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A tech firm has secured a deal for new office space in Birmingham's business district.

Softcat has agreed a lease for 9,000 sq ft of office space at the newly refurbished Billiards Building in Edmund Street.

The FTSE 250 company provides IT infrastructure services to the public and private sectors and has signed a ten-year lease on the whole of the seventh floor with landlord Grosvenor.

It will relocate from its current office at Interchange Place, also in Edmund Street, where it has been based since 2019.

Previously known as 134 Edmund Street, Billiards Building was acquired by Grosvenor in 2021 since when it has undergone a £35 million renovation programme.

It has 79,000 sq ft of grade A office space alongside a new-look reception and business lounge, café, gym and yoga studio and communal roof terrace.

Commercial property agencies CBRE, JLL and LSH advised on the lease deal.

Theo Holmes, senior director and head of office agency at CBRE in Birmingham, said: "Today's corporate occupiers want and expect more from their office, whether that's in the quality of the space, the provision of onsite amenities or the building's green credentials.

"The refurbishment of the Billiards Building means it now meets all the needs of the modern, discerning office occupier."