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Welcome to the spring edition of Move Commercial in which weshine the spotlight firmly on greener energy issues.

We take a look at how the Green Deal will impact on thecommercial property market. We interview entrepreneur MikeWalker to find out the story behind his company, EnergySolutions. And we bring together two experts in thesustainable energy field to discuss renewable technology in

construction.We’ve also got interviews with Gary Wintersgill of Kier

Construction and Richard Else of Jaguar Land Rover and wemeet GVA’s rising star Jonathan Lowe.

Plus as always there’s all the latest commercial propertynews and we ask our panel of experts what they made of thisyear’s Budget.

News06 Super-fast Internet at all new

Cotton Exchange08 Iliad chosen for Warrington

Quarter development10 Cannes Do raises over £10,00015 Retail market insight from Euan

Blake of Innesco 16 No2 Moorfields for sale17 Your Housing relocates

Features18 Investing in infrastructure

Investment across the north west20 Appointments

Who’s moving where?21 Bitesize

Food for thought22 Rising Star

Interview with Jonathan Loweof GVA

24 Mover & Shaker

Move Commercial meets Jaguar Land Rover’s Richard Else

28 Key Event

Cannes Do 201332 Feature

How will the Green Deal affect the commercial property sector?

36 Entrepreneur

Interview with Mike Walker of Energy Solutions

38 Founding Business

As Kier Construction celebrates 100 years in Merseyside we chat to director for the north Gary Wintersgill

43 Lunch debate

Renewable technologies in construction

46 Ask the panel

Were you impressed or disappointed with this year’s Budget?

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MOVE COMMERCIAL6

News Latest

SUTTON KERSH generated over £6.2mworth of sales at its April propertyauction, which was the largest to beheld in Merseyside since 2004.

The property auctioneer attracted acatalogue of 129 lots for the eventwhich took place on April 18 at theLiverpool City Centre Crowne Plaza Hotel.

High interest in the build up to theauction resulted in 17 lots being soldprior. There were also 14 lotswithdrawn, some of which will beoffered at Sutton Kersh's next sale onJune 6. A total of 85 lots have sold so

far and more sales are expected tocomplete afterwards.

Competitive bidding wars resulted ina number of lots selling for significantlymore than their guide prices. Amongstthem was lot 33 which sold for£69,500 above its guide price. Theformer Rangers house in Thurstastonwas offered on behalf of Wirral Council.The vacant residential property wasguided at £240,000 and sold in theroom for £309,500.

Instructions are being invited up untilMay 10 for the next auction.

Super-fast internet speeds atall-new Cotton ExchangeBUSINESSES TAKING UP officespace in Liverpool’s Cotton Exchangebuilding will benefit from one of themost advanced high-speed internetconnections in the UK, the buildingsowners have revealed.

The historic building is owned byBruntwood and the commercialproperty company has joined forces

with internet service providerMetronet (UK) to create “superconnected” office space.

Through their investigations withMetronet (UK), Bruntwood hasdiscovered that Cotton Exchange hastier one status with access to industryleading 100Gbps Internetconnections. This fibre connectivity,

when combined with the Metronetpoint of presence provides hybridconnectivity at Cotton Exchangewhich will ensure that the site staysconnected even in the unlikely eventthat multiple fibres fail.

Bruntwood is currently refurbishingthe Cotton Exchange in order to offera wider range of product and prices

to prospective customers. As part ofthe refurbishment Bruntwood havecreated a new reception on BixtethStreet and stripped back the interiorsto reveal period features.

Whilst Cotton Exchange inLiverpool is unique, Bruntwood’sother office and retail spaces acrossthe North West will also benefit fromthe developer’s partnership withMetronet.

As a result of the partnership,customers based in other Bruntwoodproperties will have direct access tohigh speed internet connectivity withspeeds up to 1Gig per second andeven 10Gig per second in someinstances.

Colin Forshaw, head of sales anddevelopment at Bruntwood inLiverpool, says: “We’ve beenlistening to the demands ofpotential tenants, including manyfrom the creative industries andwe’re creating the sort of space theywant. At the Cotton Exchangecustomers can now benefit fromsuper-fast Internet speeds as wellas all the character, charm and highlevels of customer service that thebuilding offers. Whilst in our otherLiverpool buildings high-speedinternet is now the norm”

87 PROPERTIES SOLD AT SUTTONKERSH AUCTION

Cotton Exchange

James Kersh,Andrew Binstock

and the SuttonKersh auction

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James Kersh,Andrew Binstock

and the SuttonKersh auction

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Latest News

CBRE is set to relocate its Liverpooloffice having agreed a 10-year leasefor 2,572 sq. ft. on the sixth floor atNo 4 St Paul’s Square.

No 4 is Liverpool’s first speculativelydeveloped BREEAM Excellentbuilding and was completed last yearby English Cities Fund (ECF), a joint

venture between MuseDevelopments, Legal and GeneralProperty and the Homes andCommunities Agency. It is alsohome to Santander Corporate, whichrecently took 14,155 square feet atthe building.

Phil Mayall, development director atEnglish Cities Fund, says: “We aredelighted that CBRE has chosen No 4St Paul’s Square as its new Liverpoolhome. This is an example of yetanother private sector occupierchoosing to locate within St Paul’sSquare, Liverpool’s premiercommercial business district. We arelooking forward to announcing furtherlettings shortly, including excitinginterest in our ground floor units.”

Mark Worthington, director ofCBRE, says: “No 4 St Paul’s Square isan impressive building and, afterconsidering the various alternatives,we regard it as being the buildingthat best reflects the contemporaryand forward-thinking nature of ourcompany. We plan to be fully in situin our new premises in mid May.”

Grade A headquartersto let at ChesterBusiness Park

GRADE A business space totalling9,479 sq ft is now available to let atChester Business Park following therelease of Montell House, a two-storey building currently undergoing ahigh-specification refurbishment bydeveloper Prospect GB.

With work due for completion in lateJuly or early August, prospectivetenants are invited to enquire if theywish to engage in the refurbishmentprocess. Ideal for use as aheadquarters building, the offices willbe predominantly open-plan withfeatures including a generousreception area and barrier-controlled60-space car park.

Head of Prospect GB’s commercial

division, Chris Walker, says: “MontellHouse is our second refurbishment atone of the North West’s mostprestigious business parks - the first,International House, has attractedhealthy demand with just one suitestill available. We are expecting similarinterest in Montell House – it is theonly refurbished building of this size,circa 10,000 sq ft, on ChesterBusiness Park. At this stage of therefurbishment programme we are in aposition to consult with prospectivetenants regarding a bespoke schemeto meet the particular needs of theirbusiness or organisation.”For more information visitwww.legatowen.co.uk.

CBRE relocates to No 4 St Paul’s Square

OVER 90% of workers are happy to beworking in Princes Dock, recentresearch has revealed.

A survey, conducted by owners Peel,shows 90% of the occupiers wouldrecommend working at Princes Dock toother businesses.

Occupiers were also asked to ratehow Peel manages Princes Dock interms of its security, cleanliness,

maintenance and external surrounding.The results showed that it continuesto provide a very good service in allthese areas to its occupiers.

The development also receivedpositive feedback on its publictransport connection as the site islinked to the C2 bus service, ferry and ashort walk from James Street andMoorfields train stations.

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News Developments

JANE KENNEDY, Merseyside’s Policeand Crime Commissioner, has signeda contract that gives the go-ahead tothe development of the area’s new

joint Police and Fire Command andControl Centre.

The centre will be based at theMerseyside Fire and Rescue

headquarters inBridle Road,Bootle and willbe a mixture ofnew build andrefurbishmentof the currentbuilding.

The co-location of thefire and policecontrol roomfunctions willprovide anopportunity todeliver a moreefficient andeffectiveservice to thepublic. They willshare siteinfrastructureand facilitieswith the

potential for sharing of technologysolutions in the longer term. Whenplanning permission is grantedbuilding work will be undertaken atthe site and this will bring benefits tothe local area.

The contractor for the site, KierConstruction, will be recruitingapprentices from the local area andalso targeting local contractors towork on the site.

Merseyside Police and CrimeCommissioner Jane Kennedy, says: “It hastaken a lot of hard work from bothorganisations and the formerMerseyside Police Authority to reach thisstage and I would like to thank everyoneinvolved in driving this project forward.

“This collaboration will not onlyprovide a more efficient service tothe Merseyside community but it willalso be a more cost-effective way ofmeeting ongoing service deliveryneeds in what are very challengingfinancial times.

“It is vital that a major contract ofthis type should bring benefits to thelocal area and we’re delighted that

this will be happening. This is anotherexample of successful partnershipworking and I’m thrilled that youngpeople in the area will be able to gainvaluable experience by working onthis development.”

Councillor Dave Hanratty, chair ofMerseyside Fire and RescueAuthority, says: “This Merseysidesolution will provide opportunities forlong-term partnership working andsavings as well as real benefits forour mobilizing and command andcontrol functions.”

Gary Winterskill, managing director,Kier Construction – Northern, says:“The Joint Control Centre project is areally good news story for Kier, inwhat is our 100th year of working inMerseyside.

“We’re delighted to have designedand developed the scheme from itsinception in collaboration with the JCCclient team and look forward toworking with many local suppliers inthe Bootle area to deliver the project.”

The project is due for completion inSpring 2014.

Contract signed for newcontrol centre

JaneKennedy

A “HUGE STEP FORWARD” hasbeen made towards bringingnew retail facilities to Kirkbytown centre now that work isunderway on a major £200mregeneration scheme.

Overall, the programme willinclude the construction of aTesco supermarket and anumber of new retail outlets,along with 71 new homes forPlus Dane Group andCherryfields Co-operativeresidents who currently live onCherryfield Drive.

Contractors are now on site atSt Kevin’s Drive to build the newresidential properties, thereforebringing the wider regenerationof the town’s retail sector closerto taking place.

A spokesperson for Tesco

says: "This is a huge stepforward for the Kirkby towncentre regeneration programme.Once the new properties havebeen built, the vacant houseswill be demolished to make wayfor the new Tesco store andother retail facilities.”

