News and views from across the Horncastle Group
A new concept in the office market reaches completion at Green Park
Horncastle Group are delighted to announce the completion of new, contemporary Eco Offices located at Green Park, Newport, adjacent to Junction 38 of the M62. The 10 Eco Offices are designed to provide a small business with modern contemporary office accommodation that is ready for immediate occupation. The offices are very low-cost and energy efficient, with an A rating EPC and a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ certificate. 2 sizes of Eco Offices are available:- • Eco 45 which provides 450sqft suitable for up to 6 staff • Eco 90 which provides [...]
The Daisy Appeal announces Smart Car Winner
Congratulations to Paul Hodgson of Market Weighton who has driven off in a brand new Smart car thanks to the Daisy Appeal's recent funding raising raffle. Listers Mercedes-Benz and Smart on Saxon Way in Hull supplied the vehicle at a reduced cost to the WA Horncastle Charitable Trust, which donated the car to the Daisy Appeal to raffle. Mr Hodgson, who works at Tesco in Market Weighton, bought his ticket at Beverley Races in June. He said he decided to chance his luck because he always liked to support charities [...]
Goodbye Ahmad & Good Luck
Today we say a fond farewell to our graduate marketing trainee Ahmad Majidiasl. He has made a real impact during his year with us and it has been a pleasure working with him. However, a new challenge now awaits with JLL and we all wish him the best of luck for the future! Don't miss us too much Ahmad!
Win This Car by the end of June
Would you like to be driving around in a brand new Smart Car For Two by the end of June? Or perhaps know someone who would? Well buy a £5 raffle ticket and you could be! Win or lose, you will be saving local lives as we are raising money for The Daisy Appeal which is based at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham. Tickets are available at our office in South Cave, so pop in or call Angela on 01482 631295 to get yours. The draw takes place on 30th [...]
Construction begins on fourth and final prestigious office building at The Beacon in Hull
Works have commenced on the final one of four grade A office buildings that have been in development since 2013 at The Beacon in Hull. Office Four will offer high quality office space of 3,300 to 10,463 sq.ft, with the building available to occupy as a whole or in suites of 3,300 sq.ft. PDR Construction, from Hull, who have developed the previous three office buildings, won the tender for Office Four which is due to be practically complete by the end of September 2015. Office occupiers at The Beacon include [...]
Office Market Review – The Big Nine
A quarterly review of the nine major UK cities shows total take up during Q1 of 2015 reached 1,975,800 sq.ft. This figure represents a level of 5% above the five year quarterly average. The research conducted by Bilfinger GVA reviewed activity in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle. The regional office market review figures showed a top performance by Manchester, boosted by BUPA’s 120,000 sq.ft deal in Salford Quays and PWC at No1 Spinningfields in the city centre, amounting to 49,400 sq.ft. Cities such as Glasgow [...]
CBRE – Wellbeing top priority as workplace strategies on the up
A report published earlier in the year by CBRE, based on its latest annual European Occupier Survey, shows employee well-being has risen up the agenda for company strategies with workplace strategies becoming increasingly more important in the retention & attraction of staff and when making real estate decisions. Respondents for the CBRE research were mainly Western Europe and North American companies within multiple sectors, the largest of these being professional services, banking and finance, technology and telecommunications. There has been a shift from previous times where cost was the main [...]
Third Grade A Office Building Reaches Practical Completion
Horncastle Group plc have developed the third of four grade A office buildings at The Beacon in Hull. Contractors PDR finished the high specification building on time and budget in March 2015. Office Three is 15,779 sq.ft (net) and is currently the only grade A speculative building in East Yorkshire available for immediate occupation. Office suites of 5,000 sq.ft are available to occupy on a floor-by-floor split basis and an occupier has the option to take the ground floor suite with a separate entrance to the side of the main [...]
The Daisy Appeal Video
The Daisy Appeal video is now complete and shows the positive effect to which the Daisy Appeal has throughout East Yorkshire and the wider region. The video tells the stories of people who have been affected by various diseases and how the charity has helped diagnose patients using the PET-CT scanner, housed at the Jack Brignall PET-CT Centre at Castle Hill Hospital. The first phase of the appeal managed to raise enough money to fund the scanner, which is one of only a few permanent scanners housed in the UK. There are many [...]