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North West property business Roundhouse has signed up Veltuff, an international workwear business, at its Roundhouse Court office in Fulwood Park, Preston.

Veltuff, which has 12 offices in seven European countries, has taken 2,500 sq. ft. of office space over five years, leaving 2,500 sq. ft. available. Other tenants at the property include ITV and Paymaster.

The UK parent company BACA Safety & Workwear Ltd was established in 1966 in Northampton, England and launched the VELTUFF® brand in 1996. VELTUFF® is now a global brand with head offices in Denmark and the UK with sales offices in France, Germany, Netherlands & Sweden.

The workwear specialist employs over 200 people and processes 1000 orders each day. In addition to manufacturing its own brand, it also produces workwear for Amazon, DFDS, GLS, and Swissairport.

Managing director of Roundhouse Properties, Jeremy Lefton, said: “Veltuff is a leading workwear brand, and our Fulwood Park location will provide the company with the facilities it needs to continue to grow its presence in the North of the UK.”

The high-specification air-conditioned offices are situated on the city’s outskirts within the popular North Preston Employment Area, which is served by easy access to the national motorway network via the M55 and M6.

Roundhouse Properties has submitted a planning application for a major new development in South Preston.

The £15 million proposed scheme will be located at South Rings in Bamber Bridge, where Roundhouse Properties already has South Preston Office Village, South Rings Office Village and two of its popular Momentum business parks.

The site is also on the M65 interchange, which provides easy access to the M6, M61, and M55.

Branded as Momentum Plus, the new business park will include larger industrial space alongside the similar-sized units found at the developer’s other Momentum business parks in Blackburn, Chorley, and Preston.

Designed by David Cox Architects, the plans will see a 3.7-acre site, which Roundhouse currently owns, redeveloped into nine commercial blocks, each providing 50 units ranging from 750 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft. When complete, the scheme will offer 67,000 sq. ft. of flexible commercial space.

Sapphire Utilities currently occupies the site, which comprises a mix of offices, workshops, storage, and parking spaces.

Managing director of Roundhouse Properties Jeremy Lefton said: “Our Momentum schemes have proved to be incredibly popular with SMEs, and with this site, we’re enhancing that model with the addition of larger commercial space alongside our traditional-size units you’ll find on a Momentum business park.

“If plans are approved, we’ll demolish existing buildings and create a modern business park, which will facilitate economic growth in the area by creating an attractive location with a mix of units for new and growing businesses.”

De Pol Associates acted as the project’s planning consultant, and subject to planning approval, work on-site will start in early 2026.

After completing and letting its first phase at Shadsworth, Roundhouse has now broken ground on its second phase.

Phase one saw 14 units being built, of which ten were 1,000 sq ft and four were 850 sq ft, with phase two comprising 32 units at 650 sq ft.

When the site has been completed, 68 new commercial units will provide 24,000 sq ft of commercial space on a 1.56-hectare site.

Managing director of Roundhouse Properties, Jeremy Lefton, said: “Following the election, we’ve already seen a marked increase in interest in the next phase as Shadsworth provides occupiers with excellent access to the motorway network complemented by well-established business parks and leisure outlets around the scheme.

“The model we have developed has proved very attractive to SMEs, especially start-ups that need flexible space to grow their operations, which help boost the local economy.”

Councillor Quesir Mahmood, Deputy Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council and Executive Member for Growth and Development, said: “Blackburn with Darwen is well known for its strong entrepreneurial spirit, which makes schemes like this, with a focus on business start-ups and SMEs, incredibly important.

“We always welcome investment in our borough and very much support it, and it’s fantastic to see the success of the first phase of this scheme, with almost all of the units already sold.

“The fact that they have so quickly progressed to the second phase is a great show of private investor confidence in our borough. This scheme is in the perfect location too – a key growth corridor for us – with more than £30m of new investment planned in the transport links in that area, including the widening of Junction 5 of the M65 and improved active travel routes.

“We look forward to seeing this Roundhouse scheme develop and the businesses there thrive.”

The site lies adjacent to Guide Reservoir and opposite Shadsworth Business Park. It will be accessed off Haslingden Road close to Junction 5 of the M65 and includes provision for 193 parking spaces, motorcycle parking and cycle storage.

The Shadsworth site will be the fourth Momentum project and follows previous developments in Preston and Buckshaw Village, near Chorley.

Evolve Architectural Design drew up for the scheme and De Pol Associates acted as planning consultant. Danny Pinkus at Pinkus & Co. and Neil Weaver of Taylor Weaver have been appointed as joint agents for the scheme.

Roundhouse has completed the first phase of its latest Momentum site in Blackburn and has only two available to purchase or let.

Phase one saw 14 units being built, of which ten were 1,000 sq ft and four were 850 sq ft. When the site has been completed, it will see 68 new commercial units providing 24,000 sq ft of commercial space on a 1.56-hectare site.

The site lies adjacent to Guide Reservoir and opposite Shadsworth Business Park. It will be accessed off Haslingden Road close to Junction 5 of the M65 and includes provision for 193 parking spaces, motorcycle parking and cycle storage.

