The Binding Site confirms Calthorpe move
As exclusively revealed by Insider last month, it has been confirmed that Birmingham-based medical research and manufacturing company The Binding Site has acquired a long leasehold interest from Calthorpe Estates. The company has leased 107,000 sq ft at the sustainable office development on Calthorpe Road in Edgbaston.
The Binding Site employs more than 400 staff who will move from the company’s existing premises in Kings Heath as soon as fitting-out has been completed.
The company, which is a Birmingham University Medical School spin-out organisation formed in the early 1980’s by Professor Jo Bradwell and colleagues, specialises in manufacturing blood tests for the detection of cancers and other serious disorders.
Richard Allen, chief executive of Calthorpe Estates, said: ‘‘We are delighted that The Binding Site Corporation has selected one of the UK’s most attractive and sustainable new office buildings, located on The Calthorpe Estate, Edgbaston, for its global headquarters.
"To have the building occupied by a world-leading medical technologies corporation is not only a testament to the appeal of Calthorpe Estate’s broadly based and evolving business and residential community, but it is another step along the path of enhancing the standing of Birmingham as a whole on the world’s economic platform.”