Knowsley Council’s cabinetmember for regeneration,economy and skills, CouncillorDave Lonergan, adds: “Thecouncil and our partners havebeen working incredibly hardbehind the scenes to drive theregeneration programmeforward despite the ongoingnational economic difficulties,and I’m delighted that residentscan now see visible signs ofthe great progress we aremaking in Kirkby.”

Kirkby regeneration begins Council deputy chief executive Mike

Harden, Martyn Davies, Bob Merrimanfrom contractor Galliford Try and CllrLonergan on the Kirkby Market site


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Developments News

CONSTRUCTION of Liverpool SciencePark’s (LSP) £8m third building at theheart of Liverpool’s KnowledgeQuarter is underway.

Innovation Centre 3 (ic3) willprovide 42,000 sq ft of additionaloffice and laboratory space toaccompany the two buildings alreadyat the park, which are now more than90% occupied.

The state-of-the-art, four floorbuilding will be constructed over theexisting car park of Innovation Centre1 (ic1) off Mount Pleasant and adouble storey-bridge will link it to theic1 building. It will include flexibleoffice space, fully serviced biology

and chemistry laboratories, meetingrooms and under-croft car parking.

The third building will complete thedevelopment of LSP’s MetropolitanCathedral site which links the city’stwo universities and its growingKnowledge Quarter. The project isdue for completion in spring 2014.

Half of the construction costs arebeing underwritten by the sciencepark’s owners Liverpool City Council,the University of Liverpool andLiverpool John Moores University,with the balance being provided bythe European Regional DevelopmentFund (ERDF).

Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson

says: “Liverpool Science Park plays avital role in the heart of ourKnowledge Quarter, providing a homefor some of the city’s brightest mindsand entrepreneurial talents.

“It’s fantastic to see the facilitycontinuing to grow and evolve. This

new, state-of-the-art building willfurther improve LSP’s world-classoffer and strengthen its position asthe destination of choice for science-based companies from all over thecountry. I’m looking forward to workgetting underway.”

Iliad chosen for £190mWarrington scheme

A NEW PROJECT that will bring tolife a £190m regeneration scheme incentral Warrington has been giventhe green light.

Warrington Borough Council hasapproved an outline masterplan forthe regeneration of the 36.43 Ha (90acre) ‘Stadium Quarter site’ justnorth of the town centre.

And the council has appointed andwill work in conjunction with jointventure partner Iliad to deliver the

£190m scheme.The project will connect the bus

interchange with the WarringtonWolves’ Halliwell Jones Stadiumand create a new, mixed-usedevelopment comprisingeducational, business, leisure andhousing uses.

A phased programme ofdevelopment over the next decadewill create up to 1,000 constructionjobs and nearly 4,000 new

permanent jobs when fullycompleted in 2024.

Phase one of the project,comprising £87m investment, isnow at an advanced stage and workwill start on site in January 2014.

The project has been driven andwill be managed by Warrington &Co., which was established to act asa partnership between WarringtonBorough Council, business leadersand key organisations as a business

friendly interface to deliverregeneration strategies and facilitategrowth in the town.

The masterplan for the StadiumQuarter is currently in draft formand will be finalised followingfurther ongoing consultation withstakeholders.

David Anastasiou of Iliad, says:“This development is potentially a‘game changer’ for the whole ofWarrington, it will anchor and assistin the redevelopment of thedowntown area offering uses thatare supplemental to the retail andleisure offer.

“Iliad are excited at the proactiveand positive response thatWarrington Borough Council hasshown and very much look forward toplaying our part in the renaissance ofthis important area of Warrington.”

Cllr Terry O’Neill, leader of thecouncil, says: “This marks the startof a very exciting chapter in theregeneration of our town centre andforms part of our ambitious plans tobreathe new life into the area. Iliadhas an excellent track record ofurban regeneration and we arelooking forward to working withthem and delivering this scheme.”

WORK STARTS ON KNOWLEDGEQUARTER DEVELOPMENT ‘ic3’

LiverpoolScience Park

Warrington Stadium Quarter


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News Commercial

Cannes Do raises over £10k for Claire House

Conferencingoffer for MoveCommercialreadersLIVERPOOL Hope University isoffering Move Commercial readers apromotional rate for its conferencingfacilities of £25 per delegate for newweekday bookings made before the endof June.

The full day delegate rate of £25(including VAT) includes meeting orseminar room hire, hire of audio visual(AV) equipment, stationery, jugs of icewater, a flip chart (on request), twoservings of tea and coffee with biscuitsand a two course lunch option of eithera hot self-service or cold buffet.

A half-day delegate rate of £20(including VAT) is also available.

Liverpool Hope offers a range ofmeeting and conferencing facilitiesfrom interview room hire by the hour tocomplex residential conferences.For more information visitwww.hope.ac.uk/conferences.

A TRIO of teaching conferencesat ACC Liverpool have generated£4.5m in economic benefit forthe Liverpool city region.

A total of 4,000 delegatesattended the three events - theAssociation of Teachers andLecturers (ATL), the NationalUnion of Teachers (NUT) andthe International Association of

Teaching English as a ForeignLanguage (IATEFL) - in the pastmonth.

It was the first time that theNUT had held its conference theday after ATL in the same venue.

ATL, the union for educationprofessionals, returned to ACCLiverpool for the third time,bringing 400 delegates. It held

conferences at the venue in2009 and 2011.

David Kimber, head ofconferences at ATL, says: “Thisyear's conference was our thirdtime at ACC Liverpool, onceagain it was a completesuccess and we had fantasticfeedback from delegates.”

THE 2013 ‘Cannes Do’ event,hosted by Professional Liverpool,raised in excess of £10,000 for localchildren’s hospice Claire House.

The half-day lunch event, whichbrought together over 550individuals from across the region’sproperty sector, saw attendees digdeep to help achieve the record-breaking sum.

Claire House’s Claire Bear waspresented with the cheque byProfessional Liverpool’s StuartKeppie and Andrew Lovelady andEnglish Cities Fund’s Phil Mayall atNo 4 St Paul’s Square in Liverpoolwhere the event took place.

Tony Langan, area fundraiser atClaire House, which providesrespite, end-of-life and bereavementcare for children and young adultswith complex medical needs, says:“On behalf of all the children whovisit Claire House, I would like to

say a massive thank you toProfessional Liverpool and an evenbigger thanks to English CitiesFund for nominating Claire House.The money raised will help us makea real difference.”

Stuart Keppie, chairman of theProperty Group of ProfessionalLiverpool, says: “This year's eventwas the biggest Cannes Do we'veever had and I'm absolutelydelighted with the money raised forsuch a worthy cause as ClaireHouse, which was well above anyfigure previously achieved.”

Phil Mayall, developmentmanager at English Cities Fund,says: “We were delighted that ourvenue at No 4 St Paul's Squareplayed host to the event, whichgave an additional platform forMIPIM to do business in the city.

“The record-breakingfundraising total for Claire House

reflected the all round success ofthe entire event perfectly. ClaireHouse is a truly inspirational placeand it is fantastic that everyone atCannes Do 2013 played a part in

achieving the figure.”For more information on the

exceptional work carried out byClaire House please visitwww.claire-house.org.uk.

TEACHING CONFERENCESBRING ECONOMY BOOST

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Commercial News

A MERSEYSIDE based renewableenergy solutions company hasdeveloped a state of the art heatingsystem that allows businesses to cutenergy consumption and reduceheating bills without compromisingon design.

Concept LHP’s radiant heating systemprovides a highly efficient, and healthieralternative to other heating systems aswell as giving customers a full range ofdesign ideas.

Patrick Richardson, chief executive atConcept LHP, says: “At Concept LHP wehave a range of heating systemsgeared towards helping our clientsachieve significant savings of up to50% on heating costs and energyconsumption.”

The system emits energy at infraredfrequency to gently heat every surface

in the room using energy waves. Thesleek panels can be fitted to ceilingsand floors and can even be works ofart to attach to walls. Panels come in arange of materials including glass,mirror, aluminium and ceramic and canbe colour coded to suite all décors.

Patrick adds: “Our revolutionary heatpanels offer safe, ultra efficient heat foruse across all domestic and commercialenvironments, whilst allowing thecustomer to enjoy fantastic savings.Rooms fitted with the systems will staywarmer for longer and provide a morestable air temperature with no unevenheat distribution.

“Studies and our evidence also showthat use of infrared heat panels reduceirritation caused by allergens, radiantheating is the healthiest form ofheating you can use.

Concept LHP provides a completeservice including design, installationand maintenance.

For further information visit:www.conceptlhp.co.uk or call 0151207 7808

North West firms named rising starsat Greater China Awards 2013

MANCHESTER company LoveCreative is celebrating its successafter being named as the GreaterChina Rising Star.

The award, given by UK Trade &Investment (UKTI), goes to thecompany which has achieved the

most in Greater China despite onlytrading in the market for threeyears or less.

Love Creative is a creative anddesign agency based in centralManchester. Last year it opened aWholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise

(WFOE) in Shanghai, which nowhas six staff members and its ownmandarin website.

In the first year, Love Creative’sShanghai office has generated 28%of the company’s turnover and woncontracts with Chinese clients from

fashion companies to carmanufacturers.

Joint runner up was Liverpool firmBrock Carmichael Architects, whichhas a local presence in Hong Kongand collaborates with OvalPartnership, an architectural practicewith whom it has established a jointventure brand called the OctagonPartnership. This has helped them toshare locations, skills and knowledgeand allows both practices to bid forlarger projects. Joint projectsinclude a paid international designcompetition for a cultural resort atShilin Stone Forest in YunnanProvince, a 52 acre waterfrontdevelopment in Tianjin, aregeneration project in Kunming andthe Hong Kong UniversityAuditorium project.

Joint runner up Byotrol, based atDaresbury SIC, has developed arevolutionary antimicrobial hygienetechnology that can be incorporatedinto a variety of products includingdisinfectant, household cleaners,hand sanitisers and many more.Products containing the Byotroltechnology are already being usedto protect food factories, hospitals,offices, vets and homes.