The Shadsworth site will be the fourth Momentum project and follows previous developments in Preston and Buckshaw Village, near Chorley.

Managing director of Roundhouse Properties, Jeremy Lefton, said: “Despite the economic uncertainty over the past year, we have seen a healthy demand for units at our Blackburn site, and we’re now focussing on starting phase two that will see 20 units constructed by the end of May 2025.

“With the UK economy looking like it’s back on track, we expect that demand for phase two to be better than phase one, and once we have most of those units tenanted or sold, we’ll then look to develop the final phase of the site by 2026.

“We developed the Momentum concept to provide growing businesses with affordable and flexible space, and it’s an idea that has gone down very well with SMEs across the region.”

Danny Pinkus at Pinkus & Co. and Neil Weaver of Taylor Weaver are joint agents for the scheme.

New tenants have arrived at South Preston Office Village, leaving only three units available and the popular business park.

The office village comprises 15 high-tech office units and is located close to the M6, M65, and M61 junctions, which give direct access to the national motorway network.

The new tenants are AtC Trust, a trust comprising four schools across Lancashire; marketing agency Yeti Digital; national entertainment online quiz company Quizult; and legal support company Benefit Answers.

With the arrival of the new tenants, offices 4b, 5b, and 10b are on the market. Offices can be made available based on a six-year effective full repairing and insuring lease incorporating a third-year rent review.

Leading intellectual law firm, Brandsmiths and its sister volume litigation firm Claimsmiths has taken all two floors of office space at Roundhouse’s flagship Manchester location.

Princess Street is a 7,000-square-foot grade II listed building in the heart of Manchester, next door to the Four Star Malmaison Hotel and is in the central business district of the bustling city.

Founded in 2014 Brandsmiths advises global brands on managing intellectual property and has a head office in London. Claimsmiths started out as the working title of the Volume Litigation team within Brandsmiths, and deals with a range of consumer claims, relating to mortgages, financial contracts, housing disrepair and misuse of data.

We’re pleased to announce we have now submitted plans to create a new £10m commercial development in Blackburn.

The development will create 68 new commercial units on a 1.56-hectare site off Haslingden Road close to Junction 5 of the M65. The units will offer a total of 24,000 sq ft of commercial space for office, industrial, storage and distribution uses.

This scheme will continue the roll out of our popular Momentum business centre concept which provides flexible spaces to support growing SMEs.

It will become our fourth Momentum project and follows previous developments in Preston and Buckshaw Village, near Chorley. Momentum offers occupiers the opportunity to rent, buy or rent to buy.

Our director Jeremy Lefton comments: “Our Momentum business centres have proved hugely successful because they offer business owners that all-important flexibility to support them on their business journey.

“These units will provide a fantastic location for businesses right next to the M65 in a well-established commercial area, creating new jobs and economic activity. We’re excited to submit this planning application and hope to be on site before the end of the year.”

The 68 single-storey commercial units will be spread across 12 buildings. Aimed primarily at small businesses and start-ups, the flexible design enables owners and occupiers to take more than one unit and add a mezzanine level to a create a larger space to suit their specific needs.

The site lies adjacent to Guide reservoir and is also opposite the sprawling Shadsworth Business Park. It will be accessed off Haslingden Road and includes provision for 193 parking spaces, motorcycle parking and cycle storage.

We have appointed Danny Pinkus at Pinkus & Co and Neil Weaver of Taylor Weaver as joint agents. The scheme was designed by Evolve Architectural Design and De Pol Associates are acting as planning consultant.

Subject to planning consent, we hope to be able to start work on the development towards the end of summer with phase one being made available in early 2022.

North-West based Roundhouse Properties has sold the final phase at its third Momentum site ahead of its planned Summer completion.

The last 1,300 Sq Ft unit of the ten in the third and final phase was taken by Just German Parts, which now means all 48 units at the Momentum@Cuerden site will be occupied.

Just German Parts specialises in providing automotive parts and accessories to commercial and domestic customers, specifically for marques in the VAG group and BMW. The company focuses on sourcing selected quality aftermarket products that are high quality while cheaper than main dealers. The business will be relocating from its Accrington base.

Daley Anderson, joint owner said: “We’ve been searching for a new location for a long time as we specifically wanted a base that had direct access to the motorway network and was easy for our customers to visit us. The premises will enable us to serve a wider Lancashire base and were looking forward to being part of a vibrant business community.”

Momentum@Cuerden is adjacent to Roundhouse’s South Rings Office Village and opposite to the property company’s South Preston Office Village complex.

Jeremy Lefton, managing director of Roundhouse Momentum Developments, said: “Demand for the units has been high due to the location being next to the M6, M65 and M61 interchange and decent retail and leisure amenities.

“The Momentum concept is a tried and tested model which is working well for SMEs across the county. We’re also hoping to start on our Blackburn and Knowsley sites this year and are continuing to look for other suitable locations in the region to roll out further Momentum sites.”

Construction on the Preston site started in late 2017 and now completed the development will provide 37,800 Sq Ft of commercial space.

For further information contact Roundhouse Properties on 01772 312579 or visit www.roundhouseproperties.co.uk.