GKN Aerospace touches down at Blythe Valley Park One of the most famous names in British engineering is taking office space at IM Properties’ Blythe Valley Park (BVP) scheme on junction 4, M42.

GKN Aerospace has signed up for 11,403 sq ft at One Central Boulevard (OCB), which has attracted a variety of quality occupiers since its £5 million refurbishment.

Now with just c.9,500 sq ft remaining at OCB, it’s clear that IM Properties strategy for creating modern working environments with a strong wellbeing agenda is paying off.

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The first phase of homes at a major mixed-use development near Solihull has been given the go-ahead. Bloor Homes has been granted detailed planning permission to build 170 new homes at IM Properties’ Blythe Valley Park (BVP), close to Junction 4 of the M42.
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Midlands based IM Properties (IMP), reported a pretax profit of £63.6m, up 9% for 2017, as they continued to outperform the real estate industry

IMP achieved a total return on capital employed for the year of 14% compared to an industry average of 11.2% *

The sale of 55 Colmore Row, IMP’s flagship office scheme in Birmingham, amongst other transactions, contributed to the healthy profits, with the investment division realizing a profit of £23.3m from asset sales alone.
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IM Properties has signed up SERVE to a 12,000 sq ft underground unit at 55a Temple Row in Birmingham.

SERVE will debut its flagship venue in the city, launching a new social entertainment brand, combining a stylish and contemporary bar with an immersive ping pong experience.

The first of its kind outside London, SERVE is the brainchild of business partners James Day and David Smith, who first met in New York and began to develop the idea for a venue. The new offering will provide a relaxed, family friendly environment by day and a hip, nightclub culture by night.

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A hi-tech global automotive engineering group has chosen IM Properties’ (IMP) new Connexion campus at Blythe Valley Park (BVP), to manufacture a new hybrid transmission system.

Connexion is a £26m speculative development directly off junction 4 of the M42 offering five high-spec units from 31,000 sq ft to 56,500 sq ft.

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IM Properties (IMP) is pushing forward with delivering much-needed homes for young people and families in Solihull, announcing the second signing at its Blythe Valley Park (BVP) development, with award-winning housebuilder, Crest Nicholson Midlands.

Crest Nicholson will work with IMP to deliver 125 contemporary new homes, 31 of which will be affordable, including apartments, and three and four bedroom properties.

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IM Group Ltd (IM) has announced plans to relocate its headquarters from Coleshill to Fore Business Park in Solihull, bringing in excess of 250 jobs to the area.

The move is in response to IM’s current offices in Coleshill being acquired by HS2 to make way for the London to Birmingham High Speed line.

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IM Properties is to undertake its third and final phase of speculative development at the Hub, Birmingham where it will develop three units totaling 152,000 sq ft.

Local contractor Benniman is partnering with IMP’s in-house project delivery team to build the 100,000 sq ft warehouse, alongside two smaller units of 30,000 sq ft and 22,000 sq ft, targeting local and regional companies needing easy access to the city.+

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A fast-growing technology communications business has switched its HQ to IM Properties’ (IMP) Blythe Valley Park (BVP) on J4 of the M42.

Wavenet was established in Birmingham in 2000, and is a respected provider of data, voice and cloud solutions to thousands of businesses across the UK, growing from 40 to 70 employees over the past 12 months and annual turnover of almost £25 million.

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IM Properties (IMP) has signed up Bloor Homes to deliver 170 new homes on its Blythe Valley Park (BVP) scheme near Junction 4 of the M42.

A reserved matters application will now be submitted detailing plans for the development, which represents the first phase of 750 homes granted outline consent in 2017.

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