A Blackburn industrial estate has been acquired by a US-backed investment company in a deal that is one of the biggest of its type in the M65 corridor in recent years. Walker Industrial Estate has been bought by 4th Industrial. B8 Real Estate acted as agents for the buyer. The vendor was a client of […]
B8 Real Estate has scooped the majority of prizes in the North West category of the prestigious CoStar Awards – for the second year in a row. The team won six out of a total of eight regional titles in the 2021 awards, following their success in winning seven out of eight last year. The […]
A distribution warehouse described as ‘the largest speculative unit to be built in Liverpool city region for more than a decade’ has been sold for £29,590,000. Venus 217 in Knowsley has been sold by B8 Real Estate on behalf of developer Flintrock in a deal that represents a net investment yield of 4.1%. The purchaser […]
B8 Real Estate expanded their lettings team with the appointment of Alex Perratt as Surveyor. Alex, who will primarily be covering the Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and West Lancashire areas, joins from CBRE in Manchester where he was part of the industrial and logistics property team. An RICS-qualified Chartered Surveyor, he has eight years’ experience […]
An established Manchester industrial estate is now fully let with headline rents at a new high following a successful refurbishment programme. The work at Wardley Industrial Estate in Worsley consisted of the refurbishment of five units ranging from 9,000 – 20,000 sq ft over an 18-month period. All are now fully let with tenants including […]
A Merseyside firm pioneering the use of industrial robots has become the latest occupier to sign up for the award-winning Mersey Reach development in Aintree. CNC Robotics is to establish an advanced manufacturing facility in the last remaining unit in phase one. The fast-growing company, which provides robots for a wide range of machining applications, […]
We are pleased to announce our bi-annual market report focussing on the North West industrial and logistics market. The North West industrial property market continued to reach new heights during the first half of 2021, with the value of transactions having tripled and occupier take-up almost double the same period last year. H1 2021 Highlights […]
The North West industrial property market continued to reach new heights during the first half of 2021, with the value of transactions having tripled and occupier take-up almost double the same period last year, according to the latest market report from B8 Real Estate. It shows that there were 49 investment transactions totalling £648m during […]
International investor Arrow Capital Partners is to fund a second phase of development at Aviator Park in Ellesmere Port, to create an additional 280,000 sq ft of high-quality logistics space. Arrow has acquired the site from Redsun Projects, who have been retained as the development manager. B8 Real Estate advised Arrow on the deal. The […]
Network Space has let 68,500 sq ft of space in Knowsley in a deal on which B8 Real Estate advised. Mercedes-Benz franchisee and commercial vehicle specialist EStar Truck & Van has agreed terms for the two remaining units at the Element scheme at Alchemy Business Park – Element 1, comprising 22,946 sq ft of space, […]
Soaring demand for warehouse and manufacturing space is making Merseyside an investment hotspot, according to the latest figures from B8 Real Estate. They show that take-up of industrial and distribution space in the Liverpool city region is at record levels. Almost 1.2 million sq ft of space has already been let in the first six […]
Press Release, March 2021: Results are coming in quick succession for Warrington based specialist property practice B8 Real Estate, positive news for the company and the North West region in the wake of Covid-19. B8 Real Estate has confirmed lets close to 0.5M sq ft in Liverpool City Region over 3 large transactions with North […]
