ST. MODWEN BOOSTS OFFICE SPACE PROVISION AT LONGBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY PARK

St. Modwen has boosted the provision of office suites at Longbridge Technology Park in response to increased demand from technological businesses and existing occupiers of the Park’s Innovation Centre.

With the Innovation Centre now home to 42 businesses employing approximately 240 people, St. Modwen has reconfigured the adjacent 31,208 sq ft Two Devon Way building to provide grow-on space for companies requiring high-quality accommodation. Seven second floor office suites have been created within the building ranging from 926 sq ft to 5,279 sq ft. A further 15,000 sq ft of office space on the first floor is also under offer.

The reconfigured building has swiftly attracted a trio of occupiers, including Co-operative Web the first business to move into the Innovation Centre in 2007. With its initial team of four having now grown to 21, including a high proportion of local employees, the co-operative of software developers has expanded into a 1,550 sq ft suite within Two Devon Way.

Environment and recycling technology expert Vecoplan has also relocated from the Innovation Centre into Two Devon Way. Promoting its innovative products and technologies across the UK and Ireland, the company has expanded into 1,334 sq ft of space within the building.

Occupying the largest second floor suite of 3,794 sq ft within Two Devon Way is Kinnarps. The company, which provides interior workspace solutions for offices and public environments, has expanded its first local business centre in Birmingham and one of 12 now located across the UK, into Two Devon Way, having first taken occupation within the Innovation Centre in 2010.

“Two Devon Way was designed with expanding technology-based businesses in mind, meeting increased demand from potential occupiers and enabling growing Innovation Centre businesses to seamlessly retain their position within Longbridge Technology Park,” commented Jonathan Green, development surveyor for St Modwen.

“The property provides occupiers with a range of office opportunities plus access to communal business support facilities including meeting rooms at the neighbouring Innovation Centre. We are delighted that three hugely successful Innovation Centre based businesses have chosen to remain at Longbridge Technology Park and expand into Two Devon Way, testament to the Park’s growing reputation as a leading technology and business community.”

Tenants at Two Devon Way benefit from a range of state-of-the-art conference and meeting room facilities at the Innovation Centre, which can accommodate up to 100 people. The building also provides 107 allocated undercroft car parking spaces and benefits from Longbridge Technology Park’s 24-hour security.

Situated off the A38 (Bristol Road South) the Innovation Centre and Two Devon Way form the first phase of the £100 million Longbridge Technology Park, which has been designed specifically to attract a nucleus of high technology businesses to Longbridge. The area is served by excellent public transport links, with Longbridge Train Station within short walking distance. Birmingham city centre is eight miles away and the M5 (junction 4) and M42 (junction 2) motorways are three miles away.

Longbridge Technology Park is part of the wider £1 billion regeneration of Longbridge. More than 400 acres is set to be transformed by St Modwen and Advantage West Midlands on the site of the former MG Rover works, delivering a sustainable community with the creation of 10,000 new jobs and up to 2,000 new homes. A new town centre will feature the new £66 Bournville College, which is currently under construction, and there will be vast public open spaces and an excellent public transport network.