Axon Birch move to MediaCity:uk
Axon Birch have moved their development office to be a key part of the new and developing MediaCity:uk project, offering IT and software services to a new and growing market.
This is based in the Pie Factory, in the heart of Salford Quays.
Their head office remains based in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, where the staff at Landmark House continue to provide services and support. Click here to view our new location.
December 2nd, 2007 at 5:07 pm
For a detailed, maintained photographic timeline of the Media City : UK (MC:UK) Salford Quays development site, do a search on ‘media city uk salford quays q3′ in Google. Actual visible development started in June and the sixth full sized crane went up last week. Judging by the pace of the development and the fact that aspects of the first building (9-10 storeys) are already in place, the pace of construction is quite impressive to complete by 2010/11.
December 11th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
I thought Axon Birch readers might be interested to know the current status of the actual build for MediaCity:UK in Salford Quays in December 2007.
The site now consists of 7 cranes with a 8th on the way (crane base in place). Most of the concrete cores of the new BBC building look to be in place or started, rising to 10-11 stories (maybe more) for the highest cores.
The land for the taller buildings off to the side of the main BBC building (right from the Lowry Centre side) is still being dug and prepared but more temporary cabins are in place off Broadway (the road that runs through the back of the Quays) presumably to house more MediaCIty:UK project staff and a contingent of the BBC (cameramen) looking at the latest articles across the internet.
The current phase of the build occupies 35-40 acres (next to the City Lofts flats) with other phases planned across the water on the Imperial War Museum side.
The overall site is something of the order of 200 acres but no visible signs of development has started outside the main phase 1 area currently. No doubt this will depend on discussions with other media companies being persuaded to join the MediaCity:UK estate.
For a photographic timeline for November / December and beyond (and pictures back to June of this year), go to Google and search on ‘media city uk salford quays timeline q4′ or goto :
http://www.mawhitfield.com/holidays/bbcmediacityukweb2007q3d/index.html
Judging be the pace of the development, there is a big push on to meet the 2010/11 date for the first phase completion.
Those currently thinking about a career in the media by way of a chosen degree (media studies, photography etc.) might be one of the 15,500 new jobs to be created between now and 2011 in the first phase of this build. Also, the price of properties (and especially flats) in the area will almost certainly rise as a result of the considerable development occuring in this location with new flats being built currently.
I have worked as an IT Manager in Salford Quays for 12 years and live in North Bolton. When I first came here, the skyline of the Quays area was relatively flat but now houses such buildings as The Designer Outlet (80 outlet stores), The iconic Lowry and Imperial War Museum Buildings and new flat developments which continue to be built in anticipation of the BBC move and general growth in this area.