Harris Lamb’s Stoke-based Agency team has been instructed to market Keele University’s Science and Innovation Park, a high-specification commercial site comprising of 130,000 sq ft of mixed-use accommodation located just ten minutes away from the UK motorway network.
The business has been awarded the instruction as work on Innovation Centre 7, a brand-new facility created as the result of a £15million investment from Research England, the European Regional Development Fund and Getting Building Fund, reaches completion at the park.
The 600-acre science park currently hosts more than 50 businesses, from recent start-ups through to established multinationals, working across a range of different knowledge-intensive markets, and supports more than 1,000 employees.
Mike Burr, of Harris Lamb’s Commercial Agency team, said: “We are delighted to have been instructed on this superb business location. This is one of the leading sites of its kind in the UK, and has grown significantly in recent years, adding a further four Innovation Centres, a new research-led Veterinary School, and a renewable energy generation park to the site.
“Offering solutions to businesses of all sizes, Keele Science and Innovation Park provides fully furnished spaces equipped with the latest technology for digital integration and connectivity, with occupiers benefitting from access to meeting rooms, executive boardrooms, digital suites and think labs, reception services and close proximity car parking.
“With work on the much-anticipated Innovation Centre 7 now completed, we are already fielding significant numbers of enquiries for the 9,484 sq ft opportunity with suites from 528 sq ft, which is exclusively available for businesses involved within the integration of intelligent digital technologies into manufacturing and industrial processes.”
In addition to its high-specification credentials, the park also boasts a wealth of university campus-based benefits for occupiers to enjoy. These include an Ofsted ‘outstanding’ rated nursery on site, access to a gym, physiotherapy clinics and a pharmacy, as well as other on-site amenities including a Co-Op store, a Greggs bakery, a unisex hair salon, a variety of cafes, bars and restaurants and even a Courtyard by Marriott hotel.
“Combining world-class research and business facilities, a superb range of amenities and excellent transport links, the park has established itself as a central employment hub for the UK offering the highest calibre of commercial accommodation,” Mike added.
