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iCentre creating space for up to 1,000 new jobs in MK

Posted By: / September 2, 2015
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A business centre owner has warned that Milton Keynes is in danger of losing its magnet-like ability to attract great companies if it does not invest in commercial property.

Joe Muscat, owner of Bucks Biz business centres, has recently overseen a big investment at the iCentre, in Newport Pagnell, to create the space for up to 1,000 new jobs in MK. 

Joe said: “There is a great demand for space for offices needing to accommodate two, three, four and more people. Companies are being created all the time in our dynamic city and others are looking to move in because they want to be a part of MK or employ more people.

“Our great position in the UK makes MK a place where companies want to be based but it isn't as simple as saying “location, location, location. Landlords of commercial property like Bucks Biz must constantly look at how we can adapt our premises to meet what our customers want or they will go somewhere else and take the jobs with them.

“We pride ourselves in being able to create new units for our clients in two to three weeks after receiving a deposit.”

The iCentre, on Interchange Park, boasts in excess of 90,000 square feet of ultra-modern, eco-friendly buildings, which can all be adapted to accommodate different types of businesses. Businesses at the iCentre range from a recruitment agency to a beauty salon to a virtual indoor golfing company.

Joe Muscat added: “iCentre has been a fabulous success story, growing from zero occupancy when we started four years ago to now having more than 100 flourishing businesses. Growing in the teeth of a recession is something I am very proud of but now we are stepping up a gear with our clients. Having the space for immediate rents and on flexible contracts to meet the needs of our clients has been a key part of that success for our business.

“Taking it to the next level for us means even though our building work has ended our flexible approach to our space continues.

“If a client wants us to knock down a dividing wall to create the space they need, then if we can safely do it, we will!”

Space available includes high end offices, industrial and warehousing units, small workshops of as little as 200 square foot up to a 30,000 square foot distribution centre.