Engineering firm moves into new Stroud offices

Engineering company Sartorius Stedim Lab has taken a lease on Frome House at Bond’s Mill, Stonehouse near Stroud.

Developer Robert Hitchins carried out a complete refurbishment of the building to bring it back into use for the world-beating manufacturer who will use the office space for its injection moulding operation.

It is Sartorius’s fourth facility in Stonehouse, along with its main manufacturing building in Stonehouse Park, a car park facility next to Costa Coffee and the Moorings, a high-quality office complex nearby.

Michael Plimmer, senior development manager at Robert Hitchins, said: “We have a good track record for being able to work development solutions to accommodate our tenants within our estates as their business demands change.

“We have been particularly pleased to help Sartorius with this additional facility at Stonehouse Park which supports their business growth in the region.

“Having developed the company’s main building in Stonehouse Park in 2016 we have since worked alongside them to deliver a new car parking facility, and two refurbished office buildings.”

Sartorius Stedim Lab grew out of a business established in Oakridge by former managing director Chris Biddell.

Now operating in Stonehouse, it is owned by the German-based Sartorius Group – a leading international pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment provider which has 16,000 employees worldwide.

Frome House sits next to the Stroudwater Canal. The refurbishment included retaining many of the original features, including Victorian brickwork.