Handelsbanken Double Head Office Size at Manchester Airport
(firmenpresse) - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 09/20/12 -- Handelsbanken has agreed a deal with MAG Developments to double the size of its Head Office premises at Manchester Airport to 14,318 square feet (sq ft). The bank has had its base in the 4M building since 2008.
With 132 branches nationwide, Britain is the fastest growing of Handelsbanken's home markets. The bank chose Manchester Airport from for further expansion because of its excellent access, facilitating the best possible support to the bank's nationwide branch network.
This space means Handelsbanken will take an additional 6,739 sq ft of office space in the 82,000 sq ft 4M office building, which has Grade-A BREEAM Excellent rating. The building is adjacent to Manchester Airport's railway station and ground transport interchange, The Station.
A new Metrolink line to the site is also under construction which will eventually provide further connectivity and access to Manchester Airport and the planned Airport City development.
Stephanie Mullenger, Property Director for MAG, said, "We are delighted to accommodate (Handelsbanken's) expansion. The deal also demonstrates our aims with our Airport City proposition. The surface access to the site for staff, in addition to flights, ensures that even before Airport City is developed out, Manchester Airport is already one of the most competitive business locations in the North of the UK."
Tracey Davidson, Regional Head of Handelsbanken, based in Manchester comments; "We are delighted with the bank's expansion here in the UK... Manchester Airport is a great choice for Handelsbanken. The location is logistically convenient with transport links throughout the country and across the world, and is popular with staff due to the amenities and facilities available on site."
MAG Developments is the property and development arm of MAG, the largest UK-owned airport operator, serving around 24 million passengers annually at its three airports: Manchester, East Midlands and Bournemouth. Its GBP 335million mixed-use portfolio comprises over 200 properties across 5,000 acres, serving more than 850 companies.
MAG Developments is also leading the GBP 650million 'Airport City' project at Manchester Airport, the first of its kind in the UK, and will create five million square feet of and forms the core project of the Manchester Enterprise Zone.
Handelsbanken was founded 140 years ago in Sweden and now has over 750 branches and more than 11,000 employees in 22 countries. Having first established a presence in the UK in 1982, today the bank manages a decentralised network of over 130 branches across the country, with further expansion ongoing. Handelsbanken specialises in providing highly personalised and competitive banking services to both businesses and individuals and has been judged the most cost-effective universal bank in Europe for many years.
CBRE and WHR are the retained agents for 4M.
Notes to editors
- MAG Developments is one of Europe's leading airport property developers.
- It is leading the GBP 650m Airport City Enterprise Zone project in Manchester offering as well as complete solutions for businesses in the Enterprise Zone; has already completed the GBP 22m development of the Radisson Blu East Midlands Airport; and delivered GBP 6m of new build projects at Bournemouth's Aviation Business Park.
- MAG is the largest UK-owned airport operator serving around 25million passengers and handling half a million tonnes of air freight each year. MAG also includes the commercial property company, MAG Developments.
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Datum: 20.09.2012 - 04:14 Uhr
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