SEDA
Manchester
SEDA Pharmaceuticals needed more than just bigger premises – they needed a true property partner who could transform their ambitious expansion vision into reality. This fast-growing bio-pharma innovator had acquired a 10,000 sq ft office building at the prestigious Cheadle Royal Business Park, but converting it into a state-of-the-art laboratory and headquarters required expertise that others simply couldn’t match.
Location
Manchester
Client
SEDA
Size
1000m2
Duration
6 months
CubicWorks acted as SEDA’s true property partner, orchestrating the complete transformation of their acquired office building into a cutting-edge combined laboratory and headquarters facility. We navigated complex planning applications and utilities infrastructure, including engineering solutions for a new sub-station to power their sophisticated laboratory operations.
Our team delivered a clever office fit-out that maximised value whilst seamlessly integrating the complex M&E systems essential for pharmaceutical laboratory operations, including specialized fume extraction requirements that comply with the most stringent industry standards.
Converting standard office space into a pharmaceutical laboratory presents exactly the kind of complex technical challenge that separates experienced contractors from the rest
SEDA’s rapid growth couldn’t wait for lengthy delays or costly mistakes. The project demanded intricate coordination between planning authorities, utilities providers, and multiple specialist trades – all while ensuring the building could handle the precise environmental controls, chemical-resistant ductwork, and sophisticated extraction systems that pharmaceutical development requires. Add in the need to maximize office efficiency alongside laboratory functionality, and you have a project that most contractors would avoid entirely.
The CubicWorks Difference
While others might have seen an impossible timeline and walked away, we saw an opportunity to engineer solutions that would accelerate SEDA’s growth trajectory.
Our 40+ years of collective problem-solving experience meant understanding not just the building requirements, but the business imperatives driving them. We took responsibility for navigating the planning and utilities maze that others won’t accept, working as genuine partners rather than just contractors. Our in-house trades collaborated daily to ensure that complex laboratory M&E systems integrated seamlessly with workspace requirements – delivering what others simply can’t.
SEDA’s transformation was completed on schedule, enabling their continued expansion in the competitive bio-pharma sector. The facility now provides state-of-the-art laboratory capabilities alongside modern headquarters accommodation at one of Manchester’s most prestigious business addresses, just 12 minutes from Manchester Airport. The success speaks for itself – SEDA has since awarded CubicWorks a further £1.4 million laboratory and common parts scheme at newly acquired premises on the same business park, whilst also entrusting us with ongoing facilities management at both locations. That’s the ultimate validation of genuine partnership.
Engineering solutions that accelerate your growth
When you don’t just build standard, you deliver what growing companies need to thrive. At SEDA Pharmaceuticals, we proved that even the most complex laboratory conversions can be achieved through genuine care about the outcome and partnership approach to delivery.
This is what 40+ years of experience looks like when applied to your business-critical expansion – taking responsibility others won’t accept and engineering solutions for you and your future.
CubicWorks