Cut energy consumption in style

Chris Conlon, managing director of Love Creative, collecting theaward from Chinese Consul general Pan Yundong and Philomena

Chen, head of Asia Pacific development at UKTI North West.

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At the end of April, we attended a

London breakfast panel debate

organised by speaker agency JLA

and listened to an industry expert

panel debate the major trends

that are changing consumerism

and business.

Amongst a panel of business leadersand politicians was ex-transportsecretary Lord Adonis who played acrucial part in the HS2 project, LindaDavidson who developed the first BBCsites and launched E4 before becomingEuropean IT director for discovery andBill Grimsey the ex-CEO of Wickes,Focus and Iceland (amongst others).

Bill’s key message was that someretailers would simply have too muchproperty and floorspace to survive,especially those in troubled locations hereferred to as ‘tumbleweed parks’.

Highlighting the sad demise ofretailers including Woolworth's andHMV, once the bastions of high streetsand retail parks, Bill stated that multipleretailers will (if they haven’t already)need to seriously look at their propertyportfolio and even consider downsizingto showroom stores as click 'n' collectbecomes prevalent with the mobilegeneration and multichannel shoppingtakes hold.

Supporting his views, Bill pointed toTesco’s recent property write-down of£804m on its UK property portfolio andexiting of the retail ‘space-race’.

It was Linda Davidson’s comments onthe future of consumerism that struck achord with the audience as she forecastthat the battle for product sales will not bein the retail parks, the high streets or thebig malls, but instead in the living room.

As Tesco TV takes off and

Sainsbury’s invests heavily in R&D(research and development) into similarservices, Linda explained the real battlefor sales will be in customers’ livingrooms. Just like gaming moved from thearcade to the home TV, the retailexperience will do the same, supportedby virtual currency like Nectar Cards.

As highlighted, a number of

interesting forecast trends came out ofthe talk as guests were privy to manynew buzz terms, but most notably thenew term that stuck with the audiencewas, ‘a glasshole’ – a person who wearsthe new Google Glass eyewear, anotherwonderful Americanism coming to a UKstore soon.

The wordon the street...

Bill Gates once said that, “we

overestimate the change that

will occur in the next two

years and underestimate the

change that will occur in the

next 10.” In the retail

property sector it is imperative

for companies to predict and

stay ahead of change. Our

position within the sector

gives the team a great insight

on what will be the key trends,

technologies and initiatives

for the next decade.

‘E’ Commerce Is Becoming

‘Everywhere’ Commerce

The digital and mobile phonerevolution means that onlineshopping is not just beingcarried out in the comfort of

peoples homes, but is happeningeverywhere and anywhere.People now have theopportunities to shop where andwhenever they like. The retailproperty sector cannot possiblyfight this revolution, so insteadneeds to look at ways to join it.

Pioneered by Land Securitiesmany shopping centres acrossthe UK are now offering freeWi-Fi and centre apps formobile phones. This allows thecentres to partner their retailersand showcase their promotions.Developer owners such asHammerson, Land Securitiesand Westfield are alsointegrating this strategy withsocial media and Googleproduct search.

Augmented Soon To Be Reality

Augmented Reality (AR) is one ofthe most of the exciting newtechnologies being developed andwe believe that it will become onemost important for our sector.

AR is simply a view of a physicalenvironment whose elements aremodified through computer-generated sensory input, such assound, video and graphics. Itdoesn’t replace the real world witha simulated one, but it gives usersa chance to experience a producton a different level, where they feelmore connected and engaged byits marketing, and as a result,interested in the product.

AR is already making anappearance on the boardroomtables of developers but retailers

are tapping into the technologyas well. The first shopping centreto try the technology wasHermes’ MK Centre, wherevisitors were able to search forand then download via theirmobile phones virtual ‘balloons’around the centre that rewardedthem with escalating offers andprizes. The virtual balloons werelocated at varying parts of thecentre on different days,encouraging exploration andloyalty. The campaign not onlydrove more visitors to thescheme’s website and app, itcreated an exciting interactive‘experience’ for the visitors.

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News Sales & Lettings

A BOUTIQUE shopping arcade in theheart of Ormskirk has been placed onthe market, offered with a £2m pricetag by commercial agent, Smith andSons.

Church Walks sits in the town centrebetween Church Street and BurscoughStreet and comprises 15 high-end shopunits, currently used for a variety ofretail purposes.

On the upper floors there are threeoffice suites, two of which are let, aswell as a popular ninety-coverrestaurant. Six of the tenants havebeen in occupation for over ten yearsand the arcade is well utilised by thelocal community, tourists and studentsfrom nearby Edge Hill University.

With an existing rental income of£204,700 per annum excluding VAT,the arcade has an estimated rentalincome of £213,600 when fully let.

Sean Seery, partner at Smith andSons, says: “This is a fantastic arcade

that has proved to be a busy andthriving shopping destination inOrmskirk. It offers a unique buy with anexcellent yield and would appeal to abroad range of both local and out oftown investors.”

The arcade has been well managedand maintained by the current ownersboth internally and externally and hasan attractive traditional facade of brick,wood and glass. It sits adjacent to TheStiles Public Car Park, which has 137long stay spaces.

Sean adds: “There is a superb mix ofexisting businesses within the arcadethat attract a strong footfall with arange of shoppers and visitors. Smithand Sons is delighted to be appointedto manage the sale of Church Walks,working with interested partiesthroughout the process.”

For further information contact SeanSeery at [email protected].

Smith and Sons markets boutique shopping arcade

Church Walks arcade

A MAJOR REDEVELOPMENTopportunity, close to Liverpool citycentre, is on the market with offersbeing invited in excess of £2m.

As well as a 12-storey hotel, 70-90 Pall Mall has outline planningpermission for a multi storey carpark, offices and workshops onthe site which extends to 2.7 acres.

Full planning permission isalready in place for class B1 officesand class A1 retail, subject toagreeing the S106 agreement.

The property currentlycomprises a series of vacantinterconnecting industrial, officeand ancillary buildings, withextensive hard standing areas.

The site is located just half amile north of Liverpool city centreon the eastern side of Pall Mall,close to its junction with LeedsStreet, and three miles to the east

of junction five of the M62. The marketing of the site is

being handled by the Manchesteroffice of chartered surveyors’Eddisons, which is acting on theinstructions of the joint LPAReceivers.

John Shaw, director of agencyfrom Eddisons, says: ‘This is ahighly versatile site in anemerging area, within easy reachof all city centre retail, leisure andcommercial amenities.

“We have already receivedenquiries from a number ofinterested parties and expect thisto increase now that themarketing phase hascommenced.”

For further information or toarrange a viewing, contact JohnShaw or James Cole of Eddisonson 0161 831 1690.

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THE LIVERPOOL office of JonesLang LaSalle has been instructedto sell the 63,692 sq ft No. 2Moorfields in Liverpool’s CentralBusiness District, on behalf of theJoint LPA Receivers.

Jones Lang LaSalle is seekingoffers in the region of £2.5mexclusive for the four-storeybuilding, which occupies aprominent corner position frontingMoorfields and Dale Street.

Constructed in 1984, No. 2Moorfields the property is let tofive tenants, currently producing arent of approximately £256,000per annum including the Secretaryof State for Health and YorkshireBank. The building currentlycomprises retail to the groundfloor and four upper floors ofoffice with newly refurbishedreception, passenger lifts and

common areas and 36 car parkingspaces to the rear.

Helen Moss, associate director atJones Lang LaSalle, says: “No. 2Moorfields is a modern buildingand offerssignificantopportunities foran investor toincrease value bymaximisingincome on theground floor retailand the availableofficeaccommodation,there is also apotential toconsideralternative uses,such asresidential, hotelor student

accommodation.” Located adjacent to Moorfields

Merseyrail station in Liverpool’sCentral Business District, thebuilding is well positioned within

the city centre and benefits fromexcellent public transport linksand close proximity to theLiverpool ONE retail and leisureattractions.

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63,700 sq ft Liverpool CBD officebuilding for sale

YOUR HOUSING GROUP, one of theUK’s largest social housing providers,has signed an agreement to develop anew 35,000 sq ft head office atMEPC Birchwood Park.

Work is already underway on theconstruction of the developmentwhich will become the group’s newhead office, accommodating around300 members of staff and providing a

convenient central location for thegroup which owns and managesproperty across the North West,Midlands and Yorkshire.

The new development follows onfrom a successful2012 forBirchwood Park, inwhich the parkcompleted thebuild of the47,000 sq ft pre-let 305BridgewaterPlace.

Brian Cronin,chief executive ofYour HousingGroup, says: “Weare very excitedto have found anew permanenthome and aredelighted to beworking withBirchwood Park’sonsitemanagementteam. Birchwood

Park’s central location is the idealchoice in bringing our group together,and its transport connections are vitalfor helping us manage our propertiesacross the region.”

Jonathan Walsh, MEPC BirchwoodPark’s managing director, says: “YourHousing Group’s decision to establishtheir new head office at BirchwoodPark is testament to the quality of ourlocation, facilities and the communityatmosphere provided at the park.Together, this forms the best solutionto the group’s needs.

Steve Park, chief executive ofWarrington & Co., Warrington’spartnership for driving growth, says: “Itis great news that Your Housing Grouphas chosen Birchwood and Warringtonas its location in which to develop itsnew HQ. This affirms the findings inrecent reports published by the Centrefor Cities, Municipal Journal andSantander that the town’s growth isoutstripping its local and nationalrivals. Warrington is home to almost asmany top HQ’s in the North West andLiverpool and Manchester and it’sgreat to welcome another”.

Your Housing Group to create new HQ at Birchwood Park

Your Housing Group

No2 Moorfields


By Suzanne McGuckin

With infrastructure a key feature of the 2013 Budget we takea look at how investment could affect the North West region.

Moving in theright direction

“For the economy to flourish,people, goods and informationmust move freely. Businessesacross all regions and industriesneed the right conditions to grow.Reliable infrastructure is essentialto achieving this.”

