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Sage commits to 10 year space in Salford Quays office development

Accountancy and business software and services provider, Sage, has committed to Hunter’s Exchange Quay office development in Salford Quays for a further 10 years with a newly refurbished suite.

The office accommodation comprises 28,000 sq ft with an option on further space to allow for potential future growth.

Sage will be within the new office suite by the end of summer 2015.

Sage has been steadily expanding within Exchange Quay since it first took occupation some 15 years ago and is currently over two offices in Number 3 and Number 7 within the development.

Hunter’s £10m refurbishment programme to upgrade the six office buildings to Grade A specification and create an entirely reworked amenity offering is well underway and Sage has committed to two and a half floors within Number 1.

Agents on Exchange Quay are Canning O’Neill, Matthews & Goodman and Savills and Sage was represented by Vail Williams.

The first of the six Grade A office buildings, Number 8, has now been completed and the full works at Exchange Quay are set to complete in Q3 2015.

Managing director for Sage Accountants’ Division, Sage UK & Ireland, Gary Young, said: “Sage is proud to be part of the vibrant Manchester business scene as a northern business – the only one in the FTSE100.

“Sage Accountants’ Division is headquartered at Exchange Quay, Manchester and we maintain a significant investment in the region.

“Sage is a continual innovator and recently launched two new transformative solutions: Sage Life, for small businesses, and Sage Impact, for accountants, Britain’s most trusted business advisors.

“By supporting all parts of the business Sage looks to support the UK SMB community from pre-start-up to powerhouses, and our proximity to the skills and infrastructure of Manchester is key to our high performance.

“Sage Impact was developed locally where the local workforce is fantastically skilled.”

Director at Canning O’Neill, Mark Canning, said; “It is always an excellent endorsement of a development when existing occupiers commit for a further decade when faced with the option to relocate anywhere.

“Having enjoyed a successful 15 years of business at Exchange Quay, Sage recognised that the benefits of their location would be significantly enhanced by the new amenity offering being implemented and also the development’s unique key selling point of plentiful parking.”

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