A cross-discipline team from leading independent property consultancy GVA has successfully relocated the Birmingham office of UK vehicle management company Leasedrive to new office accommodation at Blythe Valley Park, Solihull, West Midlands.
Leasedrive, the largest independent, privately-owned vehicle management group in the UK, has taken 15,000 sq ft at Phoenix House.
The team from GVA, which was made up of members of the building and office agency divisions, handled every aspect of the relocation from Leasedrive’s previous office at International House, near Birmingham Airport, from identifying a suitable location to arranging for new furniture and project managing the move itself.
Carl Potter, Senior Director, GVA, said: “This is a perfect example of how GVA is able to combine its various disciplines to provide a truly outstanding service for a client. By working in unison with our building team, we have relocated the Birmingham office to a suitable location nearby and, by ensuring that the group wasn’t paying over the odds for fit-out, have actually saved it in the region of £50,000.
“Leasedrive’s previous space had become unsuitable for its requirements and the group was looking for a very specific environment that would reflect the quality values of its brand and allow it to bring its team together on a single floorplate, while still enabling future expansion.
“The flexibility offered by the lease and additional remaining space on the floorplate ensures that Leasedrive has a number of options regarding occupancy at Phoenix House, providing ready-to-use space should the company continue to grow in the near future.”
First established in 1983, Leasedrive provides a range of services, from corporate fleet management to short and mid-term vehicle rental.
Roddy Graham, commercial director, Leasedrive, said: “Despite all of the stories in the marketplace regarding oversupply, when you’re looking for a high-quality space of over 15,000 sq ft, there really isn’t all that much available, which is why GVA’s experience was so invaluable.
“GVA has been incredibly diligent in ensuring that we found a suitable building that directly met our requirements. The GVA team ensured that not only were we moving into an office suite that served our needs, but that this relocation was project managed at every stage with the highest levels of professionalism.
“Our team actually underwent an expansion mid-transaction and GVA was able to respond extremely quickly, adapting the office plans to accommodate our additional staff members while maintaining our space on the floorplate.”
A two million sq ft master planned campus located in the heart of the UK, Blythe Valley Park is home to world-class occupiers and amenities with over 257 acres of beautiful parkland. The Park is also well connected both nationally and internationally, sitting adjacent to the M42 motorway and with Birmingham Airport just five minutes away.
Leasedrive is joining existing occupiers at Blythe Valley Park including hospitality supply chain specialist iTradeNetwork, leading international business hardware and software developer Oracle, engineering and consultancy firm Arup, heavy machinery specialist Caterpillar and electronics giant Siemens.
GVA is joint agent on the scheme with Cushman & Wakefield.