Serviced apartment firm adds Nottinghamshire site

The Stay Company has added a site in Nottinghamshire to its growing property portfolio.

The serviced apartment provider, which has its headquarters in Friar Gate, Derby, has secured the lease on a new, purpose-built block in Gedling.

The Phoenix Court development offers nine serviced apartments, with both one and two-bedroom options and private off-street parking. As with all sites operated by The Stay Company, guests also benefit from secure premises, professional housekeeping and 24- hour phone support.

This acquisition takes its total number of apartments to more than 100, located across several sites in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

Director Dan Wilkinson said: “It is clear there is a growing demand for affordable, extended-stay accommodation in and around the East Midlands.

“This latest addition in Nottinghamshire reflects this strong growth and expansion of businesses across the East Midlands. We believe the site in Gedling complements our other offerings perfectly, adding to Whitefriars House in Nottingham city centre and Devonshire Court in West Bridgford.

“It is so rewarding to be able to grow the number of serviced apartments that we can offer our clients.”

Alliance on road to helping wildlife

The Smart Motorway Programme (SMP) Alliance is taking part in a long-term biodiversity and wellbeing initiative led by Hill and Smith Infrastructure, which aims to record information about wildlife living near our road networks.

The online project, name Biodiversity and our Roads: Do we thrive where we drive?, is set up on the National Geographic iNaturalist app, to discover the impact that roads have on nature around us.

Midlands-based Hill and Smith Infrastructure, which comprises Hardstaff Barriers, Varley and Gulliver, Asset VRS and Hill and Smith Barriers, set up the project six months ago for employees, road construction partners and members of the public.

Since then, more than 1,500 individual observations and more than 550 different species have been logged as part of the project. From plants and fungi to animals and even microorganisms, observers have been busy – in their work breaks and in their spare time – recording as many different types of biodiversity as possible.

Kathryn Cooper, head of ESG at Hill and Smith Infrastructure, said: “Consciously looking out for biodiversity has got people out of their heads and into the present moment, taking in the sights, sounds and smells around them, which is proven to contribute to mental wellbeing. It’s been great to lead improvements in mental health and wellbeing for our industry.”