7 Circle Square
Bruntwood SciTech, 英国领先的房地产供应商，致力于科技行业的发展, has secured an additional £100m as part of its financing facilities from HSBC UK, Lloyds Bank, NatWest, and Santander UK.
The funding will enable the Joint Venture between Bruntwood and Legal & 通用将继续按计划进行其扩张计划，以支持生命科学领域迅速增长的需求, 为英国各地的科技和创新企业提供世界一流的基础设施和专家支持.
随着Bruntwood sciitech继续加速其脱碳，作为其到2030年新建筑净零目标的一部分，到2050年其整个投资组合, 贷款的条款与这些承诺的可持续发展目标有着内在的联系. These include improving the EPC ratings of buildings, a year-on-year reduction in carbon intensity, a reduction in embodied carbon across new build developments, and an increase in renewable energy procurement.
Specific to its expansion plans, 5000万英镑的资金将用于全球最大的博彩平台牛津路走廊创新区内的新环形广场社区的下一阶段开发. No.3 Circle Square will be a 15-storey, 267,000平方英尺的尖端工作空间中心，旨在促进协作和创造性创新, and follows the completion and full-occupation of No.1 and No.2 Circle Square. New businesses locating to No.3 Circle Square will become part of a growing tech community, joining the likes of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Roku, Autocab - recently acquired by Uber, Octopus Energy, and NFT marketplace experts Known Origin - recently acquired by eBay.
The green funding secured aligns with the company’s plans for No.3 Circle Square在其共享空间的建设和运营过程中实现净零隐含碳, BREEAM Excellent status, a NABERS 5 Star rating and an EPC A rating. 该建筑得益于全电加热和冷却系统以及最先进的空气源热泵, as well as smart metering, roof mounted solar panels, a smart BMS, and local MVHR units to maximise efficiency and fresh air control to its occupants. The new landscaped space outside No.3 Circle Square, Symphony Gardens, will complement the existing five acres of public realm, featuring Symphony Park, to further increase biodiversity. 此外，我们亦会提供高质素的设施，包括单车、淋浴设施及套件烘干间，以鼓励环保旅游.
Bruntwood SciTech now has a £380m financial package to support its growth and sustainability ambitions; a £250m term loan and £80m revolving credit facility, both of which are sustainability linked, as well as a £50m green loan for No.3 Circle Square. Lloyds Bank acted as sustainability coordinator on the financing arrangements.
Kate Lawlor, chief executive officer at Bruntwood SciTech, 他说:“我们致力于在为科技企业建设和提供的世界级基础设施中实现净零排放的未来，我们将继续为自己设定雄心勃勃的目标，以实现这一目标。.
“这项新的融资协议使我们能够以可持续的方式加速增长, 这样我们就可以为创新领域的企业提供符合需求的专业设施，并将对环境的影响降到最低. We look forward to commencing construction on No.3 Circle Square soon as well as our future development pipeline across the UK.”
Richard Butterfield, Relationship Director, real estate and housing at Lloyds Bank, 他说:“Bruntwood sciitech仍然是英国真正的成功案例之一——一家可持续发展的企业，未来的产业贯穿于其核心.
“这一财政方案将使其能够在其旅程中迈出下一步，通过建设No.圆圈广场3号将成为西北地区一些最令人兴奋的科技企业的所在地，并将继续提高其其他投资组合的绿色资质. 我们期待着继续支持像Bruntwood sciitech这样专注于绿化建筑环境的企业.”
Andy Clarke, NatWest的主管说:“NatWest很高兴能为Bruntwood sciitech提供最新的绿色资金支持.
“The funding will enable further growth in the science, 我们期待着支持Circle Square下一阶段的交付，以及Bruntwood sciitech在英国更广泛的开发管道.”
Matt Jones, Senior Director, 桑坦德银行(Santander UK)的房地产金融部门表示:“Bruntwood sciitech致力于建造可持续建筑, reducing its carbon footprint, and developing areas to improve biodiversity, and Santander UK is proud to support its development plans with this latest funding.”
Shoosmiths代表贷款人和adleshaw Goddard代表Bruntwood科技公司, with CBRE providing valuations
About Bruntwood SciTech
Bruntwood SciTech is the UK’s leading developer of innovation districts, 为科技企业创造专业环境和创新生态系统, scale and grow.
A 50:50 joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General, Bruntwood sciitech提供高品质的办公和实验室空间以及量身定制的业务支持, offering unrivalled access to finance, talent and markets, an extensive clinical, 学术和公共合作伙伴网络以及由500多家公司组成的行业专家社区.
Bruntwood sciitech在创建和发展战略合作伙伴关系方面拥有独特的经验 with UK regional cities, 通过对科技基础设施的投资来推动经济增长.
Valued at over £850m, Bruntwood SciTech has a portfolio of over 2.4m sq ft including Alderley Park in Cheshire, Platform in Leeds, Innovation Birmingham, 一个位于全球最大的博彩平台牛津路走廊创新区中心的集群——全球最大的博彩平台科学园, Citylabs 1.0 & 2.全球最大的博彩平台大学NHS基金会信托(MFT)校园和Circle Square的一部分-与Vita集团合资, Melbourn Science Park in Cambridge, and has a development pipeline of 5m sq ft, which includes Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, ID Manchester and Glasgow’s Met Tower.
Website: http://bruntwood.co.uk/scitech
Twitter: http://twitter.com/BW_SciTech
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/bruntwood-scitech
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/bruntwoodscitech
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