ARCADIS AYH Birmingham has been appointed by PxP West Midlands, a brand new partnership that consists of regional development agency, Advantage West Midlands, Langtree and Bank of Scotland Corporate, as Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor for over £50 million of new commercial developments.  This innovative public/private sector partnership will develop, regenerate and invest in a diverse portfolio of properties and sites throughout the West Midlands. 

The partnership will use ARCADIS AYH's expert technical knowledge and local market experience to achieve continuing commercial success throughout the region and accelerate the completion of development projects on selected sites within the Agency's £160million property portfolio, including speeding up the delivery of strategic brownfield sites.

Mark Stapleton, Sector Director at AYH comments: "We have a unique position in the market in Birmingham, not only are we one of the UK's fastest growing QS and PM providers, we are the largest project management and quantity surveying offices in Birmingham.  Being well positioned at the heart of Birmingham's commercial activity and development whilst having a national reach, we can draw on considerable experience to drive the success of PxP.  This project will also see us play a part in significantly contributing to the ongoing regeneration of the West Midlands region."

PxP has taken over the responsibility for the development of eight of Advantage West Midlands' major development projects, including the 20-acre Bromsgrove Technology Park.  The other development sites are a mixture of inner city regeneration projects and edge-of-town high quality business park opportunities totalling over 130 acres.  The partnership will also manage Advantage West Midlands' portfolio of investment properties consisting of more than 600,000 sq ft of mixed-use accommodation for businesses.

Notes to Editors

ARCADIS AYH
ARCADIS AYH is a leading provider of construction and property consultancy services specialising in project management, cost management and associated consultancy services for real estate, property development and infrastructure projects. These include CDM 2007 Co-ordination, Move Management, Risk Assessment Health and Safety advice, Technical Due Diligence and Building Surveying.
Employing over 570 people throughout the UK ARCADIS AYH has offices in London, Camberley, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and following the merger into the ARCADIS group in 2005, and is now part of the third largest consultancy groups in Europe, and within the top 10 worldwide.
ARCADIS AYH's vision is to become the Consultant of Choice for both their Clients and Employees.
The key market sectors in which ARCADIS AYH operates are: Hotels & resorts, Retail & leisure, Stadia & sports, Commercial office fit out, Data centres, Commercial Development of Offices, Residential, Mixed use, Automotive, Logistics & Distribution, Manufacturing & engineering, Education, Welfare, Community, and Health, Energy, Transport, Utilities.

Langtree

Langtree is a specialist in urban renewal, operating as a developer and investor with a large mixed portfolio of properties across the UK, with a current property portfolio of 3.5 million sq ft.

Advantage West Midlands

Advantage West Midlands is the Regional Development Agency (RDA) for the West Midlands. It is one of nine RDAs in England that was established to transform the English regions through sustainable economic development.  Its role is to lead the economic development of the West Midlands, working alongside a wide range of public, private and voluntary sectors partners to help the West Midlands to prosper.