Eight deals signed and sealed at mill complex

Eight companies have signed deals at the Sunny Bank Mills, the mill complex between Leeds and Bradford.

Tenants from the beauty, catering, photography and architecture sectors have moved into the historic building, where YTV’s Emmerdale and Heartbeat were filmed.

One of the tenants who has signed a new three-year lease is photographer Chris Leah, whose studio has been based at The Mending Rooms at Sunny Bank Mills for the past 10 years.

Meanwhile Emma White, jewellery designer, teacher and online retailer of The Jewellery Makers, based in Red Lane Mill has just signed a new three-year lease.

Simon Smithson of Think Architecture has also signed a new lease, while caterers Bears Pantry, beauticians Be Beautiful and photographers David Ward, John Hutchinson and Tracey Welch have all committed their futures to Sunny Bank Mills by signing brand-new deals.

William Gaunt, joint managing director of Edwin Woodhouse, the owners of Sunny Bank Mills, said: “These eight deals underline the versatility and flexibility of space at Sunny Bank Mills, which is attracting an exciting breadth of occupiers. They also illustrate the strength of the post-Brexit Yorkshire economy, with all eight companies having the confidence to commit their future to us at Sunny Bank Mills.”

Sarah-Jayne Lishman of Leeds-based property consultancy Dove Haigh Phillips added: “The refurbishment of Sunny Bank Mills is a complete triumph, a wonderful balance of cutting edge modern employment space in an environment rich in history and heritage. The attention to detail is stunning and the mills now provide arguably the finest space in the Leeds-Bradford corridor.”

The joint marketing agents for Sunny Bank Mills are the Leeds office of JLL.

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