OGS Works, based within Old Granada Studios Manchester, has been announced as the first permanent brand for St. John’s Enterprise City – a collection of workspaces providing infrastructure and inspiration for growing businesses. Allied London, the property developer behind OGS Works and St. John’s Enterprise, has re-invigorated a building steeped in a rich cultural history and already welcomed members and businesses from the world of media, technology, fashion, music production and recording and retail –creating a community where passion, people and ideas come together.Michael Ingall, CEO of Allied London, spoke to an invited audience at the launch of OGS Works and said: “The vision for OGS Works has been crafted [...]

Award-winning property developers, Allied London are to launch their new St. John’s development suite on the site of the Old Granada Studios next week, with a public consultation on the project and its latest developments.The event, which will take place on 28th July from 2-8pm, will review the revised St. John’s Strategic Regeneration Framework, including updates on Factory, St. John’s Place, Old Granada Studios, The Bonded Warehouse and the public realm as well as the launching of new concepts, Enterprise City, Campfield Market and Central Village.The preceding Create St. John’s event was held in June 2015, and the masterplan has since [...]

One of the UK’s most popular parenting bloggers, Mother Pukka, is coming to OGS Works at Manchester’s Old Granada Studios for a funny, filthy, no-holds-barred account of the trials and tribulations of parenting.Mother Pukka, who is one of a growing number of insta-mums choosing to take an honest and frankapproach to parenting, will be joining the city’s coolest mother-and-baby group Mamas Collective, at Old Granada Studios on 12th August to cut through the parenting bullsh*t in her own inimitable style.Anna Whitehead aka. Mother Pukka will be chatting about what it's like to juggle working for yourself and motherhood, the emergence [...]

Allied London's, XYZ Building partnered with future pro-manchester's annual summer social, held at the beautiful King Street Townhouse in Manchester City Centre on the evening of the 12th July.Future pro-manchester is part of pro-manchester and is dedicated to promoting and developing young talent within Greater Manchester’s financial and professional sector.It was a well-attended event on a glorious sunny evening at one of the newest hotels to open in the city.Around 100 people from sectors including finance, law and property came together to network and socialise and enjoy live acoustic music from the very talented Kick Back Sunday’s followed by a DJ [...]

Cultural and craft thought leaders in the city, along with interior designers, architects, and buyers from leading galleries and retailers, attended an exclusive roundtable event on 7th July where eleven leading Northern-based designer-makers, who have been selected for this year’s Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair (GNCCF) showcased a piece of their work and talked about their inspiration and practice. The event was a collaboration between the GNCCF and OGS Works, the soon-to-launch, new co-work space within Old Granada Studios, and brought together key members of Manchester’s thriving craft and design scene together at the Bonded Warehouse at Allied London's new neighbourhood, St. John’s.The [...]

Allied London's new bespoke office creation, 28 Savile Row officially launched last week with an immersive Mad Men inspired 'office takeover' event, hosted by Allied London’s Chief Executive, Michael Ingall, and delivered by experiential events company Shuttlecock Inc.The event, 'Pitches, Pearls and Pandemonium' was attended by agents and media, including guests of event partners, Strutt & Parker LLP, Bruce Gillingham Pollard, Bridging London and Carousel.An evening of boardroom bedlam, fur coats and enthusiastic whisky consumption kept London's great and good amused and enthused as Carousel served up 60s inspired canapés and cocktails.Michael Ingall CEO of Allied London commented “ 28 Savile [...]

London Road Fire Station is to host a series of free pop-up events showcasing the work of some of Manchester’s best designers, makers and creators across four dates starting in August.A collaboration between Allied London, Studio DBD and Jamie Scahill. ‘Made Here’ at London Road will give the public a chance to meet and buy from the people behind some of the finest hand made products in Manchester.London Road’s The Engine Room will showcase hand-crafted furniture, clothing, ceramics, prints and more whilst out in the courtyard there will be local food and drink producers, workshops for kids and DJs and [...]

XYZ, the landmark workspace building currently being developed by Allied London at Spinningfields, has announced plans for ‘The Vault’, a 20,000 sq ft floor-plate co-work hub.The Vault will be a new enterprise space for innovative companies and start-ups in the Financial Technology industry who are looking to thrive in an innovative, collaborative and creative space, in the heart of Manchester’s premium business quarter.The Vault, which will be opening towards the end of 2016 is integral to the Fintech incubator vision being fostered at XYZ, where Allied London is aiming to create the North’s primary melting pot for tech innovation, media and entrepreneurs.Spinningfields Estate Director Chris Reay commented: “Spinningfields has disrupted Manchester’s traditional commercial core and has become a place where leading corporate institutions are [...]

The Kitchens, Spinningfields crowns Bangers and Bacon its winner following a year long competition to find the region’s most ambitious and entrepreneurial food and beverage start up.Bangers and Bacon beat off competition from some of the region’s best street food traders to claim their title including Chaat Cart, Hip Hop Chip Shop, Mumma Schnitzel, Wholesome & Raw and Yakumamma alongside recent additions, Dim Sum Sue, Nasi Lemak and Bangers and Bacon’s sister project, Well Hung.Rochelle Silverstein, Project Manager at Spinningfields, commented: “The Butcher, Baker and Noise-maker, otherwise known as entrepreneurial trio James Taylor, Heather Taylor & Richard Brown are much [...]

With just a handful of people allowed in and out of its doors over the past 30 years, London Road Fire Station has stood still and unexplored.Purchased by award-winning developers, Allied London at the end of 2015, plans to bring this icon back to life are now well underway and a series of tours are being launched in July to celebrate this building’s vibrant and poignant history.The tours, which have been designed to entertain, inform and delight will take guests on a journey around London Road Fire Station. Beginning in the great courtyard, the tour weaves into the Engine Room, [...]