Letting to Harman completes Rhodium at IM Properties’ Blythe Valley Park

IM Properties has now fully let the Rhodium Building at Blythe Valley Park, having secured Harman as the latest occupier at the popular business park.

The international audio and visual equipment supplier has taken 3,424 sq ft at Rhodium on a five year lease.

Alongside personal audio equipment, Harman also supply connected systems for automotive manufacturers including Mercedes Benz, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Bentley.

Harman is part of the Harman Group which employs a global workforce of 28,000 in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Ian Palmer, Senior Director & General Manager JLR CBU, Harman, said: ‘’Blythe Valley Park provides Harman with a great work space and environment that suits our needs at a premium business park. As a supplier of connected car, automotive audio products and connected services we were attracted to the benefits it offers including proximity to our UK automotive customers with easy access to the motorway network and Birmingham Airport. We are delighted to become a new tenant and look forward to becoming part of the business community at Blythe Valley Park.’’

This has been a strong start to the year for Blythe Valley Park, with IM Properties securing new lettings and undertaking an ongoing programme of refurbishment and improvement works.

Harry Goodman, IM Properties, said: “Harman is a fantastic brand and a great name to add to our prestigious list of occupiers at Blythe Valley Park. They have been searching for the right premises and their selection of Rhodium is a great testament to the excellent reputation of Blythe Valley Park and it’s great to welcome a new occupier to the park.”

Offering a total of 29,909 sq ft over two floors, other occupiers at Rhodium include Enzen, BAM, iTradeNetwork and Esko.

CBRE and Savills are the appointed office agents on Blythe Valley Park.

Surrounded by a 122 acre country park, the site is split into two phases with 430,000 sq ft of commercial accommodation across 11 existing buildings under IM Properties’ ownership and a further 44 acres of land offering future development potential in Phase 1.

The full site has planning consent in place for 2 million sq ft of mixed-use space, including the existing development.

Alongside Blythe Valley Park, IM Properties owns a number of other key assets in the Solihull Borough, including Solihull Business Park, Mell Square Shopping Centre, and Fore Business Park.