These are the words that startthe HM Treasury website’ssection on infrastructure. Wordsthat show clearly that thegovernment is positioninginfrastructure right at the heart ofthe UK’s road to recovery.

So with investment in UKinfrastructure high on the agendawhat measures is the governmenttaking to ensure that people,goods and information keepmoving freely?

The recent budgetannouncements echoed thesentiments of the NationalInfrastructure Plan presented bythe government in 2011.

The update confirmed:“Infrastructure is vital to thesuccess of any modern economy; itdrives growth, creates jobs andgenerates the networks that allowbusinesses and organisations tothrive. Investing in and improvingthis country’s infrastructure inorder to make the UK globally

competitive is a key part of thegovernment’s economic strategy.”

Significant reform in itsapproach to infrastructuredelivery will see the governmentcreate an enhanced team ofcommercial specialists inInfrastructure UK, streamlineplanning and regulation all withthe main aim of bringing forwardprojects and reducing delay.

Capital spending plans willincrease by £3bn per year from2015-16, transport infrastructurewill have more investment withsignificant support for the largestprogramme of investment in therailways since Victorian times andUK Guarantees will be providedfor major infrastructure projects.

Back in 2011 the governmentidentified 40 priorityinfrastructure investments that ithas made clear will be progressedwithout delay - a number of whichare based in or will directly impacton the North West region.

One such scheme will seesignificant improvement to one ofthe busiest stretches of the M60between junction 12 and 15 nearSalford, Greater Manchester. Aproject that will certainly help theregion keep people and goods

moving freely. The Mersey Gateway Bridge is

another major road networkimprovement that will impactmassively on the region. Theproject will deliver a six lane tollbridge that will cross the Merseybetween Runcorn and Widnes andis on target to commence as earlyas late 2013 or early 2014providing another much neededMersey river crossing.

Not only will the region benefitfrom major road networkimprovements, major cities acrossthe region will play a role in aninter-city high speed rail schemeknown as High Speed 2 (HS2).This scheme will see the majorcities of the Midlands and theNorth connected to the extensive,Europe-wide high speed network.

Alongside HS2 another key railnetwork development will see aprogramme of targeted upgradesto the railway in the North ofEngland that will connect majortowns and cities via The NorthernHub. This is scheduled tocomplete in 2019 and will see upto 700 more trains run each dayproviding space for 44 millionmore passengers a year.

Liverpool Waters, a £5.5bn

development that will see a 60-hectare dockland area transformedinto a world-class mixed-usewaterfront, will greatly enhanceLiverpool city and the surroundingarea, as will a £300m in-rivercontainer port known as Liverpool2. Both projects are on target to bebuilt by 2015. The Liverpool 2facility promises the creation of5,000 jobs and will add half amillion containers annually to thePort of Liverpool.

These examples demonstratethat infrastructure improvementsand developments really areramping up and look set tobenefit the economy. That saidthere are many environmentaland sustainability impactsassociated with infrastructure,and in an attempt to addressthese impacts the government isdedicated to ensuring thatinvestment is ear marked forrenewable energy projects thatwill look to offset the carbon usedduring construction.

Drax Power in North Yorkshirehas been offered a UK Guaranteeworth up to £75m to undertake apartial conversion of its powerstation from coal to biomass,which will see the conversion of

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three of its six generatorsconverted to sustainable biomass.

Closer to home at the Port ofLiverpool an investment of £150mto develop a facility for a biomassimport, storage and out-loading torail facility is being pushedforward.

As well as investing in specificsustainable technologyinfrastructure projects, such asthe biomass facility at the Port ofLiverpool much emphasis is beingplaced on rating theenvironmental benefits of allinfrastructures and ensuring thatefforts are made to incorporaterenewable technologies in allfuture builds.

It is safe to say that much of theinvestment in infrastructure thatwill enter the North West regionwill impact positively on theregions economy by creating jobs,attracting further inwardinvestment and improving thecarbon footprint.

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Fiveassociatesolicitors atNorth Westlaw firmStephensonsSolicitorsLLP havebeenpromoted to

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Rachel Adamson has over 19years’ experience and hasdefended high profileinvestigations and prosecutions.

Wills and probate solicitor RobGore qualified at Stephensons in2001 and has specialised in thisarea of law ever since.

Alistair Gregory joinedStephensons 12 years ago from theInland Revenue and frequentlyrepresents individuals, companiesand directors in the High Court.

Claire is head of the family teamat the St Helens office andqualified as a solicitor atStephensons in 2001.

Louise Hebborn also completedtraining to become a solicitor withStephensons, and manages thefirm’s property litigation team.

Stephensons has offices aroundManchester, St Helens, Wigan,Leigh, Bolton, Partington andAltrincham.

GVA appoints two new graduate

surveyors

Two newgraduatesurveyorshave joinedthe Liverpooloffice of GVA,the UK’slargestindependent

commercial property advisor.James Ratcliffe and Stuart Paskins

were both appointed after completingtheir studies in Real EstateManagement at Oxford BrookesUniversity, and their addition to theteam is part of a wider growthstrategy within the company for2013. As part of its scheme, GVA isaiming to increase the recruitment ofnew and existing talent.

Patrick Whitby, GVA’s seniordirector, says: “The investment inemerging talent is a greatopportunity to ensure we continueto provide a fresh approach to anever-changing property market, and

thereby to provide our clients withthe very best service possible.”

Promotion leads to new head of

North West Saunders Partnership

Architects office

Saunders Partnership Architectshas promoted Sarah Bolsover ashead of its strategic North Westoffice in Manchester city centre.

Sarah, an associate director, willlead anexperiencedteamworking withhigh profileclientsincluding:Tesco,Waitrose,Barratt

Homes, Crest Nicholson, SolumRegeneration, Land Securities andManchester City Council.

Sarah says: “I see this as anextremely exciting opportunity andI am really looking forward toworking with the rest of Saunders’Group offices across the country tofurther raise the profile of thepractice in this region.”

Bruntwood appoints director of

Liverpool

UK commercial property companyBruntwood has appointed Colin

Sinclair as itsdirector ofLiverpool.

Colin, who isalso directorof propertymarketing,waspreviously

chief executive at MIDAS(Manchester’s Investment &Development Agency) until 2010,when he first moved over toBruntwood.

During his time with the companyso far, Colin has already drawn on hisexperience from MIDAS and movedthrough various directorial positions.

He joined Bruntwood to lead on thefirm’s expansion in Manchester, andwas tasked with finding growthopportunities outside its core officemarket.

He has also helped Bruntwooddevelop in the science, biomedical,technology and digital markets asthe director of special projects; andin January 2013 the companyachieved its highest ever-recordedenquiry levels.

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SARAH WILLIAMS

‘Give it 110%’BuzzwordMeaning:

Few office-sayings annoy themasses as much as our buzzwordfor this issue - or, in this case,buzz-phrase. Most of us will agreethat at one point or another ourbosses pile on the workload andexpect a little too much, butwhat employees across the UK(and, no doubt, the workingworld) find hardest to swallow iswhen they're asked to achieve the

impossible - to give it 110%.100% is the maximum, the whole.It is therefore mathematicallyimpossible to give any more. Itcan't be done. Yet our bosses seemto think they inspire moreenthusiasm in their work forcewhen they ask for that little bitmore, that extra 10%. And don'teven get us started on theemployers who demand“200% commitment”...

This is how much the proposed Exhibition Centre Liverpool will boost

the city’s economy by each year once it is complete, according to

Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson. A detailed planning application has

been submitted to Liverpool City Council and, if permission is

granted, construction will begin in autumn 2013 to open for business

in spring 2015. The development will form part of ACC Liverpool and

luxury brand Pullman has also been welcomed on-board as the

preferred hotel company for the scheme.

£40mVital statistics

The effect that the current economic climate would have on our occupiers andtheir office requirements. With budgets tight, tenants expect high qualityaccommodation and the very best facilities at a reasonable price. We’ve made itour priority to offer flexible office space so that even the smallest of companiescan be part of a thriving business community and have access to state-of-the-art facilities. Being proactive and working closely with our tenants has given usthe insight into what businesses really want and we’re responding to that.Communication really is the key and we’re always proactive in being a step aheadof our competitors.

I believe 2013 will see thebottom of the commercialproperty market with a slowlyincreasing demand thereafter. Isee an increased emphasis onsustainability and connectivitywith occupiers giving significantconsideration to energyefficiency and sustainablefeatures of a building in order tomitigate excessive energy billswith ultra-fast fibre technologyexpected as standard. Likewiselandlords, such as ourselves, willbe looking to providecompetitive accommodationboth in terms of pricing andspecification to provide costeffective grade A businessspace of the future.

In mycrystal ball…

asset manager, Ashtenne North West

HOME

I’ve picked the India Buildings, notbecause it’s an attractive building,but because of my family connectionto it as my father-in-law used towork for Ocean Group, and he sold itfor them in 1989.

The building of it started in 1925 forit to be the biggest building inLiverpool at that time.

It’s survived the test of time afternearly being leveled by the Blitz, whenthe Corn Exchange building which wasopposite was bombed and set alight andflames blew across to the India Buildings.

It also shares a common link to theChrysler building, with both beinglinked to the underground.

AWAY

I worked in New York in the Chryslerand I felt like I had a privileged

commute from Tribeca and then on thesubway to Grand Central terminal,which is famous and has featured inlots of films.

You could then walk through themain concourse through the hustle andbustle of the city or take the tunnel inand the building’s got a very famousmural on the ceiling in the reception.It’s massive, and it’s art deco.

My office was on the 42nd floor andI’d look out the window straight at theManhattan skyline. I’d feel privileged tobe in such an iconic building with sucha view down town.

For me it’s having that personalconnection with the Chrysler building,plus it’s a building people know.

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When surveyor Jonathan Lowejoined the property consultancyfirm GVA as a graduate back in2007 he had no prior knowledgeof working in the industry.

