Energy company set to relocate after £2m investment in new HQ

Omicron at Redhill Business Park

A Staffordshire energy technology firm is set to relocate to new premises in the county town following the start of work on its new headquarters.

OMICRON has invested £2m into the new purpose-built facility at Stafford’s Redhill Business Park.

The 8,000 sq ft building will serve as a technical, training and sales centre. The development is progressing well, with the steel framework and infrastructure already completed. OMICRON is expected to relocate to the new building this summer.

Birmingham-based Pinnegar Hayward Design (PHD) Architects is leading the project.

Joe White, director of PHD Architects, said: “The new building will be very impressive. It is a very modern design that reflects the company’s high tech characteristics. The upper floor is clad in a translucent material in the company colours, which will be illuminated.

“They are a very enlightened employer and when we visited their development centre in Austria we found a fantastic building and an environment which employees really enjoy. We hope to replicate that same feeling of enjoyment for the staff here.”

OMICRON provides innovative testing, diagnosis and monitoring solutions for electrical energy systems. Customers include energy providers and utilities, manufacturers of equipment for the transmission and distribution of electrical power and others.

The company is currently based at Stafford Technology Park, and will relocate to its new premises when the building is complete.

It has worked closely with Staffordshire County Council, which owns the Redhill site, to secure the move. The county council invested £10m into completing the necessary infrastructure to the site ahead of its development.

Staffordshire County Council’s economic growth leader Mark Winnington said: “OMICRON is the latest addition to Redhill Business Park, which is becoming renowned as a leading site for innovation and growth. The site development by the county council has been a great success and with near full occupancy we know our investment has made a difference.

“Our inward investment team has been working closely with OMICRON and so we’re pleased to welcome (it) to Redhill, especially as it is in one of our key sectors with a highly skilled workforce. We look forward to its continued expansion and contribution to Staffordshire’s ever-growing economy.”

Redhill is also home to GE’s new facility, which is already in operation, with a second under construction. Birmingham developer Trebor recently completed its industrial unit at the site and is now ready for occupation.

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