commercialproperty
new commercial
centre takes shape
More and more businesses are George Street, covers 30,000 square Whitehead Building Services
choosing Newport as the place to foot and was developed by Mission moved into its new offices at Mission
relocate to, thanks to the massive Estates in July 2006. This has already Court, off Lower Dock Street in
multi-million pound regeneration been snapped up by telephone October last year.
programme being rolled out across directory firm Yell, who immediately Rhys Morton, managing director of
the city,led by Urban Regeneration recognised the benefits of locating to Whitehead Building Services, said:
Company, Newport Unlimited, a Newport. “Whitehead has a very bright future
partnership of the Welsh Assembly Andrew Bradshaw, Newport call and so does the Welsh economy. We
Government and Newport City centre manager for Yell, said: could have invested in a number of
Council. “Newport was a key area for us when different locations along the M4
Spurred on by the 2010 Ryder Cup choosing a site for our second Yellow corridor in England.
Golf Tournament, the regeneration Pages 118 247 call centre. It has a “However, Wales is where we
programme is adding to the attraction wealth of talented and motivated started and where we want to base
of Newport as a place to do business. individuals and is close to our other our head office. Our new head office
John Burrows, chief executive of centre in Bristol, with obvious at Lanyon House, Mission Court
Newport Unlimited, said: “Traditionally, operational benefits. graces Newport and has created new
Newport has had a lot to offer “We’re very pleased with our first employment opportunities, which is
businesses.As well as its excellent year in Newport and definitely feel we great for the company and the Welsh
location at the gateway to Wales, made the right choice expanding in economy.”
situated between the two major cities the city.” George Street will also be home to
of Bristol and Cardiff, it has a massive Also on the site is the British Red offices created through a pioneering
employment pool to draw from with Cross which moved its regional head project being rolled out across Wales
1.5 million people being within a drive quarters into new offices in Mission to increase economic development
time of just 45 minutes. Court in spring 2007. through public sector support. The
“This allure is now being added to Bradbury House became the Red Wales Investment Strategic
by the regeneration programme which, Cross’ new home onApril 30, 2007; Partnership (WISP) has developed a
through its creation of high-spec, one year after the first brick was laid. long term partnership deal with a
modern offices and dedicated Anumber of environmental features private sector consortium, which will
business areas and parks, is creating were installed in the offices, including see the investment of £200m and the
an attractive environment in which under floor heating and large glass creation of up to one million square
companies can do business.” panels to reduce energy use and feet of commercial property across
One such dedicated business area costs. Wales.
is the centrally located George Street Other developments in the area One of the first three projects
and the joining Mission Court include new offices designed, built planned under the WISP programme
development. The 4.6 acre George and financed by Whitehead, one of is being implemented in the George
Street site has scope to accommodate the region’s best known building Street area, and will see the creation
well over 100,000 sq ft of new offices services companies. The company of a 48,000 square foot building
and is the only office developments to employs more than 130 members of named The Orb. Situated at the
be created in the city for 30 years. staff and required new offices to junction of Usk Way and Lower Dock
Usk House, the first office support the growth the company has Street, The Orb will be completed in
development to be completed at achieved in the past few years. autumn 2008.
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