BURY'S Waterfold Business Park, a major new office development offering freehold accommodation for growing businesses, has been launched by the Seddon Group.

The site, which is located at Junction 2 of the M66 on the Bury-Rochdale border, will provide high specification office accommodation at the developer's established Waterfold site where PC World and the Village Hotel are already occupiers.

With all accommodation available on a choice of freehold or leasehold options, the first phase of construction is already under way. This will provide in total 1,731 sq metres of small-scale office units ranging in size from 185.8 sq metres to 743 sq metres.

Building work, being carried out by sister company G&J Seddon, involves six units being built on a speculative basis. Work is expected to be completed in December.

Although plans are currently in place to build three phases speculatively, design and build opportunities up to 2,787 sq metres are available for the remainder of the scheme on a freehold or leasehold basis.

Jamie Seddon said: "The Business Park is a further step towards completion of the Waterfold scheme and we are looking forward to welcoming new occupiers to what is already an established site in an excellent location.

"We have already received strong inquiries for the first phase of offices and we believe that credentials of the site's location, coupled with the ability to purchase, will be key factors in the success of the scheme."

He added: "Purchasers will also benefit from significant savings on stamp duty as Waterfold is exempt from all stamp duties on property transactions."

Mr Seddon said the site benefited from access to the region's motorway network as well as a host of local amenities.

He continued: "With on site parking spaces allocated at a generous ratio, the scheme is an excellent opportunity for growing businesses in the North Manchester area who are looking for affordable and prestigious office accommodation in an established business location."

Agents on the scheme are Bury-based Paul Nolan and Company and the Manchester office of King Sturge.