A COMPANY which owns 19 business accommodation centres in the North-west has expanded by 30 per cent in six months.

Bizspace, which owns Halliwell Business Park, has seen a 50 per cent increase in the value of its portfolio and makes it one of the UK's largest managed workspace providers.

Since being acquired by property fund manager Highcross last summer, Bizspace has grown from 64 to 83 centres across the UK.

Its business centres include Altrincham, Birkenhead, Blackburn, Burnley, Liverpool, Manchester, Rochdale, Stockport and Wigan.