AndersElite expands at Minerva

RECRUITMENT business CDI AndersElite has expanded within Evans Property Group’s Minerva office building in Leeds.

The company has taken a new lease for 1,900 sq ft on the first floor to realise its ambitions of growing its 25 strong team to 40 within the next two to three years.

CDI AndersElite, which has seven UK offices, first moved its Leeds base to Minerva in 2002 to provide permanent, temporary and contract recruitment solutions for clients across a variety of industries but with a strong focus on the regional construction sector.

Throughout 2014, a surge in the construction market saw the company outgrow its existing office space on the fifth floor at Minerva.

CDI AndersElite has now expanded into a larger suite to enable the firm to accommodate another 15 members of staff as the business continues to grow.

Evans Property Group invested extensively in the refurbishment of Minerva and neighbouring Capitol office buildings last year as part of an overall, ongoing £20m investment into the Bond Court area of the city.

Following the launch of the 30,568 sq ft ofoffices at Minerva last summer, law firm Gateley was quick to secure 7,500 sq ft of offices on the 8th and 9th floors within the building.

The last remaining available suites are being marketed by CBRE and JLL.

John Hobbs, Leeds divisional manager at CDI AndersElite, said: “Minerva occupies one of the most prominent and strategic addresses in the city centre, within the business district yet close to all the city’s amenities and public transport hubs. Having worked successfully from this base for 13 years, we are delighted to be able to grow our business here and will be recruiting for positions as soon as we take occupation in the next few weeks. We anticipate exciting times ahead with further company growth planned in the next three years.”