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Disaster advice
02/02/2010
Professional Loss Assessors, Morgan Clark has leased new offices in Brackla House, Bridgend to facilitate current and future expansion. The company acts exclusively on behalf of domestic and commercial policyholders, providing insurance claim help for many clients throughout the UK who have suffered a fire, flood or some other catastrophe at their home or business premises.
Prize winning inspection
27/01/2010
Innovative marketing strategies will be the key to success in the commercial property market in 2010 says developer Robert Hitchins. Last week, together with joint marketing agents Cooke & Arkwright and Alder King, Robert Hitchins held a prize draw at the Central Park development in Western Avenue, Bridgend. Entrants comprised of agents who had shown clients around the park in December for the first time. Mike Bruce from DLP Surveyors won the top prize of a 32” LCD television after accompanying his client on an internal inspection of the new industrial units at Central Park, Bridgend in December.
Business faith
07/01/2010
A highly unusual opportunity has arisen for an enterprising or creative team to set up or relocate their business to a restored church in the ancient parish of Tythegston near Porthcawl. The church was deconsecrated about 20 years ago and a painstaking and sympathetic restoration project has taken almost four years to complete.
Two new car dealerships open in Bridgend
06/01/2010
Cooke & Arkwright’s Industrial agency has signed up two new car dealerships in Bridgend on behalf of Wyndham Commercial Properties in the past two months, at a time when there are signs that market conditions appear to be improving.
Purchase is ‘vote of confidence’
10/12/09
The purchase of a 90,175 sq ft industrial unit in Church Street, Newport is being viewed as a vote of confidence in the outlook for the commercial property market in South Wales and in the future development prospects for Newport. Collingbourne Properties, a major landholder and investor in the area has acquired the premises from Inductotherm Group Europe Ltd in a deal brokered with Cooke & Arkwright. The property is situated in a prominent location on Usk Way with high visibility and excellent access from the M4.
Recruiting in a recession
18/11/09
While many firms have made redundancies or chosen not to replace staff who have left their employment during the recession, chartered surveying firm Cooke & Arkwright has recruited five new members in the past 12 months ‘in order to maintain a strong position both in the current climate and in preparation for a return to a better property market.’ The new recruits, three of whom had previously been made redundant by other leading surveying companies, have joined the Retail and Office agency teams, and Rating and Management departments.
Christmas in a Box
18/11/09
Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest children’s Christmas charity project, has expanded into Cardiff this year thanks to three months’ free use of a 6,450 sq ft warehouse at Southpoint Industrial Estate, arranged through agents Cooke & Arkwright on behalf of the landlord, Longford Investments (No 1) Ltd.
First tenant for Assembly Square
10/11/09
M&A Solicitors have been named as the first tenants for Aviva Investments’ 66,215 sq ft flagship development, 3 Assembly Square in Cardiff Bay. The firm has taken 8,000 sq ft at the Breeam Excellent, Grade A office building, which has a waterfront location and an on-site multi-storey car park.
Prime site close to Cardiff City Stadium acquired
04/11/09
A prime 1.5 acre site in Sloper Road, close to Cardiff City Stadium in Leckwith has been sold to a private developer. The premises were previously occupied by Hewden Hire, which has sold the site in a move to consolidate its business in Cardiff Bay.
Welsh window on the world
29/10/09
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has formed a new UK World Regional Board (UK WRB) with the UK being identified as a key World Region of RICS, along with Europe, MENEA (Middle East, Near East and Africa), India, the Americas, Oceania and Asia. Michael Lawley, Managing Director of Cooke & Arkwright and Chairman of RICS Wales, has been selected as one of the nine non-executive members to sit on the UK WRB board.