MEPC acquires the 74 acre Birchwood Technology Park from UKAEA and wins Property Deal of The Year from North West Insider.

Birchwood Park Estates unveils its vision for the future development of ‘the best mixed use business park in the North of England’.

The major refurbishment of Chadwick House begins.

New office development starts in a prominent location close to Daten Avenue

Construction begins on site at Cavendish Place for the first phase of industrial units.

Birchwood Park attracts blue chip companies such as Vodafone and Alfred McAlpine Homes to the new Dalton Avenue scheme.

Vodafone commission purposebuilt offices in a move that will create over 400 new jobs for the region.

The Birchwood Park website www.birchwoodpark.co.ukgoes live.

Chadwick House’s refurbishment sees 90% of space successfully let in the 65,000 sq ft already ready for occupation.

Cavendish Place is completed and already fully let.

Jonathan Walsh joins Birchwood Park

The Park launches its first bus service in line with the new Green Travel Plan.

Another 27 new lettings boost the variety and spread of occupiers – the profile of the Park changes with software, telecoms, recruitment and service sector firms all moving in.

Long-term occupier NNC announces its expansion at the Park to develop a new 25,900 sq ft (2,406 sq m) office building at the Southern entrance to the Park.

Sonya Laing becomes Travel Co-ordinator and new car share scheme is launched.

A brand new state-of-the-art health & fitness centre – Alive & Well – opens in December.

Sony Ericsson, United Utilities, Core Utility Solutions and A-Plant join the Park

Design work begins to create Bridgewater Place, the new £30 million office scheme. Projections are for a further 2000 future new jobs for the Park.

The ‘Connections’ sculpture is craned into place on the Birchwood Way roundabout

The Park’s Busy Nought to Fives Nursery moves to a brand new facility and increases its capacity to 118 children.

Warrington’s largest office letting secured as existing tenant Atkins moves almost 400 staff to the newly refurbished Chadwick House.

New tree planting begins along Faraday Street to create a boulevard with 120 Birch and Oak trees.

The Warrington Express runs twice a day to meet main commuter trains to and from Warrington Bank Quay and Central Stations.

The Birchwood Park team wins the award for Social Responsibility at the Warrington Business Awards.

The Centre completes its refurbishment of its conference facilities.

As the first phase of Bridgewater Place is almost completed the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) takes one entire 40,000 sq ft building – the largest office letting in Warrington in 2005.

Thomson House gets a major refurbishment to bring it in line with the quality and appeal of Chadwick House. New facilities include a basement archive storage area.

The Centre gets a £600,000 revamp of its restaurant and kitchen areas including an even enlarged Café Centro.

Occupier Serco commits to a major investment to extend its testing laboratory at the Park.

Jonathan Walsh becomes Managing Director of MEPC Birchwood Park and takes the Park into a new era. Jonathan Black joins from Bruntwood Estates as the Park’s new Asset Manager.

The Birchwood Park ‘Helpdesk’ is launched to ensure that tenant care is at the forefront of the Park’s ethos.

Thomson House adds an in-house café, shop and lounge.

Vestas CelticM expand into Bridgewater Place.

Darwin House gets a major facelift. Cogsys, who relocate from Salford Quays and a host of other occupiers rapidly make it a ‘full house’.

Birchwood Park wins a hat-trick of awards – the BCO Award Regional Winner for Commercial Workspace, a Roses Design Award for Best Commercial Project and the Property Executive North of England Office Award for excellence.

Birchwood Park forms a partnership with Warrington Council and the Highways Agency to plan and implement the first phase of improvements to the transport infrastructure the area.

The major landscaping project continues the £1 million ongoing investment by MEPC Birchwood Park in the greening of Birchwood.

GB Oils join the Park in Bridgewater Place.

The Park marks its 10th birthday and best year ever for lettings. According to the Warrington Property Review 2007, the Park was responsible for 30 per cent of all lettings over 2,000 sq ft in Warrington last year with an outstanding 63,200 sq ft let.

The new Ramada Encore Hotel is now rising from the ground to deliver 103 bedroom for the Birchwood and Warrington areas.To be launched this Winter, the hotel will create 60 new full- and part-time jobs for the local economy.

Success at Bridgewater Place continues with 50,000 sq ft of space let in the last nine months. David Wilson Homes and Vaultex Ltd move in bringing a further 150 staff to the site.