Armed with an Economicsdegree from his time at universityin Manchester though, as well asan interest in buildings which hehas inherited from his architectfather and a thirst for a thrivingcareer, the company still spottedhis potential straight away.

“I studied economics atManchester so when I left school Ididn’t exactly know that I wantedto be a surveyor, but I wanted tochoose a degree that would allowme to have a broad range ofskills,” says Jonathan. “I choseeconomics in the first instanceand then throughout the degree Iwas trying to decide what Iwanted to do with it and I wantedsomething that was a bit moretangible, rather than economics,so I started to get interested inproperty.

“I started to do a bit of researchin my final year of university, andthen I went away travelling toSouth America. I decided properlythat I wanted to do it while I wasaway, and when I came back inAugust 2007 I started applying tovarious companies.”

Having grown up inBirmingham, where GVAoriginates from, the 28-year-oldwas aware of the scale of themulti-regional company and itsstrong reputation, and set hissights on joining its team.

He was soon welcomed into thecompany’s Liverpool office andexplains: “I applied to GVA as agraduate with no previousworking experience in property,so I came in and was immediatelyput on the Assessment ofProfessional Competence (APC)programme. With that I had to beput through a part-time Masterscourse at Liverpool John MooresUniversity.

“The majority of people will go touniversity and study at, sayReading or John Moores, which areRICS accredited degrees. MyEconomics degree was obviouslynot accredited so I almost had to doa conversion course which was theMasters part-time over two yearsbut I did that in conjunction withthem. The majority of people don’tdo it the way round that I’ve doneit; it is an unusual way to do it.

“Going in and not knowinganything about property, it gaveme a lot of confidence really thatthey’d invested in me from thebeginning and were willing to put

me onto the course as well.” The APC course Jonathan was

put through by GVA required himto build up experience withinvarious areas of the company,although he has generallyremained working within the

agency department.As well as investing time and

training into Jonathan’s career, heexplains that GVA has also trustedhim with big responsibilities fromthe start, allowing him to learnand progress while doing the job.

It’s this aspect of work basedlearning and being thrown in atthe deep end that Jonathan hasvalued most about his careerwithin the company so far.

“It’s very empowering in a way,being given all thatresponsibility,” he says. “It isscary, don’t get me wrong, but itdoes motivate you to do well. Ithink if you’re not given theresponsibility at an early age you

can just become a bit stale andbored, whereas I was always kepton my toes.

“They’ve given me the trust andthat has hopefully been reflectedin a good job that I’ve done. Onthe back of that you get betterwork to deal with and can buildfrom there.”

So far Jonathan has already hadthe opportunity to deal with anumber of high profile clients on

Jonathan Lowe has always had an interest in property. However hewasn't sure how to turn that and his degree in Economics into acareer. Luckily GVA spotted his potential and the rest, as they say, ishistory. Move Commercial met Jonathan to find out more.

By Natasha Young

[email protected]

Rising throughthe ranks

Going in and not knowing anythingabout property, it gave me a lot of confidence really that they’dinvested in me from the beginning.

““

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projects across the north ofEngland; from advising NationalGrid on acquiring strategicproject sites from Stoke toCarlisle, and giving agency andmarketing advice to Bruntwoodon their 42,000 sq ft refurbishedoffice building in Bootle, toadvising on Urban Splash’s newacquisition of New Hall Cottagesin Fazakerley and working with

the Ministry of Justice todispose of surplus magistrates’courts in Southport andKnowsley.

While his role has beenrelatively consistent, but withmore and more high profileinstructions and larger clients todeal with as his skills andexperience continue to develop,he remains focused on the job in

hand but is confident that somegood prospects lie ahead for hiscareer in the city.

“I don’t tend to look too farinto the future really. I’m justlooking to promote my ownpersonality and skills and stylewithin the market with a view toadding value with everythingthat I do,” adds Jonathan.

“The Liverpool market is very

exciting at the moment though.We’ve got a number of excitingprojects that are coming throughthe pipeline at the moment.Firstly there’s Peel’s LiverpoolWaters, and then there’s theMersey Gateway Bridge whichare really large infrastructureprojects making Liverpool, at themoment, a very exciting place towork for a young professional.”

Jonathan Lowe Rising Star

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The Halewood plant, which wasbuilt in 1962 by Ford MotorCompany, is the town's largestemployer. It became a Jaguarplant, under Ford ownership, in2000 (the first Jaguar X-Type wasproduced in 2001), beforebecoming a Jaguar Land Rovermanufacturing facility with thefirst Land Rover Freelander 2rolling off the production line in2006. Tata Motors became thenew owners of Jaguar Land Roverin 2008 and the first Range RoverEvoque was produced atHalewood in 2011.

Operations director Richard Elsehas been at Jaguar Land Rover for24 years, having joined as agraduated trainee in 1989 beforeholding a number of seniorpositions in productionoperations, manufacturingengineering, launch and quality.

Today Halewood is a full bodyand assembly plant including:press shop, body assembly, paintshop, and trim and final. Halewoodbuilds two models on the sameproduction line - the Land RoverFreelander 2 and the Range RoverEvoque. The site covers 300 acresand employs more than 4,500people, treble the number justthree years ago.

One of the key drivers behind theincrease in staff was the plant’smove to 24 hour production inAugust 2012, something that hasprovided quite a boost to theindustry given the tough times

being experienced by many."Making the decision to move

Halewood to a 24 hour operationwas a key moment for us," saysRichard. "It is the first time in our50 year history that we haveoperated 24 hours across the plant.The workforce and unions wereinvolved in the decision andultimately it has helped us increaseproduction and reduce waitingtimes for our customers. Thedecision had a knock-on effect withour suppliers of course, so weinvolved them in the discussionstoo. Many suppliers, includingthose in the North West, had toincrease their workforces andincrease production to keep upwith us. It has been a big challenge,but a successful one."

As part of the move JLR had tomake some changes to the plant.

“We invested around £5m inwhat the body construction teamcall the kipper rack, which is aclever robot and racking systemwhich operates 24/7, without it,the move to 24 hour productionwould not have been possible,”says Richard. “We also needed toinvest in an external logisticsfacility, creating 300 jobs inEllesmere Port through ourlogistics partner DHL, to helpstore all the extra parts.”

Of the 1,000 new jobs created bythe increase in production, thevast majority were taken byworkers from the Liverpool CityRegion. This built on the 1,500

jobs it created in 2011, when againthe majority of these roles werefilled from the local area.

“It is vital that we take on theright people with the right attitudefirst and foremost," she says. "Wehad over 30,000 applicants for the1,000 positions in 2012, so we areconfident we have the right people.We had some great support fromKnowsley and Liverpool councils,PERA and the National

Apprenticeship Service to help fillthe roles. Approximately 2,000 ofour employees will have graduatedas a Level 2 IntermediateApprenticeship by the end of thisyear and we are really proud tohave brought in so many people ofall ages and helped them to achievethis national qualification.”

As well as being the largestemployer in the area and thusplaying an essential role in thelocal economy, the plant has alsobeen crucial in the regeneration ofthe district.

“It might be too early to say justhow much regeneration our morerecent growth is having on the localarea but Halewood and Speke seemto be much more lively now,” saysRichard. “It is important toremember that a number of our keysuppliers also operate close by or inthe wider North West and they toowill have grown to support thegrowth in the plant. For example,IAC, adjacent to us, have seen their

workforces increase four-fold in thelast few years, so growth atHalewood is having a big impact onthe local area”.

And it seems that growth is setto continue.

“We sell our vehicles to over 170markets and we are seeingexciting growth in the emergingmarkets such as Brazil, Russia,India and of course China,” saysRichard. “It is these emergingmarkets that provide the biggestopportunities for Jaguar LandRover in the coming years.”

This year Halewood celebrates 50 years since its creation. The small district, inthe borough of Knowsley, was built up around the growth of one major firm, towhich it owes much of its successful regeneration - Jaguar Land Rover.Operations director Richard Else tells Move Commercial why the manufacturer isso important to the area.

A driving force

By Christine Toner

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““Many suppliers, including those in

the North West, had to increase

their workforces to keep up with us.

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Mover & ShakerRichard Else, operations director, Jaguar Land Rover


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BusiestCannes Do yetThe great and the good of the property market came together to celebratethe annual Cannes Do at No4 St Paul's Square. The event, organised byProfessional Liverpool, was the busiest yet with over 550 of Liverpool'sfinest in attendance. Over £10,000 was raised on the day for children'shospice Claire House.

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1. Peel. 2. Gaynor Lanceley & Tracy Thompson (both of Paul Crowley Solicitors). 3. Some of the guests getting into the spirit of Comic Relief Red Nose Day. 4. ECF.

5. Jones Laing LaSalle. 6. Javad Hosseini (Shenstone) & Paul Roberts (Core Property Management). 7. Keppie Massie. 8. The dinner guests enjoying the humorous review

by Stuart Keppie & Andrew Lovelady. 9. Hitchcock Wright. 10. John Spencer, William Baldwin (Sutcliffes), Louise Davies (Plus Dane) & Sue Patterson (GB Group).

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Cannes Do 2013 Key events

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11. Move Commercial. 12. Deirdre O'Leary & Sarah Prescott (both of Santander). 13. The Cannes Do largest turnout yet. 14. Andrew Lovelady & Stuart Keppie entertain

the guests with a lighthearted review. 15. Helen Kirkham & Kelly Wakefield (both of GVA) with Robin Ellis (Downing). 16. Malcolm Irvine (2020 Liverpool), Jonathan

Owen (Sutton Kersh) & Stuart Shapley (Rightmove). 17. Richard Yates, Kate Tunnicliffe & Stuart McArthur (all of Laing O' Rourke). 18. Professional Liverpool.

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Take up of the Green Deal amongst the domestic energy market has grown steadilysince its launch at the end of January. Almost 2,000 people have signed up for the initial assessment and a small number of customers have already had theirspecified energy saving measures installed.

By Marya McCann

ue to the complexities oftenure and ownershipGreen Deal for thecommercial property

market will not be rolled out untillater this year although, ultimately,energy consultants believe it will bea positive move forwards for bothlandlords and tenants. Forlandlords the energy savingmeasures will increase the value ofcommercial property and fortenants these measures will bringdown fuel bills and save money.

