IM Properties (IMP) has secured planning permission for Peddimore Birmingham, one of the UK’s most significant new manufacturing and logistics sites that will deliver 2.7 million sq ft of employment space.

Located near Birmingham, 2.5 miles from junction 9, M42, Peddimore will include a new strategic gateway on the A38, a main arterial route into the city centre, and its proximity to the motorway network will offer outstanding connectivity to the rest of the UK, providing units from 70,000 to 1 million sq ft. IMP, which is one of the UK’s largest privately-owned property companies, is creating the site in partnership with Birmingham City Council after its selection as preferred development partner following a rigorous international competition.Read More

Octopus Real Estate has formally secured planning permission for a major care home development at IM Properties Blythe Valley Park, Solihull. The planning consent, granted by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, will see the 1.4 acre site transformed into a stunning 80-bed care home including extensive landscaping.

The new care home, to be built on land purchased from IM Properties, is part of Blythe Valley Park an established 2 million square feet mixed use development, strategically located in the heart of the UK, surrounded by stunning parkland and leisure facilities. Blythe Valley Park is home to world class occupiers and amenities and surrounded by 122 acres of beautiful parkland and is being transformed into a truly mixed used destination with up to 750 homes currently being delivered on site.Read More

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IM Group, the Midlands-based property, car and finance business and one of the UK’s most successful mid-size companies, has moved to its new £30m headquarters at Fore Business Park, Solihull, which it believes rivals any offices previously seen outside of the capital. 

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IM Properties (IMP) has secured planning to create an exciting new food and beverage offering in Mell Square Shopping Centre, Solihull, as part of its vision for a more vibrant town centre.

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Expansion in the US and significant pre-lets in the Midlands, continue to underline IM Properties’ position as one of UK’s largest privately-owned property companies according to its latest results.

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A fast-growing brand looking to revolutionise the underwear and apparel industry is relocating from Bromsgrove to Connexion at Blythe Valley Park (BVP) Solihull, in a mission to double its size in the next 12 months.

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Opportunities to become qualified in the construction sector have been given a boost following the launch of an initiative that will see jobseekers gain hands-on experience of roles in groundworks.

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College, working in partnership with IM Properties and Hinckley based groundworks specialists WK Construction Ltd, are creating a Sector-Based Work Academy which will deliver a fast track training programme and provide job seekers with the skills they require to take on groundwork roles.

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Four community groups have benefited from the first round of grants awarded from IM Properties (IMP) Peddimore Community Fund. These include Bethany Community Outreach in Erdington, the Square Peg Foundation in Sutton Coldfield, and St Mark’s Community Hub and Digikick, both based in Birmingham.

Nearly £7,000 will be shared across the organisations to help fund new and existing community projects from a choir and walking group to a lego-based therapy club and a history project to record local people’s lives and experiences.

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When Gymshark, one of the UK’s fastest growing companies approached IM Properties (IMP) about relocating from Redditch to a new 42,000 sq ft headquarters (GSHQ) at Blythe Valley Park (BVP), there was an air of excitement about what they proposed.

 Ben Francis, the 26-year old founder, announced on social media that he wasn’t going to create just any office, but the world’s greatest workspace! A bold statement from the young entrepreneur, however £4m and a lot of hard work later and the end product is every inch as inspiring as those created by some of the world’s most forward-thinking companies.

 Six months later, Gymshark continued its journey with the IMP team, investing in a further 31,000 sq ft on BVP at its nearby Connexion scheme.

We caught up with their Chief Strategic Officer, Paul Richardson, to chat about how BVP’s sense of space, parkland setting and focus on wellbeing sat well with its brand beliefs and how Connexion was ‘meant to be’, helping Gymshark to create the campus-feel they ultimately wanted to achieve.

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One of Birmingham’s most successful employment locations is now all-but full – as the last three speculative units complete at IM Properties’ (IMP) The Hub.

IMP acquired the 90-acre Witton site in 2013 and transformed it into a thriving employment park employing circa.1500 people and attracting big name occupiers including Argos Online, EEF, TNT and Kitchencraft.