Eddisons maintains ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 certifications

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We’re happy to announce our latest achievement of retaining our ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications.

These qualifications further support our mission to ensure the highest levels of quality and compliance in commercial property.

The standard ISO 9001:2015 certification is awarded to businesses who can prove that they are a trustworthy organisation that applies continuous improvement to its habits, practices, and strategies.

Furthermore, ISO 14001:2015 is a measurement of the dedication that a company has to a sustainable future, showing that their actions and approaches are in line with creating a more environmentally conscious world.

Hand in hand, these ISO certifications show that Eddisons is a leading force in not only improving the quality of our business practices but also the sustainability of those practices too.

 

Director Charlotte Peel, who led Eddisons through this lengthy and complex process explains: “it’s not easy to gain the certification, but it is important to show our clients, peers, and staff what we stand for. Furthermore, it’s even more important to retain it each assessment period comes along.

“Keeping ourselves compliant and holding ourselves accountable helps us to provide the best quality service for our clients, which is paramount to us at Eddisons.”

The process includes understanding operational risk, proving that we know how to mitigate incidents that can occur, and understanding the process of maintaining consistency and compliance during all eventualities of business.

Eddisons is a company that has seen many different trends and innovations but one thing we have – and will always have – is a respect for quality and our future.

Eddisons’ public sector team adds four new wins to client list

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Leeds-headquartered property consultancy Eddisons has added three local authorities and the national regulatory body for MPs to its list of public sector clients.

Javid Patel, head of public sector 

Since gaining approved supplier status on the Government’s Crown Commercial Service (CCS) estate management services framework in 2021 and on the ESPO public sector professional buying organisation in 2022, the firm’s public sector team has rapidly grown the number of councils and other public bodies in its client portfolio.

The City of Lincoln Council, Portsmouth City Council, Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire and the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), the body which regulates and administers all MPs’ business costs and pay, have become the latest organisations to appoint Eddisons’ public sector advisory services.

In Lincoln, Eddisons will advise the city council on the Lincoln Western Growth Corridor, providing strategic development consultancy services for 3,200 new homes, a neighbourhood centre, a business park and transport infrastructure to alleviate congestion.

The firm is providing strategic development consultancy and other input for Portsmouth City Council on its flagship City Centre North master plan. Proposals include 2,300 new homes, public green space and space for new community facilities, retail, hospitality and leisure uses, as well as walking and cycling routes.

Eddisons’ property management team has also been appointed by Rushmoor Borough Council to manage the 375,000 sq ft Kingsmead and the Meads shopping centres in Farnborough on a three-year contract. The contract from IPSA will also see Eddisons provide lease advisory services for MPs’ constituency offices across the UK.

Javid Patel, Eddisons’ head of our public sector strategic advisory team, said: “We are really excited to have added these latest clients to our public sector portfolio. Our approach is always to build collaborative relationships and help bring innovation, including using AI technologies, to aid the quality and speedier delivery of our services.”

He added: “Local authorities and other public sector bodies are increasingly looking to Eddisons for new ideas and direction on capital projects and masterplans and we are building a solid reputation for delivering expertise in areas such as residential, commercial portfolios and town centre regeneration.

“We look forward to growing our market share in the public sector still further as part of our wider strategic business plan.”

Eddisons leads the way as the East of England’s most active property agent

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Eddisons has been rated as the most active property agent operating in the East of England with specific agents identified as the top dealmakers in the region too.

That’s the verdict of property research platform EG Radius who has just published its annual deals competition results in which agencies and individual agents are ranked by the volume of space & the number of deals transacted in the previous year.

The firm, whose Eastern regional offices are in Peterborough, Huntingdon, Cambridge & Bury St Edmunds, occupies the top slot in the East of England, having transacted 1,333,491 sq ft of commercial space across 282 deals.

And, within the regional rankings, it was also judged as the most active in Cambridgeshire too, having completed over 232 individual transactions in 2023.

Featuring in the individual dealmakers listings for Cambridgeshire, Eddisons agents occupy six out of the top ten slots – with Julian Welch ranked as the most active agent in the county and colleagues, Gavin Hynes & Matthew Hunt in the second and third slots.

These three top Cambridgeshire dealmakers feature in the top six rankings for the whole of the East of England too.

The annual EG Radius competition is open to all commercial agents, with the Eastern region covering property transactions in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk and is assessed on the volume of deals done for lettings and sales across all commercial property sectors.

Commenting on the firm’s achievement in the competition, Stephen Hawkins, Regional Managing Partner, Eddisons, said, “The fact that we occupy the top slot once again is a great achievement in what, across twelve months, was a tricky market.

