Pictured above: (l-r) Peter Rudd, development surveyor
for St. Modwen; Mel Elwell, Chief Executive of Amey outside
Building Seven at Quinton Business Park.
St. Modwen has announced that Amey has selected its 16-acre
Quinton Business Park scheme in Birmingham for its latest Midlands
office requirement.
Situated on the A456, five miles to the west of Birmingham city
centre, Quinton Business Park comprises a total of 150,000 sq ft of
Grade A office space. St. Modwen has completed the letting of
the 10,053 sq ft, two-storey Building Seven to Amey, one of the
UK's leading public services companies. Amey now joins a
host of existing occupiers including St. Modwen, Wates, the
Highways Agency and Business Link West Midlands.
Amey will use the building to house its Area 9 MAC and TechMac
contracts with the Highways Agency. These involve Amey designing,
managing, and maintaining the motorways and trunk roads in and
around the West Midlands.
Peter Rudd, development surveyor for St. Modwen, said: "As Amey
boosts its presence in the Midlands, St. Modwen is buoyed by its
decision to secure Building Seven at Quinton Business Park.
This letting demonstrates St. Modwen's Quinton scheme has
become firmly established in the marketplace as a thriving location
for business and continues to have a strong appeal. Indeed it
has proven to be one of the most successful business parks along
the M5 motorway and, in spite of the challenges of the current
economic climate and the highly competitive nature of the regional
marketplace, only five per cent of the space here now remains."
Mel Ewell, chief executive of Amey, commented: "Quinton Business
Park is perfectly positioned for us to run our Area 9 MAC and
TechMac contracts with easy access to the motorway network.
Securing this additional office building at Quinton Business Park
allows us to further cement our Midlands presence and demonstrate
our long-term commitment to the region."
The announcement comes after Amey has just confirmed it is
opening another office in Birmingham city centre. The public
services company has selected Colmore Plaza to house its new
International Design Hub that will create up to 500 new jobs in the
city over the next few years.
Quinton Business Park now has just five per cent of the total
space remaining to let or for sale, with 6,000 sq ft and 3,500 sq
ft suites available in Building Four. St. Modwen also has planning
permission for a further 85,000 sq ft of quality office space
across five acres of adjacent land at Quinton Business Park, which
in due course could be developed as a headquarters building or
across individual buildings to suit occupier demand.
Matt Long from St. Modwen's appointed agents DTZ, said: "There
are several reasons why Quinton Business Park continues to score
highly with occupiers, with accessibility being a major factor.
Strategically located immediately adjacent to Junction 3 of
the M5 is a huge advantage and opens up access to the M6 and M42
motorway networks.
"Substantial on-site parking provision has been a plus for
several occupiers, together with the landscaped setting which leads
to acres of managed parkland. It is this attractive location
within easy reach of both Birmingham city centre and the motorway
which has ensured the development has attracted and will continue
to attract high calibre occupiers such as Amey."