Fast-growing building physics consultancy makes move to Leeds
BUILDING physics consultancy Yonder has relocated from Harrogate to Leeds, taking 3,040 sq ft of space at the recently refurbished Concordia Works.
Formerly based in Harrogate’s Hornbeam Park, Yonder taken the entire third floor of the building on Sovereign Street, which has undergone a £1.5m revamp.
Rob Gill, managing director of Yonder, said: “We’re growing fast, with our staff now numbering 12, and have ambitious expansion plans for the future. We needed a new home and there’s no doubt Leeds is ideal, as it’s where many of our existing clients are based and, as a vibrant hub for commercial life, it offers us significant opportunities to expand our business further.
“We also envisage colleges and universities playing a key part in our future development, as we want to attract more bright youngsters, with the right backgrounds and aptitudes, to pursue careers as building physics engineers. We know from our own experience that Leeds has some first-class further and higher education institutions, given that some of our current building modelling team attend them, to enhance their professional development.”
Yonder was the first tenant to secure a lease at the new-look, 13,922 sq ft Concordia Works, which has five floors, offering from 2,132 sq ft to 3,040 sq ft of open-plan office space.
Built in the early 20th century, the building was originally a yarn and cord warehouse.
Yonder’s building physics team’s relocation follows last November’s announcement that they were splitting from their former organisation’s mechanical and electrical engineering arm to become a separate entity.
