Reading has been ranked 13th in a major international ranking of non-capital cities around the world. San Francisco, Montreal and Houston fill the three top spots of the FDI Tier 2 Cities of the Future ranking, published on 18 August 2020. The report recognises second cities...
Plans for a global creative media and film hub in Reading have been given a further boost as the University of Reading has made a new proposal for a purpose-built TV studio, which would be developed at Cine Valley on the Thames Valley Science Park...
FLB Accountants LLP, which employs 60 people from its offices at Winnersh Triangle in Reading, has doubled its property footprint there, taking a new 10-year lease at 250 Wharfedale Road. Spanning 1.5 million sq ft of mixed-use buildings, Winnersh Triangle provides a wide range of spaces...
Hollister Incorporated sells Wokingham offices in favour of move to Winnersh Triangle in Reading. The global healthcare company which is headquartered in Chicago, has sold its UK premises at 42 Broad Street in Wokingham, Berkshire, and will relocate its workforce to Winnersh Triangle business park in...
The Government tasked Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to submit bids for funding of ‘ready to go’ projects to boost local economies as part of the response to Covid-19 and economic recovery. TVB-LEP collaborated with the six Berkshire local authorities and other stakeholders in order to accelerate...
The last speculatively developed unit at SEGRO Park Bracknell has been let, just a few weeks after reaching it’s practical completion during the COVID-19 lockdown. The speed at which the unit was leased is a clear example of the strong demand for well located, modern and...
In what was a challenging year for the wider property market, UK Industrial & Logistics was remarkably resilient in 2019. Supported by positive fundamentals and structural change, the sector is well-placed to weather the storm posed by the COVID-19 pandemic relatively well and remain the...
The South East office market is both resilient and adaptable to accelerated change in demand, according to Lambert Smith Hampton’s (LSH) 2020 South East Office Report. Just as momentum was building in the wake of last December’s decisive election result, drastic measures to contain a global...
Inward investment services partner to the Chamber, James Cowper Kreston (JCK) recently welcomed Alex Peal and Sue Staunton into their roles as Joint Managing Partners. A Thames Valley based company, and a proven alternative to the larger accountancy firms, JCK provides advice to more than 100...
The South East retains its place in the top three UK regions for total FDI projects according to the EY Attractiveness survey. The annual EY report examines the performance and perceptions of the UK and its regions as destinations for FDI, and this year includes...