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Dragons drum up £21,000 for research
10/06/2010
The RICS South Wales matrics committee team took part in the Anthony Nolan Trust Dragon Boat Race in Atlantic Wharf on Sunday, 6th June 2010. The team was sponsored by Cooke & Arkwright and came in at a very respectable fifth out of the 17 teams that competed.
Auction at Cardiff City Stadium
10/06/2010
Cooke & Arkwright is to auction 26 Welsh Assembly Government lots at Cardiff City Stadium on 23rd September 2010. The auction will take place in the Premier Suite and will commence at 3.30 pm.
Property forum tribute to business development officer
26/05/2010
Cooke & Arkwright hosted a retirement buffet at its Cardiff offices for Roy Edwards on Wednesday 12th May, attended by members of Cardiff Commercial Property Forum. Mr Edwards was a founding member of the Forum along with our Chairman, Roger Thomas, six years ago. Roy worked for Cardiff County Council for 43 years, during which time he gained a Masters degree in Regional and Local Economic Development.
R.I.P. HIPs
20/05/2010
Home Information Packs are to be suspended from 21st May 2010, pending primary legislation for a permanent abolition, the coalition government has announced. All that will be required from sellers from that date will be the Energy Performance Certificate, which must be produced by the seller within 28 days of putting a home on the market.
Oven ready deal
20/05/2010
National bakery retailer, Greggs has taken up residence in the premises of the company that designs, manufactures and supplies bread ovens to all its stores. It has opened a shop at Mono Equipment’s 80,000 sq ft premises in Swansea West Industrial Park, where it is now effectively showcasing some of the latest oven equipment in a working environment.
Sherman raises Portcullis
29/04/2010
Sherman Cymru has taken over 5,000 sq ft at Portcullis House, Cardiff, as a temporary base for its 28 permanent admin and production staff while the Sherman theatre building in Cathays undergoes a £5m transformation.
Greggs presses accelerator
22/04/2010
National bakery retailer Greggs has embarked upon its pledged ‘accelerated’ expansion programme in 2010 by securing two new locations in Regent Trade Park and Avenue Retail Park in Cardiff. The new stores will create two dozen new jobs and start the drive to add 50 to 60 new premises to its estate this year.
Cooke & Arkwright Asymmetric Open 2010
21/04/2010
The inaugural Cooke & Arkwright Asymmetric Open 2010 Sailing competition takes place at Llandegfedd Sailing Club on 24th and 25th April, with the first race at 13:00 on Saturday.
Ice yields
20/04/2010
Acting on behalf Jay Allied Assets Ltd, our Investment Agency has acquired an Iceland supermarket in the Staffordshire market town of Litchfield. The 6,590 sq ft property is let to Iceland Foods until 2019 and has been purchased at £1.1million, showing a yield of 6%. In comparison to a number of other Iceland and other superstore investments recently brought to the market, this yield is extremely favourable.
Longford boosts Welsh portfolio
20/04/2010
Acting on behalf of the Longford Investment group, Cooke & Arkwright has completed the purchase of Leeway Court in Newport. The industrial / warehouse esate is a former WDA (Welsh Development Agency) site, comprising four terraced blocks totalling 41,179 sq ft in unit sizes of 2,440 sq ft and 1,275 sq ft.