Refurbished office building welcomes first tenant

A newly refurbished building, which operates an incubator for young and growing businesses and as serviced offices, has welcomed its first tenant since being acquired by Orchard Facilities Management.

Marketing company KC Communications, founded just over two years ago by Katrina Cliffe, has moved into the top floor of Independence House in Huddersfield, which also serves as Orchard’s new national headquarters.

Cliffe said: “There are very few offices in the Huddersfield area that can offer free parking for both tenants and visitors, superfast broadband and fully serviced flexible terms so we moved quickly to secure the space we needed to give us room to grow.

“The fact that Independence House is just off junction 24 of the M62 made it a good choice for us strategically to host client meetings and give us easy access to our customer base.”

Gareth Henderson, managing director of Orchard Facilities Management, said: “Orchard’s directors are passionate about supporting fledgling businesses in Calderdale and Kirklees and we have thought very carefully about the services they will need to make growth and success as easy as possible.

“High performance fibre broadband, the provision of office furniture and the fact that a direct dial telephone number can be set up for tenants within minutes means the practical side of running a business is taken care of so that they can focus on the day to day.

“We are looking forward to getting to know the team and our future tenants.”