UK Land & Property pockets Kier at the Estuary

7 January 09

In Merseyside's first letting in 2009, UK Land and Property has announced Kier as its latest tenant to come to the Office Quarter at The Estuary.

Relocating from Knowsley Industrial Park, the UK building and civil engineering contractor has taken (1,394 sq m) 15,000 sq ft of office space on a 10-year lease. Kier will join existing occupiers including Keepmoat plc, HBOS, Riverside Group and Littlewoods Home Shopping.

Located at The Estuary, Merseyside's flagship business park, the Office Quarter is a high quality campus style development, which offers occupiers an excellent transport network. As well as facilities such as David Lloyd, Marks & Spencer's and the Crowne Plaza hotel, located immediately adjacent.

The Office Quarter has 464 sq m (5,000 sq ft) immediately available and when fully completed, the scheme will total 13,006 sq m (140,000 sq ft) in buildings from 929 sq m (10,000 sq ft) to 3,716 sq m (40,000 sq ft).

On the letting, Ian Sherry, development director, UK Land & Property, commented: "Kier is a real coup for us and further demonstrates the extent and quality of the offering at Estuary. In this current climate it's comforting to see that the occupational market is still showing levels of significant activity and we have no doubt that the Kier brand will further enhance South Liverpool as Merseyside's out of town location of choice."

Nigel Brook, managing director, Kier NW added: "Our move to Estuary sends a strong message to the market that Kier is committed to the North West. It's a location, which we can be proud of and will provide the perfect platform to help grow the business across all sectors over the next five years. We are now carrying out the office fit out and, once complete in March next year, the scheme will house approximately 100 employees."

CBRE and King Sturge are joint agents for the scheme. Brabner Chaffe Street advised UK Land & Property.