What B8 Real Estate does

B8 Real Estate (legally B8RE LTD, company number 09479570) is a UK-based commercial real estate consultancy specialising exclusively in the industrial and distribution property market of North West England. Founded in 2011 by Simon Wood, Jon Thorne, and Steve Johnson, the firm is headquartered in Warrington (6550 Daresbury Park) with a registered office in Manchester (6th Floor Cardinal House, 20 St. Mary's Parsonage) and operates as an employee-owned business. B8RE offers four integrated service lines — Agency, Consultancy, Development, and Investment — serving institutional investors, leading developers, occupiers, overseas investors, property companies, and private investors across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, and surrounding areas. The firm's value proposition rests on deep single-region expertise, director-led execution, and joint-agency participation alongside global advisors (CBRE, JLL, Colliers, Gerald Eve, Legat Owen).

The company's underlying technology is conventional professional services delivery — there is no proprietary software platform, AI/ML system, or technical moat. The firm maintains a corporate website (b8re.com) with property search functionality, 76 listed investment properties, and bi-annual North West Industrial Property Market Reports that function as thought-leadership and demand-generation assets rather than proprietary data products. Revenue is generated through transaction fees on agency mandates (sales, lettings, and investment acquisitions) and through professional services fees for consultancy work including market advice, ERV calculations, due diligence, and development advisory. Pricing is negotiated per engagement with no publicly disclosed rate cards; commissions are tied to property value and deal complexity. Documented mandates include Carrington Gateway (£19.8m), Kingsway Business Park (£25m), Harrington Buildings (£9m), Knowsley portfolio (£4.21m), Haydock 140 (140,000 sq ft pre-let to AVK SEG on a 15-year lease at £12.50 psf), Frontier Park Preston (65-acre / 818,875 sq ft), and Meridian 6 (625,000 sq ft, Wigan).

B8RE's go-to-market is relationship-driven and director-led, with named principals — Simon Wood, Jon Thorne, Steve Johnson, John Burrows (Investment Director), Will Kenyon, and Alex Perratt (Associate Director) — and supporting agents handling direct enterprise accounts. The firm frequently operates as joint agent on larger transactions, a model that extends its reach without proportional headcount cost. The North West industrial investment market it serves grew from £1.03bn (63 deals) in 2024 to £1.19bn (84 deals) in 2025, a 16% year-on-year increase per B8RE's published market update. With 1-10 employees, no external funding, no patents, and no technology platform, the firm exemplifies a relationship-intensive specialist consultancy where competitive durability is rooted in individual director reputation and embedded local relationships rather than scale or technology.

Name

B8 Real Estate

Legal name

B8RE LTD

Website

https://b8re.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

B8 Real Estate is an employee-owned UK commercial property consultancy specialising exclusively in industrial and distribution real estate across North West England. Founded in 2011, it provides agency, consultancy, development, and investment advisory services to institutional investors, developers, occupiers, and private investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Capital Markets Advisory (Equity Placement, JV & Recapitalization) (BPAJABAL)

Keywords

• Industrial property consultancy
• Distribution property services
• Commercial real estate agency
• Investment property advisory
• Warehouse lettings

Headquarters

HQ city

Warrington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Agency and Advisory Fees: B8RE generates revenue through agency fees, advisory commissions, and transaction-based fees on property sales, lettings, and investments across the North West industrial market. The company facilitates deals ranging from small industrial units to large multi-million pound investment portfolios.
2. Consultancy Services: Revenue generated from providing professional property consultancy services including market advice, ERV calculations, due diligence, and asset management strategies to clients including institutional investors, developers, and property companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

B8 Real Estate (B8RE) is an industrial and distribution property consultancy operating exclusively in the North West of England. The firm offers four integrated service lines—Agency, Consultancy, Development, and Investment—facilitating property transactions, advising on complex investment projects, marketing disposals and acquisitions, and providing market intelligence for institutional investors, developers, occupiers, property companies, overseas investors, and private investors.