“To have so many of our agents in the highest rankings as dealmakers is a real fillip to the firm, as well as a testament to the individuals themselves.

“These competition wins recognise Eddisons’ prolific presence on the ground in the Eastern region, and the insider knowledge, expertise and focus of our agents when it comes to their markets and pushing deals through for our clients.”

Double letting at Lakes Business Park

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Unit 5 and Unit 6 Oak Court

Double letting at Lakes Business Park

Eddisons has confirmed the successful letting of two brand new light industrial/warehouse units in St Ives.

Eddisons was the sole agent for Unit 5 and Unit 6 Oak Court – a new development situated close to the entrance of the Lakes Business Park.

Unit 5 Oak Court has been let to Envirotank Herts Ltd, a local water damage restoration service provider. The unit comprises 1,750 sq ft of high quality industrial and office accommodation along with allocated car parking.

Garry George, Operations Manager at Envirotank Herts Ltd, comments: “We are pleased to be located within this developing business park. This is a great move for us as the location provides easy access to major road links.

We have been in St Ives for over 5 years and hope we continue to grow our Fire and Water Damage restoration company within the local area.”

Unit 6 Oak Court has been let to a local firm and comprises of a 2,400 sq ft semi detached unit with offices.

The Lakes Business Park is a new development of office, R&D, light industrial and warehouse units in the market town of St.Ives, where current occupiers include Vindis Bentley, Cambridgeshire Police and Cambridgeshire Bathrooms. The site is situated adjacent to the former A14 and is just 13 miles from Cambridge and 5 miles from Huntingdon with good access to the A14, M11 and A1.

A further scheme of seven new units is planned for Autumn 2022 completion with the site.

For more information on warehouse opportunities in Huntingdon, contact Richard Adam at the Eddisons Huntingdon office on 01480 415727 or [email protected].

Warehouse unit leased on Stukeley Meadows Industrial Estate

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Unit 12 Blackstone Road

Warehouse unit leased on Stukeley Meadows Industrial Estate

An industrial unit in Huntingdon has been let by Eddisons to a garden room and exhibition build business who has relocated from Foxton, South Cambridgeshire.

Eddisons acted as the sole agent for the landlord in the letting of Unit 12 Blackstone Road on Stukeley Meadows Industrial Estate – an established industrial district with good access to the nearby A14 and M11.

The mixed-use unit offers 13,105 sq ft (1,217 sq m) of warehouse space and office accommodation situated within its own fenced and gated site.

A new lease has been secured to AMC Exhibitions & Garden Rooms to support business growth and expansion plans.

Kate Martin, Director of AMC Exhibitions Ltd, comments: “We’re really excited to be moving to Huntingdon. The bigger warehouse and workshop space will help us better serve both sectors of our business – exhibition stand build and garden office construction.

“What’s more, Huntingdon is well placed to help us to not only recruit skilled people – carpenters, plasterers and other trades, but the excellent transport links will help us operate more productively.”

For more information on business/warehouse opportunities in Huntingdon, contact Richard Adam at the Eddisons Huntingdon office on 01480 415727 or [email protected].

Cambridge retail unit let to new Asian grocery store

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235 Cherry Hinton Road

Cambridge retail unit let to new Asian grocery store

Eddisons acting as sole agents on behalf of the landlord have let 235-237 Cherry Hinton Road in Cambridge to a new Asian grocery store.

A new 20 year lease has been secured to Swaddesh Limited. The property offers 1,527 sq ft (141sq m) of space across ground and first floors and with good display frontage to Cherry Hinton Road. Externally, the property also benefits from a courtyard garden and rear loading access.

The property was previously occupied by beauty retailer and pharmacy chain, Boots.

The property is in a popular secondary retail location with nearby occupiers including Lloyds, Barclays, Ladbrokes plus a number of independent retailers. The location is 2 miles from the city centre miles with good access to Cambridge train station which is a 15 minute walk away.

For more information on retail opportunities in Cambridge, contact Laurence Gercke at the Eddisons office in the city, on 01223 467155 or [email protected].

 

Visual effects firm secure office unit in central Cambridge location

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Bateman House

Visual effects firm secure office unit in central Cambridge location

Eddisons has advised Vine FX on the acquisition of offices located at Bateman House in Cambridge.

The new letting sees Vine FX, a local visual effects firm, take an office suite of 2,638 sq ft (245 sq m) on the part third floor at 82-88 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Bateman House provides high quality office space in central Cambridge and benefits from meeting and board rooms, kitchen facilities and break out areas. Externally, the property benefits from a gate controlled car park and covered cycle parking. Existing tenants include The University of Cambridge, Intrasonics, Gene Stack, Stone King.

