5 Mar 2021, 09:38
The joint venture behind the 120,000 sq ft Winsford scheme is preparing to start construction of the second phase of the industrial park after securing another letting.
Kier Property, in partnership with Maple Grove Developments and Yorvale, has agreed to let the 7,000 sq ft unit 7 to Ross Care, an NHS provider of mobility solutions.
Henry Martin, senior development manager at Kier Property, said: “This letting clearly demonstrates that the scheme is continuing to attract strong levels of interest from businesses looking for high-quality space to allow them to grow and expand.”
Ross Care joins Toolstation and Screwfix which signed for trade counter space totalling 9,000 sq ft last year.
Cairngorm Capital s Millbrook Healthcare acquires Ross Care
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01/02/2021 - 7:04pm
Millbrook Healthcare (Millbrook), a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital), has acquired Ross Care Limited (Ross Care).
The acquisition creates a national group with market leadership within the outsourced wheelchair and community equipment services sector.
Established in 1949, Ross Care is a major provider of wheelchair services and mobility equipment on behalf of NHS and local authorities. In addition to its community equipment service, Ross Care is the largest provider of wheelchair repair contracts in the UK. Headquartered in Wallasey, Ross Care has 18 service centres including four wheelchair clinical assessment centres across the north and north west of England.
Matthew Ord
Millbrook Healthcare, which provides community equipment and mobility-related services, has acquired a North West-headquartered wheelchair services specialist which was established in the 1940s.
Ross Care works with the NHS and local authorities. Its shops are located in Manchester, Ellesmere Port, Sheffield, Leeds and Sunderland, and the company also has 12 service centres across the UK.
The deal was sparked by the retirement of Michael Turner, Ross Care’s chairman and majority shareholder.
Phillip Campling, Millbrook’s chief executive, said: We are delighted to welcome Ross Care to our group – our shared expertise and commitment to our customers and communities makes this an obvious and complementary partnership.
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