COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Property experts Alder King appoint new senior partner
Simon Price will replace Martyn Jones, after the latter decided to stand down after more than 10 years in the role, on November 1. Mr Price will lead the firm’s team that specialises in office agency and commercial development. He said: "Martyn has successfully led the business for over a decade. During his tenure he has shaped the firm into the strong business you see today and we thank him for his contribution. "He hands the business over in robust shape and I look forward to building on his impressive record." Mr Price joined the firm as a graduate surveyor in 1988 and was appointed partner in 1997. Alder King has its head office in Bristol, but also a base at Gloucester Business Park in Brockworth. The firm say the new managing partner has a strong reputation in the market for his role
delivering significant office transactions in Bristol, including number 2 and 3 Glass Wharf in the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. Mr Jones said: "As a business we have always recognised the importance of planned succession. After deciding
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last year that the time was right to pass on the mantle, Simon and I have worked closely together to achieve a seamless transfer of the leadership of the business. "Simon assumes the role with the unanimous support and confidence of the partnership and we all wish him well." Alder King employs an estimated 130 people and also operates from offices in Cardiff, Exeter, Swindon, Taunton and Truro l
What next for £1million property that is the gateway to Gloucester’s docks?
A “unique” property that forms a gateway to Gloucester’s historic docks has hit themarket with a guide price of just under £1million. The appropriately-named Dock Office on Commercial Road has previously been home to the 100 or so staff of the Canal & River Trust. But they are moving out and into the same building as the National Waterways Musuem and the owners are selling the Grade II Listed 9,420 square foot building. First built in the 1830s for the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Company, it was later the offices of the Dock Company. It is now being listed by property experts Ash Chartered Surveyors. And while it has a history as an office building its Victorian design – complete with walled garden –
could make it an ideal home, pub or restaurant if you can stump up the £925,000 asking price. "On behalf of the Canal & RiverTrust, we are delighted to bring to the market a unique opportunity to buy a piece of history in Gloucester Docks," said Simon McKeag, of Ash Chartered Surveyors . "The Dock Office was built in 1831 as the main administrative centre for the docks and the Gloucester & Berkeley (now the Gloucester & Sharpness) Canal. "It is conveniently located to both the city centre and Gloucester Quays and with the benefit of a generous parking allocation. "We believe the property will attract interest for a variety of uses including the existing offices, leisure or some form of residential" l
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