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ommercial property sales have been particularly good with Budworth Hardcastle having reported sales including: Unit 8 Princewood Road in an off market deal totalling 24,400 sq. ft. and the subsequent sale of Unit 9 Princewood Road Commercial property consultants Budworth Hardcastle report that 2020 has totalling just under 50,000 sq. ft. to Wise Logistics, as part of proved to be a very strong property market for them in Corby despite Covid-19 their continued expansion and and is resulting in a shortage of available properties within the town. offering warehouse facilities to their clients. Sales have also been made at the other end of the size scale with Units 2 and 4 Kemp House totalling 3,000 sq. ft. sold to local owner occupiers to be used as garage premises and Unit 16 being 1,500 sq. ft. also going to owner occupiers. Further transactions are about to be agreed within the scheme showing how strong the market is at present for freehold property within the town, with a number of enquiries that we have being unable to fulfil. Land has been in strong Europa Worldwide Group’s 715,000 sq. ft new build logistics warehouse demand with Budworth Hardcastle involved in the NewCold’s ever expanding company Richardson Racing out completed during 2020. sale of 7.62 acres of the original customer base. Ltd expanding into larger Development Monitoring 23 acre Manton Park site off The letting market has also premises. of Europa Worldwide Cockerel Road being the final been extremely buoyant Also, on the Earlstrees Group’s 715,000 sq. ft new parcel of land to be sold to throughout 2020 seeing Industrial Estate is the newly build logistics warehouse at owner occupiers. Also, in the the lettings by Budworth refurbished Marconi Courtyard Midlands Logistics Park, via Phoenix Parkway area 1.5 acres Hardcastle of three units where units of between 3,661 Mulberry Developments, was was sold at Courier Road for within the Willowbrook Centre sq. ft. up to over 11,000 sq. ft. a major project the team were again an owner occupier to totalling over 60,416 sq. ft. to are now available on new leases, delighted to be involved in, as develop their business on. Pluswipes Ltd as part of their a recent letting completed at this represented the 4th major Earlier this year continued expansion. Unit E totalling 3,664 sq. ft. to new build scheme with the acting on behalf of On Pywell Road, local and expanding company Europa Team. Tata – Budworth Unit B Bracknell Sinclair Engineering Solutions. Neilson Racing, who have Hardcastle House, a semiThe market has continued its competed in the European Le The market have sold a d e t a c h e d strength into 2021 with both Mans Motor Racing Series, 23 acre site to has continued b u i l d i n g Units 102 and 103 Brunel Road were also assisted in 2020 with Solihull based t o t a l l i n g currently under offer totalling building inspections at Omega its strength Wa r m f l a m e 11,599 sq. ft, just over 22,000 sq. ft. each and Court. Developments was let to local 63 Causeway Road totalling Gilbert Harvey of Budworth into 2021 Ltd, developers and international approximately 41,951 sq. Hardcastle said: “As you will specialising in the company MMC as ft. due to be occupied at the see it has been a very busy year logistics/distribution part of their continued beginning of March that will despite the various lockdown d e v e l o p m e n t s e c t o r. success and expansion within involve a significant expansion issues of Covid-19 and we Warmflame have remediated the town. of a local company to be are now getting very short of the Curver Way site and On the Earlstrees Estate, announced later. available stock in industrial upgraded the services to it. some notable lettings by The firm’s Building warehouse sector within the On receipt of planning the Budworth Hardcastle included Consultancy Team have also town, having enquiries that site was sold to Netherlands the expansion of Impact been busy in Corby having are struggling to be satisfied based NewCold who are Forktrucks into the 23,047 sq. assisted Bakeaway with for their new requirements.” already on site developing out ft. semi-detached building, and Project Monitoring of their new the first phase of the 635,000 just around the corner at 85a build 92,000 sq. ft factory via Further details contact sq. ft. building. The unit will Brunel Road, totalling 11,115 Clowes at Centrix Business Gilbert Harvey, Budworth store frozen food products for sq. ft. was let to motor racing Park with production line fit Hardcastle, 01536 483400.
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New chapter written by growing firms Print company Kanda Print has taken another step forward in its 30-year history with a new partnership with Corby-based multi-channel marketing company Square Media.
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anaging Director of Kanda Print, Lee Rockingham, and Square Media’s Managing Director, Matthew Rigby-White shared their thoughts in a recent session. Programme Manager Daniel Cope explains: So, Lee, what made you look for a partnership with a print and merchandise company? LR:- “We have hundreds of print clients that obviously use print and promotional items to market their company and we are often asked for help with other areas of marketing, both traditional and digital. To give our clients a solution for their signage needs, we acquired Brunel Signs in 2019 and partnering with Square Media means that we can now kick our We’ll way into the digital world.”
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Was it the same for you Matthew? be looking MRW: “We take pride in offering for other our clients a full service marketing solution and often part of that is partnerships print or promotional merchandise. in the Before partnering with Kanda Print, future we would find ourselves spending time getting competing quotes, juggling contacts, and trying to work out which supplier was the best for our clients. With Kanda Print we know that they will treat our clients like their own and offer the best service for the job, at the best price.” Why Square Media, Lee? LR: “Whenever we were asked to recommend a marketing agency, we always referred our clients to Square Media. In fact they’ve designed and will be promoting our new website www.kandaprint.co.uk - it makes sense to us that if we’re happy to work with Square Media for ourselves, then our clients know that our recommendation is based on experience and satisfaction with the service provided.” With the new partnership what can clients expect to see? LR: “Our clients come to us because they need to market their businesses. With our companies working side by side our customers can be sure that we will work together, as a partnership to deliver successful marketing campaigns.” MRW: “At Square Media we think that when the client comes to us they want us to offer exactly what we say we will – an entire marketing department, and that includes print too. With this partnership we can provide a single point of contact and a truly multi-channel service. We offer the co-ordination, planning and fulfilment of marketing campaigns making the whole process smoother and more efficient for our clients.” Will either of you be looking at more strategic partnerships in the future? LR: “Now that we’ve seen how much strategic partnerships can add to the service we can offer our clients, we’ll definitely be looking for other partnerships in the future.” MRW: “Definitely. We think a new partnership will be an added bonus for our clients, then we’re happy to talk to other companies looking to form new relationships. I firmly believe that local businesses are stronger when we work together, and that vision is shared by all of our partners.” If you are looking for help with your print, signage, marketing, digital marketing or promotional items call 01536 266164 or see the website at www.kandaprint. co.uk
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