Product overview

B8 Real Estate (B8RE) is a unified industrial and distribution property consultancy offering Agency, Consultancy, Development, and Investment services as an integrated property expert platform. The four service lines work together to enable clients—from institutions and leading developers to occupiers and private investors—to navigate and capitalise on industrial property opportunities in the North West region. Founded in 2011 and operating as an employee-owned business, the company does not offer a software product but rather professional services centred on property transactions, investment advisory, and development consultancy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agency Services Agency services for industrial and distribution property transactions, including tenant representation and property marketing for clients across the North West.
• Consultancy Services Professional consultancy services providing advice on complex investment projects, market intelligence, ERV calculations, due diligence, and asset management strategies.
• Development Services Development advisory and monitoring services for industrial and logistics property projects, from site acquisition through construction delivery and occupier letting.
• Investment Services Industrial property investment consultancy providing acquisition, disposal, and portfolio advisory services to institutions, developers, occupiers, overseas investors, and private investors.

Quantifiable outcome

• £1.19bn of North West industrial investments transacted in 2025 (84 deals) according to B8RE's market update
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Legat OwenmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 25 June 2026B8RE acts as joint agent with Legat Owen on The Croft development in Bromborough. Joint agents on the trade counter lettings including HiQ Tyres & Autocare and Easy Bathrooms.
• CollierscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 4 March 2026B8RE acts as joint letting agent with Colliers on significant industrial transactions. For example, joint agents on the letting of Haydock 140 (140,000 sq ft) to AVK SEG. Colliers also represented vendors on transactions where B8RE acted for buyers.
• Gerald EvemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 3 July 2024B8RE appointed as joint agent alongside Gerald Eve to market Meridian 6, a 625,000 sq ft employment park development in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
• CBREcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 July 2021B8RE acts as joint agent with CBRE on major industrial transactions in the North West. Notably joint agents on the Element scheme letting at Alchemy Business Park, Knowsley (68,500 sq ft to EStar Truck & Van).
• JLLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 31 July 2018B8RE acts as joint agent with JLL on industrial property transactions. Joint agents with JLL for Harworth at Multiply Logistics North scheme where Rijo42 took 20,300 sq ft.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Legat Owen: Cheshire-based independent commercial property consultancy with strong North West / industrial and logistics coverage; B8RE has named Legat Owen as a documented joint-agent partner, indicating a directly comparable regional competitive and collaborative peer.
• Mason Owen: Liverpool-headquartered commercial property advisor covering the North West and North Wales with industrial, office, retail and investment teams; directly comparable as a long-standing regional competitor overlapping with B8RE's industrial remit.

Broad incumbents

• CBRE (UK): Global commercial real estate services firm with a large UK industrial & logistics practice; B8RE is a documented joint-agent partner with CBRE, indicating direct overlap on North West industrial mandates at a much larger scale.
• JLL (UK): Global commercial real estate services firm with significant UK industrial/logistics capability; documented joint-agent partner with B8RE on schemes such as Multiply Logistics North, making it a directly relevant incumbent peer.
• Colliers (UK): Global commercial real estate advisory with a strong UK industrial & investment practice; B8RE is named as a documented joint letting agent and counterparty with Colliers on multiple North West industrial transactions.
• Gerald Eve: UK-wide commercial real estate advisor with capital markets and industrial expertise; named as B8RE's joint agent on Meridian 6, a major 625,000 sq ft Wigan development, making it a relevant incumbent peer.
• Knight Frank (UK): Global commercial real estate consultancy with active UK industrial & logistics investment coverage; relevant incumbent peer competing for institutional mandates overlapping with B8RE's investor base.
• Cushman & Wakefield (UK): Global commercial real estate services firm with a UK industrial & logistics team; relevant incumbent peer active in North West investment and occupier advisory overlapping with B8RE.
• Savills (UK): Global commercial real estate advisor with a strong UK industrial & logistics investment team; relevant incumbent peer whose investor clients overlap with B8RE's institutional and overseas investor segments.

Emerging players

• Avison Young (UK): Global commercial real estate firm with an expanding UK industrial and capital markets presence; relevant emerging peer competing for institutional and developer mandates in the North West.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/b8re
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/b8-real-estate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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