All Science and technology articles
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NewsGoogle unveils $1bn Hertfordshire data centre plan
The tech giant purchased the 33-acre site in Waltham Cross in 2020.
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NewsGreen light for major Manchester life sciences and PBSA scheme
The Property Alliance Group, Moda Living and Williams Motor Holdings have secured planning permission for a £450m life science facilities and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Manchester.
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InsightDevelopers v locals: how social media is amplifying the ferocity of planning battles
The backlash against a scheme in Folkestone shows how resident-led campaigns can cause a headache for developers.
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NewsJonathan Lowe joins CBRE from Avison Young
CBRE has appointed Jonathan Lowe as head of science and technology for the North.
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InsightThe future of offices: app vs in-person
Technology increasingly shapes the way that customer service is delivered, and app-based interactions are now the norm in sectors as diverse as retail, leisure and healthcare.
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NewsAM Sci Tech swoops for Aberdeen Energy and Innovation parks
Manchester-based property company AM Sci Tech – a subsidiary of Hurstwood Holdings – has snapped up Aberdeen Energy Park and Aberdeen Innovation Park in an acquisition described by the firm as “one of the most significant property deals in Aberdeen in the last decade”.
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NewsBritish Land submits proposal for Euston Tower overhaul
British Land has submitted a planning application to transform 1970s central London skyscraper Euston Tower into a science and innovation workplace.
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NewsLondon facing 2024 lab space shortfall as development falls behind demand
The development of lab space in London will not keep pace with demand this year, according to research by Knight Frank, which warned that the lack of lab supply risks holding back the capital’s life sciences sector.
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NewsMission Street and BGO secure consent for major central Oxford science scheme
Mission Street and BGO have secured resolution to grant planning permission for their central Oxford commercial science scheme spanning 180,000 sq ft.
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OnlineBruntwood SciTech appoints Oglesby as CEO
Bruntwood SciTech has appointed its current executive chairman Chris Oglesby as its new chief executive.
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NewsLandsec unveils new retail operating model
Landsec has unveiled plans to transform its retail operating model, bringing in a number of operations in-house and “evolving” as a retail landlord, Property Week can reveal.
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NewsHBD to buy out partner from £1bn development project in Cheltenham
Henry Boot Developments (HBD) has revealed it is to buy out joint venture partner Factory, the international tech campus developer, from the pair’s planned £1bn science and technology scheme in Cheltenham.
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OnlineLife Science REIT lets Oxford Technology Park’s Building 6A
Life Science REIT has let Building 6A at Oxford Technology Park (OTP) to Oxford Ionics, an Oxford University spin-off firm and pioneer in quantum computing.
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OnlineLiverpool Strategic Futures Advisory Panel calls for new regeneration partnership
An interim report from the Liverpool Strategic Futures Advisory Panel has recommended establishing a new partnership with Liverpool City Council to unlock regeneration opportunities and enhance the local authority’s vision for development.
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InsightREdirect’s Stephanie Feigenbaum on what the UK proptech sector can learn from the US
Investment in the UK’s proptech sector is growing. Currently valued at more than £14bn, the sector is forecasted to reach around £71bn by 2032, as the number of start-up firms continues its upward trajectory to compete with the other 800-plus proptech companies operating in the market.
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NewsCushman & Wakefield to embed AI across CRE transaction process
Cushman and Wakefield has become the latest consultancy to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) at scale after announcing plans to embed it across its commercial real estate transaction process.
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NewsNHS trust signs 15-year Cambridge Biomedical Campus lease
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUHT) has signed a 15-year lease at the newly developed 1000 Discovery Drive life sciences facility at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC).
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OnlineAviva begins construction of fossil-fuel-free Essex life sciences scheme
Aviva Investors’ has started developing an additional 60,000 sq ft of facilities at its new Sidney Sussex Building on life sciences centre Chesterford Research Park near Cambridge.
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OnlineBritish Land and Savills report claims life sciences could grow by £4bn a year
British Land believes the UK’s life sciences market could generate an additional £4bn in gross value by 2035 if it can match the growth seen in the US, according to a report the property giant has issued in collaboration with Savills.
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OnlineGovernment puts £1.1bn Covid ‘Megalab’ on sale at less than build cost to taxpayer
The government has put a Covid ’megalab’ in Leamington Spa up for sale at a price believe to be less than the £1.1bn taxpayers paid to build it.