Research from the UK GreenBuilding Council puts into contextthe current level of carbonemissions from commercialproperty compared with homes:26% of carbon emissions comefrom Britain’s 26 million homeswhereas a massive 17% ofemissions come from the 1.8million commercial buildings.

As it does within the domesticmarket Green Deal funds a range ofimprovements covering insulation,heating, glazing andmicrogeneration. But further tothese measures for commercialproperty it also funds lighting,mechanical ventilation and heatrecovery. Indeed, as technologydevelops The Energy Trust hintsthen even more energy savingmeasures will be included.

Graham Jack, technical directorat Green Deal Manager, a NorthWest based installer, provider andadviser, thinks that potentialsavings within the commercialproperty market will be muchgreater than within the residentialsector, mainly due to the fact thatcommercial properties are usuallyso much larger and open plan thanhomes.

“We are looking forward tooperating in this market,” he said,“But at the moment the commercialversion of the assessment softwareis not in place. Also we don’t haveenough trained advisers who canassess commercial property, whichis a really complex exercise.”

The problems with the softwareassessment packages werehighlighted in February whenofficials from the Department ofEnergy and Climate Change(DECC) met with members of theUK Green Building Council. Theteam also stressed that more clarityis needed on how an assessmenttool will incorporate operationaldata into calculations.

In common with ‘the Golden Rule’assessment in homes (the centralpremise being that the financeadded to the energy bill for anenergy saving measure must alwaysreduce the overall fuel bill)

commercial properties will undergoa similar test. However, problemscould arise where a new occupiermoves into a building with a GreenDeal contract, but with verydifferent energy requirements to theprevious tenant who initiated themeasures. In effect, it could renderthe Golden Rule calculationincorrect.

But once these technical glitchesare fixed it is believed that thismarket will really take off. Solarshading, low flow taps and lightingwill make up a really big part ofGreen Deal for non-domesticcustomers. Graham highlights LEDlighting as one of the most costeffective measures to be offeredthrough the Green Deal, withthe capacity to pay foritself within twoyears. “There isno othermeasure with such ashort pay back timeframe,” he says.

As the tenant is usuallyresponsible for the electricity billthe tenant will also pay back thecost of the improvements. Whilstthis could be viewed as a massiveincentive for landlords to welcomeGreen Deal projects they must beaware that should premises standempty, the responsibility will fall

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The Green Deal Spotlight

back on to them. The government may be hoping

that the Green Deal withincommercial property becomes aguiding principle in encouraginglandlords to update their premisesin the midst of a strugglingeconomic climate, which iskeeping lettings costs down asmuch as possible. Certainly, by2018 it will be illegal to letprivately rented residential orcommercial property that is belowa certain EPC rating (believed tobe “E”) and it is this which maykick start an interest in GreenDeal. Richard Twinn, policy andpublic affairs officer at the UKGreen Building believes that it isthis introduction of the MinimumEnergy Performance Standards forrented properties which will leadto a rise in take up of the scheme,

although this may not besignificant until the 2018deadline.

How Britain meets its climatechange targets through GreenDeal remains in contentionamongst the building industry. Atthe recent Ecobuild conference inLondon Paul King, chief executiveof the UK Green Building Council,led a debate on its impact with EdDavey, Energy and ClimateChange Secretary. Acknowledgingthat the industry was keen to getbehind the policy, and that he wasalready seeing the signs of amarket competing to provideaffordable finance, he said: ‘This isnot an excuse for government to

sit back and relax. It musthold its nerve and

back its ownhorse. The

Green Deal needs to be ahousehold name and governmentshould use other mainstreammechanisms such as stamp dutyor council tax to incentivise itstake-up.’

For example, as manycommercial leases are now of fiveyears or less, the Golden Rule islikely to apply only if the paybackperiod is longer than the lease, andlandlords may not be willing totake on the higher electricitycharge after the lease has ended.Further incentives to landlordsmay be necessary.

A spokesperson for the BritishProperty Federation echoes theconcerns which have already beenraised. Tom Younespour says:“The central premise of GreenDeal is attractive and goes someway to overcoming the split

incentive. However, oneimportant aspect for landlords toconsider is that tenants maychallenge the notion they shouldpay for improvements to alandlord’s asset.

“Tenants may need to seesupplementary benefits, such asimproved comfort levels resultingfrom Green Deal measures andwhen dealing with multi-letbuildings the requirement toobtain consent from all affectedbill payers for Green Deal chargesis likely to be impractical.”

Although it appears that theGreen Deal will have little effecton commercial property until2018 the retrofit industry is keento encourage both landlords andtenants to get involved inupdating premises and loweringenergy output.

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In a time when fuel poverty is onthe rise and energy companiesenjoy record profits, EnergySolutions is blazing the trail forbreaking from the demands of thecorporate giants and encouragingpeople to generate their ownpower. The company is investingheavily in the future of theindustry by providing an extensiverange of courses up and down thecountry. Mike Walker, founder ofEnergy Solutions, began his careeras a sales adviser with Buckles andworked his way up to become themanaging director of the mortgagedepartment. “That was sort of myplatform to senior management,”he says. “It gave me the skills thathelped me to become self-employed.”

Mike bought two branches ofWhitegates Estate Agents in 2000.Eventually he made the decision toinvest in a university degree inorder to enhance his credibility.

“I was doing propertydevelopment and thought, I need aqualification in this,” he says. “Ijust thought I needed a piece ofpaper to show people I knew what Iwas doing, but I didn’t really. I wasprobably more qualified than thestudents because I was actuallydoing it in practise.”

It was during his time at

university he took a course inrenewable energy andsustainability. He notes this as thebeginning of his journey ofdiscovery in energy solutions.

“That was the light bulbmoment,” he says. “To be honestthe course I went on wasn’t thatbrilliant and I sat there thinkingthat I could do a better job myself.”

Originally, he planned to re-writethe content and offer it back to theproviders along with his services asa trainer but had a change of heartwhen he saw a business opportunity.

“I wrote the course and then Ithought, I’m not going to take it backto them and offer them my services,I’m going to set it up myself. I got theaccreditation, got the approval and Ilaunched the company.”

It was the start of what wouldbecome a national organisationthat not only provides qualitysustainable solutions, but alsooffers others the training they needto help spread the conceptsthroughout the country. EnergySolutions now boasts courses ineverything from surveying andmanagement to Green Dealassessment and solar PV fittingand Mike estimates that it hastrained over 5,000 people over itslifetime.

Mike has a very specific vision

when it comes to the values of thecompany.

“Initially, it wasn’t about savingthe planet,” he says. “It was moreabout understanding the need forchange in the future. I could seethat certain energies were depletingand there was a need to be able togenerate our own, and that theneed was only going to becomegreater. It’s my children’s children’s

children’s future, and yours too. Iknow that the depleting fuels arejust being drained away by themassive growing consumption. Weneed to find other ways.”

One issue that concerns him isthe multitude of stories in the presslately that report on the massiveprofits generated by energycompanies as many householdsstruggle to pay their bills.

“The very best thing to do,”

advises Mike, “is to start looking atself-generation and come awayfrom the likes of what the energycompanies are demanding anddictating. There are schemes outthere like Eco, that are aimed atfuel poverty and that is coming intoforce as we speak.”

Another such scheme that hasbeen in the news recently is theGreen Deal. Energy Solutions has

now developed further coursesaimed at producing accreditedGreen Deal assessors.

“That’s going to be a massiveopportunity for employment,” saysMike. “It’s getting more renewablesout there in properties that maybecan’t afford the lump sums. It’s away of balancing the cost ofsomething with the savings it willbring to the property.”

Energy Solutions is a true success

When Mike Walker was unimpressed with the quality of a renewable energy class he tookin 2005, instead of complaining to the providers, he decided to write his own. Within thefirst six months, this single course had evolved into a successful company achievingmassive turnovers. Energy Solutions currently employs over 500 staff, and this numbercontinues to grow steadily as the company expands. Mike spoke to Move Commercialabout his journey as an entrepreneur and his visions of a sustainable future.

Looking to thefuture

It’s my children’s children’s children’s future,and yours too. I know that depleting fuelsare just being drained away by the massivegrowing consumption. We need to findother ways.

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story. The company has flourishedand is expanding rapidly, offeringmore courses and products. Whyhas Mike’s company been such aresounding triumph in an industrywhere so many others have failed?He puts it down to being flexiblein his approach.

“I think my secret is that I keepmy finger on the button,” he says.“The world moves much quickernow, some things can become hotand then some things just sort oflose interest. You have to beadaptable and open to change.”

The future of Energy Solutionslooks bright. Mike spends much ofhis time travelling the world insearch of new ideas; he explainshow he is keeping a constantwatch on the market in order tomaintain pace with all of thedevelopments.

“The likes of biomass boilers andair source heat pumps areextremely efficient. Wind turbinesand solar installations generatefree energy, so these are the futureinnovations, renewable productsthat we are constantly gatheringinformation on and working with.

“We have been around for a goodwhile. We now have longevity andwe are a strong company that isgrowing in renewables. As timegoes on we are employing newstaff and we keep our eye on new,innovative products that arecoming out.”

Walker fileDOB:

03/06/1964

Education:

BA (Hons), Building Surveying,Liverpool John Moores University(2007)

Career:

Worked his way up from salesperson to managing director ofthe mortgage department,Buckles (1995)

Bought two WhitegatesEstate Agents franchise branches (2000)

Founded Energy Solutions (2005)

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By Natasha Young

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The company initially made itsmark on the region with asuccessful bid to build Wirral’sWallasey Town Hall back in 1913,and these days it’s hard to strollthrough Liverpool city centrewithout passing one of Kier’simpressive creations.

As it prepares to celebrate thecentenary in July, KierConstruction has been reflectingon projects gone by with aportfolio that includes theLiverpool Empire Theatre,Martins Bank, the stone work onLiverpool’s MetropolitanCathedral, the entrances to theWallasey tunnels and the iconicLewis’ department store, rightthrough to more modernachievements including the HiltonLiverpool hotel and the Women’sInternational Centre for EconomicDevelopment.