Bateman House is situated close to the city centre and just a 5 minute walk from Cambridge railway station. In addition, Cambridge is well placed on the national road network with connections to the A14, A10 and M11 and M25.

Michael Illingworth, founder of Vine FX, said, “It’s an exciting time for us and we are looking forward to putting down more permanent roots in Cambridge as we continue to expand and grow.
Ben Green at Eddisons has been a great help and Savills reacted quickly to our needs throughout the process”.

Savills acted on behalf of the landlord.

For more information, contact Ben Green at Eddisons on 01223 448791 or [email protected], or William Clarke at Savills on 01223 347294 or [email protected]

 

Record take up of warehouses at Eagle Business Park

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Eagle Business Park

Record take up of warehouses at Eagle

The final phase of development at Eagle Business Park continues to break records.

Planning consent was granted by Huntingdon District Council in the summer for four new estatesof Condor, Firecrest, Razorbill and Ravens Courts which comprise the final phase at Eagle Business Park and in total 37 units. Units ranging from 900 to 2,895 sq ft and all are available for sale or to let.

Developer Barnack Estates (UK) Ltd are due to commence construction on site at the end of September.

Richard Jones from sole agents Eddisons commenced marketing the estates in late May 2022 and over 20 units have been reserved.

Richard Jones commented ‘ In a normal market place we might sell or let a hand full of units a month or so before practical completion, but to have reserved so many units without breaking ground is incredible.’

Alwalton Hill new builds has provided all the takeup to the larger logistics operators, the Peterborough land market has provided little new space to the SME market where second hand stock levels are at an all time low.

Some units have sold to investors but by far the majority are being reserved by owner occupiers, taking advance of cheap money and the opportunity to move away from renting.

Take up also continues to show approximately 30% of occupiers coming from further afield which is great for the growth of the City moving forward.

For more details on the final phase of units available at Eagle Business Park please contact the sole agent Richard Jones from Eddisons on 01733 5564397 or email [email protected].

Tool wholesaler secures land for further expansion on Suffolk Business Park

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C4 Kempson Way

Tool wholesaler secures land for further expansion on Suffolk Business Park

Eddisons, acting on behalf of the vendor, has sold a commercial development site at Kempson Way on Suffolk Business Park to adjacent occupiers, Sealey.

Plots 1 & 2, C4 Kempson Way occupies a site of 1 acre and is situated to the south of Suffolk Business Park in Bury St Edmunds, the town’s major area of commercial development. Neighbouring occupiers include TREATT, Bobby’s Foods and Denny Bros.

The development site will be used to grow the firm’s professional tool and workshop equipment business.

Speaking about the sale, Sealey’s Group Projects Director, Mark Sweetman, said:

“We are delighted to have secured this parcel of land adjacent to our current site which will allow us to expand our QC, Marketing and Warehouse facilities.

“This will help facilitate further growth of the business which in turn will create further opportunities for current staff and new openings as we look to grow the team.”

For more information on commercial land for sale in Bury St Edmunds, contact Simon Burton on 01284 702655 or [email protected].

New development of Light Industrial, Warehouse and Office units in Peterborough

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Parigan Business Park Eddisons

New development of Light Industrial, Warehouse and Office units in Peterborough

Eddisons is the sole agent on a new development of light industrial/warehouse units and office suites at Parigan Business Park in Peterborough.

The development comprises nine high quality light industrial/warehouse units and two office units located adjacent to the A1(M) and Peterborough Parkway system. The buildings are being constructed to a high specification with the warehouses incorporating high quality offices with kitchen facilities, full height roller shutter doors and three phase power. The office units are to be fitted out to a high standard including air conditioning, suspended ceilings with LED lighting, and carpeting throughout.

The site benefits from CCTV and security barrier access, as well as ample car parking and an electric vehicle charging point is provided for each unit.

The available units range in size from 122sq m (1313sq f) to 834 sq m (8998 sq ft).

Parigan Business Park is the first new build scheme in Orton Southgate for over 10 years and is situated within Peterborough’s premier industrial and distribution location.

The development is located just off Bakewell Road and is well connected being directly adjacent to the A1(M) offering easy access to the national road network. In addition, Peterborough offers excellent rail services with a journey time to London of just 49 minutes.

Julian Welch, Director at Eddisons dealing with this instruction commented “this is the first new development in Orton Southgate for some time, and will provide much needed high quality new-build small light industrial, warehouse and office premises in this premier location. We are already seeing strong interest in the scheme and expect a number of units to be reserved prior to completion of the development in December this year”.

To arrange a viewing or for more information on units available at Parigan Business Park, contact Julian Welch on 01733 556496 or [email protected] or see https://eddisons.com/properties/parigan-business-park-jacob-way-orton-southgate-peterborough-pe2/.