RO Real Estate is delighted to announce that Kwik Fit is the latest national operator to come to Helix Trade Park, a new development at Solstice Park in Amesbury, as they continue to pursue their ambitious growth plans. Kwik Fit joins a variety of trade counter operators including Toolstation, Easy Bathrooms, and Motor Parts Direct. This leaves only two of the 11 units remaining, which are 3,420 sq. ft. and 3,415 sq. ft. in size but can also be combined to form 6,835 sq. ft.

RO Real Estate is pleased to announce that it has completed a new lease to NHS Shared Business Services Ltd ("NHS") at its Southampton office development, Waterside Place, situated on the harbourfront at Town Quay. NHS is the second tenant to take space in the newly refurbished Building 3 following the letting of the ground and first floors to EV Cargo Global Forwarding in February 2022. They join a variety of other occupiers on the wider Estate including Faststream Recruitme

The RO is delighted to announce that Taco Bell, Greggs, and GRIDSERVE are now open for business at Solstice Park in Amesbury, Wiltshire. GRIDSERVE has opened an Electric Super Hub at Solstice Park, which offers easy and reliable charging to those travelling on the A303. Eight High Power chargers have been installed at the location, powered entirely by net zero energy from GRIDSERVE's pioneering hybrid solar and battery farms, and capable of adding 100 miles in as little as f

Machine learning enabled power socket start up reduces energy costs by more than 20% Customers include Kier Group, University of Reading, and Reading Borough Council RO Capital Partners (“ROCP”), the RO Group’s venture capital arm, is delighted to announce that it has invested alongside Clean Growth Fund, Vectr7 Investment Partners LLP, and MMC Ventures in measurable.energy as part of a £4.5m Series A funding round. They join existing investor Bonheur ASA, the Norwegian-lis

Funds to aide EcoSync's rollout of ground breaking energy solution for commercial buildings. Innovation reduces heating costs by up to 50%. RO Capital Partners ("ROCP"), the RO Group's venture capital arm, is delighted to announce that its investee, EcoSync, the tech start-up founded by Oxford University engineers, has raised close to £1 million in its second seed funding round. ROCP announced its initial investment in EcoSync in October 2021. Existing investors ROCP, the Oxf

Family owned trading company, the RO, is pleased to announce the acquisition of 37 Park Row in Nottingham. The building is a modern multi let office property situated in a prime position on the corner of Park Row and Cumberland Place in the heart of Nottingham’s historic Castle Quarter and was acquired from Mayfair Capital. 37 Park Row is fully let to the undoubted covenants of Nottingham City Council and Thompsons Solicitors LLP. The office building comprises 26,513 sq. ft.

The RO Group announces that on 30th September 2022, SRG Parks Ltd acquired the two Charteroak luxury lodge parks in Cornwall, Stonerush Lakes and Southern Halt, from RO Group. The business will continue to operate as Charteroak and will continue to build on the success that the properties and their teams have achieved over the last ten years. Edward Rowlandson , Group Managing Director, RO Group said: “We are extremely proud of what we have created with the Charteroak brand.

RO Real Estate is delighted to announce that construction at the Helix Trade Park, a new development at Solstice Park in Amesbury, has now been completed. The Park is already 50% let to a variety of trade counter operators including Toolstation, Easy Bathrooms, and Motor Parts Direct. They join a large number of national occupiers on the greater Solstice Park including Screwfix, Howdens, Storage King, KFC, McDonalds, Co-op, Greggs, Harvester, Costa Coffee, Pizza Hut, Toby Car

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Cleantech business effectively monitors risk of Legionella in water systems, massively reducing waste. RO Capital Partners (“ROCP”), the RO Group’s venture capital arm, announces that it has led an investment round in InferSens (or “the business”) alongside the Oxford Innovation Fund, and Bruce Melizan, the former MD of Interserve’s support services division. ROCP’s contribution comprises £309,000 of the total £870,000 raised, which will be used as growth capital and to brin

The RO is delighted to announce that it has gained planning consent for a 5MW solar park on 20 acres of land at Potash Farm, located to the west of Milton Keynes. RO Energy will own the entire solar park asset and will trade the power that is generated from it. Over time RO Energy will look to expand its solar interests as the right opportunities present themselves. Edward Rowlandson, Group Managing Director, the RO, added: “We are incredibly proud to be launching a clean

sqft.capital is a platform for UK property developers to model deals and raise funding quickly and consistently RO Capital Partners (ROCP), the RO Group’s investment arm, announces that it has invested in sqft.capital (or “the Company”) alongside two other prominent investors: Sibner Capital and Peter Rollings. ROCP led the investment round with a total of £600,000 committed, the majority of which will be used as growth capital to develop and launch the company’s leading tec

