HARRIS LAMB SECURES MANUFACTURING TENANT AT HOLLYMOOR POINT
Harris Lamb has overseen a deal that will see Aquapak Polymers Ltd move to a Rubery site after agreeing a pre-let on a 15-year lease as part of its manufacturing expansion plans. Acting on behalf of Hortons’ Estates and Trebor Developments, Harris Lamb has secured the Kings… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SECURES SALE OF £1.65M FOR PERIOD HEADQUARTERS PROPERTY IN LEAMINGTON SPA
Harris Lamb’s investment team has secured the sale of a period office building in Leamington Spa for £1.65m on behalf of Amodeo Investments Ltd. The Gables, located on Kenilworth Road and occupied by Amec Environment & Infrastructure and Peak Gen Power Ltd, has been bought… Read More
HARRIS LAMB NAMED TOP INDUSTRIAL AGENT IN THE WEST MIDLANDS
Harris Lamb has another accolade to add to its trophy cabinet, having been named most active Industrial agent in the West Midlands by industry bible Estates Gazette. The team has been named the regional winner within the industrial category in the EGi Deals competition 2015, thanks… Read More
New data shows a bleak retail landscape in the Midlands
Figures released by the Local Data Company have shown that while shoppers continue to support Birmingham’s Grand Central, Mailbox and Bullring shopping centres, other sites within the Midlands are not faring as well. While vacancy rates generally improved nationally in the second half of last year, the West Midlands… Read More
HARRIS LAMB LETS PRIME BLACK COUNTRY INDUSTRIAL STOCK AS GOOLD ESTATES CONTINUES £1.2M WORKS PROGRAMME
Harris Lamb has been acting on behalf of Goold Estates to successfully let more than 58,000 sq ft of industrial and trade units at Redmill Snack Foods site in Wednesbury within just four of the business taking on the site. Following an initial comprehensive refurbishment of 100,000 sq ft, four… Read More
BRACING THEMSELVES FOR THE CUMBRIAN CHALLENGE
A team of fund raisers from Harris Lamb’s Birmingham office are bracing themselves for a gruelling hike through the Lake District as they prepare to take on the Cumbrian Challenge in support of Walking With The Wounded. The Cumbrian Challenge is Walking With The Wounded’s flagship, annual… Read More
The battle of the brands – Aldi gives Harrods a run for its money
Statistics released by Retail Week this week showed that two well-known stores appealing to a very different demographic make the same amount per sq ft from their portfolio. The magazine examined UK retailers’ in-store sales to see which stores generated the highest sales density,… Read More
HARRIS LAMB LAUNCHES AFFORDABLE HOUSING DIVISION
Harris Lamb has extended its service offering with the launch of a new division specialising in affordable and residential housing. The business has appointed established affordable housing expert Chris Jones, formerly of Trent & Dove Housing and the Waterloo Housing Group, to head up the department. Read More
Shiny, Happy People…
Birmingham has been getting some long-overdue glowing praise in recent months, and this latest piece of good press, courtesy of The Guardian, is particularly welcome. Apparently our beloved Second City is one of the top ten happiest places to work… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SELLS CHESTERFIELD LAND PARCEL TO AVANT HOMES FOR 91-HOME REDEVELOPMENT
Harris Lamb has sold a 10-acre plot of land in Chesterfield to the UK’s leading privately-owned house-builder Avant Homes. The developer now plans to redevelop the Newbold Road site to build 91 high-specification new homes. Charles D’Auncey, director of Harris Lamb, oversaw the sale on behalf of… Read More
GRADUATE BUILDING SURVEYOR JOINS THE HARRIS LAMB TEAM AS RECRUITMENT DRIVE GETS UNDERWAY
Harris Lamb has appointed a graduate building surveyor as it embarks on its 2016 recruitment drive. The business announced earlier this month that following an excellent Investors In People report and further to achieving its most successful year on record, that it would be looking to increase its… Read More
HARRIS LAMB DRIVES WRAPCHIC EXPANSION INTO MILTON KEYNES
Harris Lamb has secured a retail presence within Milton Keynes for Midlands-based fusion fast food Wrapchic as the business pushes on with its ambitious expansion plans. Wrapchic will launch in the city on Friday February 5th, a little over a month after opening its Merry Hill premises in… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES SALE OF £1.5M PERRY BARR OFFICE BUILDING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION
Harris Lamb has seen a surge in potential buyers wanting to assert permitted development rights to convert office buildings into residential properties. The latest opportunity has seen Fast Item Limited purchase a 30,000sq ft office building in Perry Barr, with the intention of refurbishing the site… Read More
HARRIS LAMB AGREES SALE OF KIDDERMINSTER SITE TO SPECSAVERS FOR MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
Harris Lamb has agreed the sale of an 80,000 sq ft freehold turnkey in Kidderminster to Specsavers to house a high-tech manufacturing and distribution centre. Construction work at the former Romwire site on Stourport Road is set to start before the end of January, and should be completed… Read More
GLOWING INVESTORS IN PEOPLE REPORT SETS HARRIS LAMB APART FROM ITS COMPETITORS AS IT CONFIRMS ITS CONTINUED GROWTH PROGRAM
Harris Lamb has launched an aggressive growth program having been awarded an outstanding report by management excellence specialists Investors In People. The business, which first achieved Investor In People status in 2004, was assessed in December last year as part of its ongoing commitment to… Read More