment comes as last month…
£2.5bn Salford Crescent masterplan moves ahead
English Cities Fund (ECF) said that plans to bring forward the Crescent Innovation development in Salford – tabled by its partnership with Salford City Council and…
FirstGroup plans Lumo low fare Rochdale-London train
FirstGroup plc has submitted the first phase of an application for a new “open access” rail service between Rochdale and London to the Office of…
Swiss Life buys £74m Duet development in Salford
Swiss Life Asset Managers and its subsidiary Mayfair Capital have acquired their first residential investment in the United Kingdom by purchasing the Duet development in Salford Quays…
Peel submits plans to start £1bn Trafford Waters
Peel L&P has submitted plans for the first phase of infrastructure work at Trafford Waters, a development in TraffordCity, Greater Manchester, which will see up…
Equinix to build £61m Salford data centre
California-based digital infrastructure company Equinix, Inc. has announced plans to build a new £61 million International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in the Agecroft Commerce Park in Salford, Manchester….
Video game firm Team17 buys Salford-based Yippee
Wakefield-based video game developer Team17 Group — which went public in 2018 — said on Thursday it bought Salford-based Yippee Entertainment Limited for about £1.4 million. Yippee is…
North West created 130,000 jobs in 2018, report says
England’s North West and Yorkshire & The Humber clearly led regional job growth in the UK in 2018, with both areas enjoying a 3.5% increase…
Northern tech investment up 77% to £2.3bn in 2018
Investment in North of England tech companies has reached a 10-year high as investors worldwide target the region’s fast-growing digital sector, according to research by…
Vodafone launches UK’s first full 5G in Salford
Vodafone said it has become the first company in the UK to carry full 5G over a commercial network. Live mobile data traffic is now…
Peel launches new housebuilding division
Manchester giant Peel Land and Property (Peel L&P) announced it has appointed Phil Wilson as chief executive of what will be its new housebuilding division,…
Manchester’s Second City Crossing tram to open
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said the Second City Crossing new tram line — the final piece in Manchester Metrolink’s £1.5 billion ‘big bang’ expansion programme —…
Glenbrook targets ‘last remaining’ quay site
Property developer Glenbrook said it submitted a planning application to Salford City Council to build 270 private rented apartments on the last remaining undeveloped site overlooking Erie Basin…