Managing director, GaryWintersgill says: “Interestingly,we’ve been doing some studiesrecently on how many projectswe’ve actually built in and aroundMerseyside, and we reckon we’vebuilt over 650 projects. We’vebeen calculating what the real-term value is, or what the valuewould be in today’s money, andwe reckon there’s probably about£2.5bn worth of projects.

“It amazes me, the more we’vedug into our history and our legacy,what we’ve built over the years.”

Over the past century Kier’snorthern division has undergone

much reorganisation and namechanging to eventually drop theWilliam Moss title and be knownas it is today - Kier Construction(Northern). However its success inMerseyside has been consistentand the area is not only home tothe northern division’s main officeand more than 50% of its 230

workers, but is also a source formuch of its business.

Gary goes on to explain: “I’m themanaging director for thenorthern construction businessand the centre of gravity for us isthe North West, with our mainoffice being the Liverpool office. Ilook after offices in Liverpool,Manchester and Boston Spa,

which is near Leeds, but 50% ofour workload is coming from theLiverpool/Merseyside area and it’sa real key part for us.”

Over the last few years inparticular, Gary says KierConstruction has definitely reapedthe benefits of Liverpool’sregeneration, with projects such asthe Hilton and Tesco in LiverpoolONE helping the company to“maintain its critical size.”

He adds: “It’s about keeping thevolume up to keep peopleemployed basically. It’s not easyout there at the moment, it’s adifficult market.

“Clearly profitability is a realchallenge these days because it’s alot more competitive for work outthere at the moment. What we’retrying to do at northern is steeraway from the competitive marketas much as we can and over thelast few years we’ve tried to steerinto framework opportunitieswhere we can bring value tocustomers from the start; wherewe can develop the schemes andbe influential in the design anddevelopment of them within theiraffordability so we can manage thebudgets as well.

“The North West ConstructionHub is a real key framework for usin the north but nationalframeworks like the Academiesand P21 are key for us too.”

According to the managingdirector, Kier has experienced therecession slightly late in

comparison to other industries,due to its limited exposure to thecommercial market and largefocus on public sector projects.

He adds: “In 2012-13 theindustry started to feel the effectsof the public sector cutbacks.What we’re trying to do tocounteract that is look to newmarkets such as social housing.We’ve got our Kier Living brand,and we’ve got projects which aregoing to start on site in the NorthWest shortly; and we’re alsolooking to expand our fit-outmarket as well. We’ve also got abusiness in a business called INRwhich is our interiors andrefurbishment business.

“Again it’s about keeping theintegrity of the business andkeeping it at the size we want butspreading our tentacles wider.”

Gary believes things are beingdone to help the constructionindustry through tough times, butclaims there’s “never enough beingdone and that’s the biggest issue.”

He says: “I think historicallyconstruction has been seen as oneof the primary drivers to point usout of recession and I think peoplecan see that at the moment butuntil the government gets hold ofthe debt issues it isn’t prepared tospend that money, and I thinkthere’s initiatives out there thathave been designed to help theconstruction industry but it’s theprocess they have to go through tobe made ‘shovel ready’.”

Kier Construction (Northern) first arrived in Merseyside 100 yearsago under the William Moss and Sons name, and over the yearshas helped shape the area’s cultural heritage and Liverpool’sfamous skyline.

A century of success

We've builtover 650projectsworth about£2.5bn.

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In the meantime it is importantto Kier that working in constructionremains attractive for people.

Gary himself joined Kier as agraduate civil engineer back in1994, and has worked his way upthrough the company before takingthe helm at the northern division.

He’s helped continue drivingKier Construction to success, andthe company has been namedNorth West Contractor of theYear, won environmental andsustainability accolades, and werehighly commended in the NationalEnergy Awards finals.

“From a business perspective aswell we’ve just been awarded

Investors in People (IIP) Gold,which is a fantastic accolade to getbecause of all the companies thatapply for IIP accreditation only 3%get to the gold standard,” says Gary.

“That’s a reflection of how wellwe look after our staff and workwith them and continue to developthem because the easy thing to doin times of recession is cut budgetsand training programmes and allthat sort of stuff, but we’ve got tokeep building for the future.”

Kier Construction has an in-house apprenticeship programmeand runs foundation degrees, butGary adds: “People say to me‘would you encourage your

children to go into construction?’and it’s difficult to say yes or no atthe moment because it is a reallytough market, but unless we cankeep that pipeline of peoplecoming in then we’re really goingto struggle in 10-15 years timebecause construction is not goingto go away.

“Training is a huge part of Kier,and I think that’s led right fromthe top and always has been.That’s why we’ve got lots of staffwith 25 years plus of servicewho’ve been with us for a longtime because they can see acareer path.”

Kier’s 100

years in

Merseyside

1913 – Having firstestablished inLoughborough in 1820,William Moss & Sonsbecame involved in WallaseyTown Hall and went on toprosper in Merseyside foreight decades.

1925 – Liverpool Empirewas completed.

1932 – Constructioncompleted on Martins Bank.

1984 – William Moss & Sonsacquired by French Kier.

1986 – French Kier takenover by Beazer with WilliamMoss & Sons becoming MossNorthern Ltd, Kier NorthWest Ltd and then MossConstruction Northern Ltd.

1990 – Hanson Group tookover Beazer in 1990 butretained Moss namecontinued to thrive inMerseyside.

1992 – Kier Group boughtitself out of Hanson Groupand Moss ConstructionNorthern Ltd traded for awhile before being re-named Kier North WestLtd; a trading arm of KierRegional.

2009 – Hilton Liverpoolcompleted and then openedin January 2010.

In recent years there hasbeen organisationalrestructuring of the trading divisions of KierGroup, and Kier North Westis now known as KierConstruction Northern.

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Renewable technologies and systems Lunch debateBy Suzanne McGuckin

With many major infrastructure projects and commercial developments being given the green lightand the government’s promise to invest significantly in projects that will drive growth in the UKeconomy, we look at the importance of sustainability in future developments and look at howexisting commercial property stock can adopt renewable technologies and systems. We broughttogether Patrick Richardson of Concept LHP and Roger Burton of Nvirohaus to discuss.

How important is it that projects

address sustainability issues and

how easy is it to incorporate

renewable systems and

technologies into a project?

Patrick Richardson: It makesabsolute sense for all newdevelopments to use renewableenergy systems. Even if adeveloper doesn’t know anythingabout renewable energy theyunderstand that there is a need forit. Natural progression andadvancements has meant that

more and more projects are usingmore efficient systems andtechniques by default; air tightbuildings for example. Theinstallation of renewable systemssuch as biomass, solar and radiantheat panels, all of which offer costeffective, efficient light, heat andpower solutions can be easilydesigned into new buildings withease. Roger Burton: The way we buildhas moved on. A lot of newtechnology has emerged, and

building processes have adapted. Ifyou consider, for example, theadvancements in glazing fromwhere we were 50 years ago thetechnology available and thequality of the products on themarket has improved significantly.

Ongoing partnerships betweenarchitects and developers havehelped drive the design ofinnovative and more efficientproducts. A lot of new systems andproducts come about from R&D(research and development) and

very often we see new productsand systems designed and broughtto market.What are the biggest hurdles

that have to be overcome when

attempts are made to

incorporate renewables?

RB: Some of my clients arereluctant to go beyond what isfamiliar in terms of materials andskills. Increasingly as we try to getbuildings that perform better Ihave to encourage my clients tostart thinking about alternatives.

Roger Burton

director at Nvirohaus

Renewable Technologyin Construction


One example is the considerationof off site fabrication. PR: It is true that some developersshy away from incorporatingsystems and technologies becausethey know little about them. It isdown to us as suppliers andinstallers of renewable systems toinform and educate the sector,helping them understand theoptions available and identify themost cost effective route for theirproject. Another hurdle thataffects those looking to installretrofit systems is getting thebanks to allow investment. I havehad clients looking to installrenewable systems who areunable to proceed because theycannot get the finance tocomplete. Until the governmentstarts forcing the banks to lend onsuch projects there will always becommercial developers looking toincorporate systems who simplycan’t afford them.How easy is it for renewable

resources to be implemented. Is

there an issue with skills

shortages?

PR: There are new skills that willhave to be learned especially withrenewable energies. A lot ofrenewable technologies andsystems are specialist and requireinstallers to acquire a whole newskills set. Solar PV for example isone technology where installershave to be suitably qualifiedbefore they can undertakeinstallation jobs. As I said earlierdevelopers only have to approachsuppliers and designers who havefull knowledge of the varioussystems. Part of my ongoingcommitment to the commercialsector is to work closely with themto help them understand theirrequirements and what systemswill best suit their project. RB: All professions need to raisetheir game and skills level. The

interesting thing that is happeningis there are a lot of new skillsemerging across the wholerenewables market. There is awhole part of the constructionindustry that is still verytraditional in its approach. We are

trying to build sophisticatedbuildings with intelligent lightingand environmental systems but weare still using some very oldtechnology. At what stage should designers

and developers look to

incorporate renewable

technologies, systems and

resources?

PR: The construction sector isfortunate in that designers andarchitects can design low carbonbuilding from the onset. Making

sure the overall design of thebuilding leads to a built projectthat is as efficient as it canpossibly be. RB: Get the building right in thefirst place to make it performbetter. The fabric of the buildingneeds to be right to reducedemand before you start to look atinstalling retrofit systems.

In order to make a planningapplication these days each projecthas to have an energy appraisal.The ideal is to have a well-designed building so that demandfor energy is minimal even beforerenewable heating, lighting and

power systems are designed. A large portion of the UK’s

commercial property is existing

stock. What can be done to

address sustainability issues

with them?

RB: We need to look at theexisting building stock and theinefficiency of them. There aretechnical limits on what we can doto bring them anywhere near up tothe standards we expect or arerequired to achieve today.

