Vita Group expands operations into Northern Ireland with first Belfast PBSA
Vita Group is taking ‘the world’s best student living’, Vita Student, to Northern Ireland with its first site in Belfast after agreeing a funding deal with MRP. Vita Group and MRP will develop 271 high-quality studio apartments with Vita Student’s signature mix of amenity space including large design-led hub spaces, private study and dining rooms […]
Vita Group bolsters its team with a string of new hires
Vita Group has bolstered its team with a string of new hires across its food and beverage, digital marketing, and finance arms of the business. Jake Atkinson joins the group as new Head of Food & Beverage. Atkinson joins Vita with over six years experience as Operations Manager of Altrincham Markets, Mackie Mayor and The […]
Destination Madrid: Vita Group partners with Metrovacesa
Specialists in creating tomorrow’s urban living, Vita Group has signed an agreement with Madrid-based Metrovacesa, the leading real estate developer in Spain, for the joint development of a Vita Student Madrid residence. The property will comprise of 588 fully equipped studio apartments, large lounges, study spaces, terraces and a swimming pool. It will be a […]
Vita Group appoints Chris Middleton as Retail Asset Manager
Vita Group is building out its retail team with Chris Middleton joining Vita Group as retail asset manager. A new role for the business, Middleton will look after Vita Group’s growing retail and leisure portfolio. Middleton joins the business with over five years’ experience in Bruntwood’s retail team. During this time Middleton worked across sites […]
Vita Group signs four new retail and leisure tenants for Circle Square
Vita Group signs four new retail and leisure tenants for Circle Square. The joint venture between Vita Group and Bruntwood SciTech has seen the former BBC site completely transformed into a thriving mixed-use community. Now the quickly populating, Manchester city centre development on Oxford Road is starting to welcome its first retail and leisure providers. […]
Vita Group to invest €350m in European expansion programme
Vita Group which is renowned for delivering some of the biggest regeneration projects, creating high quality BTR and PBSA, is preparing to launch its first scheme outside of the U.K. With construction well underway, Vita Student Pedralbes in Barcelona will be Vita’s first residence to open in Europe, as the business begins its European expansion […]
String of C-suite promotions for Vita Group
Vita Group has added to its C-suite with a trio of top-tier promotions. Max Bielby who was previously Managing Director for Vita Student has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Laura Swindells who was previously People Director has been promoted to Chief of Staff and David Ancell has been promoted to Chief Brand Officer. Bielby’s new […]
Vita Group celebrates Chinese New Year – the year of the Tiger
Taking a moment out of the day to get together and celebrate, staff from across the business celebrated Chinese New Year in the hub with a host of celebrations including learning the art of Chinese calligraphy painting, painting ‘Fú’ for fortune. Great for the mind and creativity, attendees were treated to amazing Jasmine Teas and […]
Vita Student Achieve AA Covid Accreditation
Vita Student becomes the first student accommodation provider to achieve ‘AA Covid-19 Confident’ accreditation. The stringent criteria aim to ensure businesses are delivering best practices of care and hygiene in shared accommodation with a focus on staff training and resident wellbeing. The accreditation will help provide new and existing residents peace of mind when staying […]
British Heart Foundation partnership raises over £16K for charity and diverts waste from landfill
With collection bins installed across the entire Vita Student portfolio ahead of the end of term, Vita Student and British Heart Foundation have managed to divert nine tonnes of potential waste thanks to generous student donations. If items hadn’t been donated, they could have had an equivalent environmental impact of 95,501 kg CO2 emissions, instead […]