Leasing a training centre for growing learning & development provider Calex.
Our Real Estate team recently helped long-term learning & development client Calex secure their training site in Slough, agreeing a 10-year lease extension on a site that will deliver the ideal in-person learning environment.
Over the last 20 years Calex have developed their offering from traditional learning & development into a bespoke learning solutions partner, primarily focusing on automotive clients including Stellantis, Ford, Porsche, and more.
David Miell-Ingram, Managing Director explains:
“The outlook appears bright with the company growing into other sectors and skills in AI and immersive learning. Not bad for a family run start-up company that now has over 500 staff with no acquisitions along the way.”
"We have used RWK Goodman as a partner since helping to create the business many years ago and don’t see us changing that...it’s comforting to know that an expert is always on hand to help."
David Miell-Ingram,
Managing Director at Calex.
Securing the space for Calex.
With ambitions for further growth, Calex needed to retain its main training centre to demonstrate their commitment to data-driven learning as they grow into other sectors and upskill in AI and immersive learning. And that’s where David Lane and our Real Estate team came in.
For David Miell-Ingram, this is about growth:
“This new property enables us to deliver apprenticeship, technical and commercial training for a premium automotive manufacturer. The building provides the right environment to showcase our unique approach to data-driven learning and enables our partners to understand the impact on such an investment.”
Having advised Calex with its original lease at the site, supporting them taking on such a significant investment and helping them into the property, we understood the importance to the business of securing the space going forward. The location has a bespoke fit-out tailored to the automotive industry and is perfectly sited within the Thames Valley.
Calex’s trusted legal partner.
This deal is just the latest step in our ongoing partnership with Calex that goes beyond their real estate needs.
Our commercial lawyers have worked with David and the management team at Calex since its inception in all things from Corporate law to Employment; their expert legal partner as they grow.
In David Miell-Ingram’s words:
“We have used RWK Goodman as a partner since helping to create the business many years ago and don’t see us changing that. People may change however our values and behaviours remain aligned. This can’t always be measured however it’s comforting to know that an expert is always on hand to help.”
"The transition here from sub lease to head lease was particularly involved, with difficult negotiations with both old and new landlord, as there have been extensive alterations to the unit. Ultimately we were able to bring this all together and ensure a seamless transition."
David Lane,
Senior Associate in Real Estate.
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