There is a lot of existing stock

out there that we simply can’tbrush aside and rely on buildingnew to modern standards toaddress low carbon targets. We aregoing to have to be able to retrofitin these buildings.PR: Existing stock will always be atricky one. The fabric of existingbuildings is more often than notpoorly designed from asustainability perspective. Theyare often highly inefficient when itcomes to heating and lighting.Retrofitting systems can go someway towards helping alleviate theproblems existing stock brings.The right choice of system isparamount. What are your thoughts on

pipeline construction projects?

RB: It is essential that thegovernment pumps money intoinfrastructure and construction inthe UK. It is proven that moneyinvested into the constructionindustry comes back about 2.8times into the economy. There area lot of local materials going into

our building stock, stone, cementetc. The industry also employs alot of local labour. This can only bea good thing for the economy.

One issue however, is the leadtimes with infrastructure andmajor construction projects. Majorplans take a long time to gothrough planning and publicenquiry. Until the cash startsgetting spent and the shovel is inthe ground the real money doesn’tcome into the economy.Infrastructure programmes justtake time and it could be a fewyears down the line until theystart to bear fruit. PR: There are a lot of excitingplans for the UK and the NorthWest in particular. All willundoubtedly bring inwardinvestment and should, if designedwith sustainability and efficiencyin mind, impact positively on theenvironment. Do construction / development

companies employ sustainability

specialists?

RB: I sit on the RIBA SustainableFutures Group. A lot of the workwe do is looking at how we caneducate our members to engagefully with the other professions. Toachieve good sustainability inprojects going forward we need aninteractive approach that seesevery team involved workingtogether to achieve the end goal.We need to ensure members havefull knowledge of how you achievewell-designed low carbonsustainable building. PR: Working with companies whohave knowledge of the low carbonsector through specialists helpsspeed up the process of designingand installing systems. For thosewho don’t employ the skills of aspecialist we can act as theirspecialist.How does installing renewables

in building projects impact on

the wider community?

RB: Think about it not on anindividual building basis but as awhole community and what isbeing developed around it. Weneed to think about how uses canbe mixed so that people can liveand work in the same environment.Consideration should be given totransportation systems and howpeople will move arounddevelopments. Don’t just thinkabut the building – think about itholistically encouraging people towalk and cycle to work. PR: The government must put thejigsaw together when looking tocreate communities around

“It is down to us as suppliers and installers of

renewable systems to inform and educate

the sector.

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infrastructure and commercialprojects. You can create a lowcarbon, low energy demandcommunity with efficientcommercial and domestic buildingsbut unless you have, for instance,a transport policy we really willstruggle to create the biggerproject that impacts across allsectors. RB: There has to be a partnershipbetween landowners, developersand the local authorities. Thereshould be a master plan containingthe entire sustainability strategy.This plan should look at all aspectsof a development and the futureperformance of a building, how itis powered, how people movearound in and around them, howthings can be integrated todevelop a more sustainablecommunity.PR: We are working with one ofthe biggest waste recyclers inMerseyside using a CHP systemburning 200 tones of waste a year.They burn the waste simplybecause they don’t know what todo with it but they are nowlooking to work with a housingassociation which owns propertieson the border of his site, to bringsurplus heat to thesehomes. Thishighlightsthat ifyou

look at the situation on a broaderlevel you will spot opportunities tointegrate with the community anddevelop and share renewableprojects. What is being done locally to

demonstrate a commitment to

using renewable systems and

technologies?

PR: Something that is underway inLiverpool is the Smart CityScheme, which looks at trying tohook up all public buildings withprogrammable logic systems sothey can identify heat demand andgeneral energy demand. This willenable individual buildings tomonitor and manage much moreefficiently their requirements. Thisproject will also then help identifybuildings that would benefit fromretrofitting renewabletechnologies. What are the best ways to save

energy consumption and running

costs and contribute to the wider

environment?

RB: People could save a hugeamount of money if lights are justswitched off or if they use motionsensors. A huge amount of moneycould be saved each year simply bydoing this yet we talk of the green

deal and installing renewableenergy systems.

There are lots ofways to

save

money and energy even beforemajor investment.

Look at new buildings, forexample, which are generatingelectricity while at the same timegenerating surplus heat. Forcommercial building where theyhave high electricity demand theycould, through the use of CHP, forexample, divert surplus heat to beutilised in surroundingcommunities - have integrationbetween new and existing stock. What are your thoughts on the

Green Deal?

RB: There are some complications– the problem of the landlordtenant situation. It is already aninteresting one because by andlarge the landlord is heating thebuilding while the tenant isdealing with the electricity bill. Acontemporary well designed officebuilding wont need a lot ofheating. For example:

A tenant looks to lowerelectricity bills by installing LEDlighting which requires a fractionof the energy to produce the sameamount of light as a fluorescenttube but which gives off much lessheat. The investment in LEDlighting gives improved lightingquality and reduced energy usage,but also reduced heat output intothe space. This will then result in aneed to further heat the space.The landlord gets caught out byhaving to heat the building more.

Situations like this are seeingforward looking landlords comingup with other types ofrelationships with their tenants bystarting up inclusive tenancies(lighting and heating) which willresult in buildings being run in amuch more efficient way. How doyou then underlie this with theGreen Deal? Is it the tenant or thelandlord who will actually take onthe loan? You think it would sitwith the landlord when in actualfact it is the tenant who is gainingfrom the lower energy bills. PR: I mentioned earlier about thedifficulties some are experiencingin obtaining funding for theinstallation of renewabletechnologies. If the Green Dealcan come up with a solutionthen this will be a good thing.Time will tell if it will benefitthe commercial market, but Ibelieve, like with the domestic

offering, that end users can oftenget a better deal if they look forfinance through other options.As energy prices rise do you

think that this will drive more

project managers to look at

sustainable / renewable

technologies?

PR: Global energy prices aresoaring this is no secret.Renewable systems will becomeattractive even to the developerwho isn’t looking at it from anenvironmental perspective. Thecosts savings involved can besignificant and the type of systeminstalled can offer super efficientways of generating heat andpower. RB: I still see a lot of newcommercial developments thatreally ignore environmental issues– there is still this propensity forhighly glazed air-conditionedbuildings with raised floors withhigh lighting levels. High lightingfor example results in more energygoing into the space and moresolar gain, both of which result inmore heat - then there is therequirement for air conditioningsystems to cool the building. Weought to be able to design ourbuildings now to minimise thedemand for air conditioning.

“I still see a lot of new commercial developments

that really ignore environmental issues.

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Expert views Ask the panel

Were you impressed with the 2013 Budget?

“The government may be applaudedfor some of the initiatives in thebudget, such as the improvement inthe financial packages for sharedequity schemes as well as additionalbank guarantee support for newmortgage lending from 2014.However, there is a general feelingthat the budget has done little morethan tinker around the edges in termsof supporting the regions andparticularly the North West.Improvement in infrastructure isessential for economic recovery andthe £3bn per annum from 2015/16 ingovernment support may seemwelcome, but goes nowhere nearproviding the necessary support forinitiatives for the North West whichwere identified in 2011. Far morecould also have been done in terms ofproviding support such as interest freeloans and grants to establishedbusinesses for retention ofemployment, rather than increasingthe level of redundancies which iscurrently prevalent in all the regions.SMEs must receive greater supportand recognition as they are themainstay of the local economy. Itwould also be nice to see a moreconcerted effort to decentralise publicsector back up services out into theregions, as has previously beenproposed by the Lyons review.”

Stuart Keppie,

partner at Keppie Massie

“The most critical feature of thechancellor’s budget for propertydevelopers was the introduction of Helpto Buy, which is intended to supportpeople aspiring to own residentialproperty. With £3.5bn earmarked by thegovernment, it will undoubtedly providea very welcome boost to beleagueredhouse-builders as well as would-bebuyers. The strength of the measurewill only be fully known in a year or so,with the scheme set to go live fromJanuary 2014.

It was encouraging to see the launchof a consultation on allowing

commercial property to be convertedinto residential property within a SelfInvested Personal Pension (SIPP). Thiscould potentially offer major benefits toa SIPP that has invested in commercialunits that would realise best value bybeing converted into residential.

Legislation to remove the stamp dutyadvantage on certain property sub-sales should also help put a stop to thetax-avoidance schemes that werebecoming such a feature of the high-value residential property landscape.”

Peter Pownall, licensed conveyancer

at Morecrofts Solicitors

“I was certainly disappointed to see the chancellor continuing to sacrificethe declining high street retail market by refusing to reinstate emptyproperty rates. Retail development has dried up so it would have been niceto see the government offer more incentives for developers to kick startstalled projects. This year will likely see more administrations in thecommercial sector and increased retail vacancy levels. On the plus side, wehere at Goodman Wells were delighted to see the government talk ofeasing up on planning regulations to enable change of use from agricultureand retail uses to residential without the need for planning permission.

The highlight for us was to see the introduction of the ‘Help to Buy’scheme which aims to help home buyers onto the property ladder or moveup a rung. We hope this is a sign of good things to come for mortgagelending.”

Paul Burgess, partner at Goodman Wells

Now that the chancellor has laid out the government’s plans for how it willcontinue to manage the economy, we ask the experts whether this year’sBudget has what it takes to bring a boost the commercial property marketand construction industry.

“I think the answer is 'a lost opportunity’; there was little or nothing tostimulate growth especially in the private sector. Intervention is still needed,e.g. instead of being weighed down by taxes, these should be cut to getpeople spending – growth normally comes from consumers. There was verylittle to encourage SMEs - many businesses still “battening down thehatches”, i.e. holding off from investing. I am simply not seeing sufficientgrowth or impact emanating from the Bank of England’s Funding forLending Scheme, so whilst the banks and building societies can borrow atvery low rates, they don’t appear to be lending this money to businesses orindividuals. Following on this trail, the Help to Buy scheme which wasannounced appears so far to be very weak in terms of detail and could havean impact on house prices rather than assisting the construction industrywhich has undergone a torrid time.”

Lesley Martin-Wright, chief executive at Knowsley Chamber

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