The RO Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Norris, who has joined the RO Land team as Land and Planning Manager. Ed will primarily be based in the Group’s Potters Bar office. RO Land was established in 2020 to build on the Group’s existing successes in land acquisition and planning with the primary objective of adding value to land by unlocking its development potential. Ed joins the Group from Aitchison Raffety, where he has worked as a Senior Planning Consul

The RO Group is delighted to announce that Lily & Roo, the online jeweller, has moved its head office to Watford by entering a five year lease in the Group’s GNR8 property located at 49 Clarendon Road. Only one office suite remains available to let in the building. David Kershaw, Group Real Estate Director, the RO said: “This is a significant win for Watford and for the Group. Lily & Roo’s work has been featured in publications such as VOGUE, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar and The

The RO Group is delighted to announce that EV Cargo, the global logistics company, has taken space in the RO’s iconic waterfront property, 3 Waterside Place in Southampton. EV Cargo traces its roots back to 1963 and operates in 122 countries around the world. They are experts in freight management, carrying $60 billion of merchandise a year. EV Cargo has signed a ten year lease for 10,579 sq. ft. of prime office space on the ground and first floors of 3 Waterside Place. Th

The RO Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Cashmore who joins RO Real Estate in February 2022 as Investment Director. Nick will primarily be based in the Group’s London office. Nick joins from Ardstone Capital, where he has worked since 2015 and was Head of Investment Acquisitions, focused on UK and European real estate. He is experienced across all major sectors with a specific focus on office and industrial real estate in the UK. At Ardstone he worked on

RO Real Estate is delighted to announce that it has entered into a lease agreement with Toolstation, the multi-channel retailer of tools and building materials, at Helix Trade Park. Helix Trade Park is the first phase of a two-phase industrial scheme on Solstice Park, Amesbury, Wiltshire. This marks the completion of the first letting at Helix Trade Park, with five other units also under offer. Only five other units remain. Helix is the latest addition to the 160-acre mixe

Family owned trading company, the RO, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the freehold of 6 Bell Street, Maidenhead from LaSalle Investment Management for a consideration of £4.5 million. The property is let to three blue chip tenants: Aspen Pharmacare; Profitero, the leading eCommerce performance analytics platform; and La-Z-Boy, the American furniture manufacturing business listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Located in Maidenhead’s town centre, the office buildi

Real estate developer, the RO, is the latest firm to commit to the CUBE Competition, the UK wide competition set to deliver energy savings in commercial buildings when it launches in March of this year. RO’s participation in the competition supports their vision to create healthier workplaces and reflects a wider commitment to sustainable energy use, as demonstrated by the company’s history in ground-mounted solar energy developments, including its recent planning consent for

The RO Group is delighted to announce that Anker Innovations, a global leader in charging technology, has chosen Watford as the base for its UK operations. Anker has leased 1,520 sq. ft. in the GNR8 office building, located at 49 Clarendon Road, Watford and owned by the RO Group. Anker is an electronics company that specialises in wireless charging, car charging, and portable and wall chargers, and was established by Steven Yang in 2011 after working as a software engineer

The RO Group is delighted to announce that Stonebond Properties, housebuilder and property developer, has entered a five-year lease at One Suffolk Way, Sevenoaks. Following a difficult period over the Covid-19 pandemic for new lettings generally, the property sector is rebounding strongly. It is significant that the new letting at One Suffolk Way is to a property company, which amplifies the new vigour in the local property market. David Kershaw, Group Real Estate Director,

Testament to the strength of the industrial property market, the RO Group has sold an industrial property for a total consideration of £1.765m. The property which comprises Units 20 and 21 of the Woodside Industrial Park in Letchworth Garden City, was sold to Urban REIT Logistics. The sale marks the continuation of the RO Group’s asset plan to reinvest proceeds into larger core/core+ and development opportunities. Woodside Industrial Estate is a development of 26 units fro

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RO Land (“ROL”) was launched in Q1 of 2020 as a land promotion business focused on the northern Home Counties. Reflecting the wider RO Group’s diversified interests, ROL looks at land from a multi-faceted perspective whether the land use opportunity be for housing, industrial, energy or other commercial uses. To date we have secured four deals with two more in legal hands and plenty more under consideration. Current deals have the potential for delivering more than 250 homes.