Roundup: Knight Frank, Alan Wood & Partners, Samuel Grant

KNIGHT FRANK’S Leeds office has advised on the leasing of two newly-created suites at Pinnacle Leeds.

Holbeck Land Ltd has taken one unit, with Radiology Reporting Online moving into the second. Three further available suites range from 503 sq ft to 2,583 sq ft.

Eamon Fox, partner and head of office agency at Knight Frank in Leeds, commented: “We are delighted to have concluded these two lettings at one of the city’s most popular office buildings.

“The building has recently undergone a comprehensive refurbishment and offers high quality, flexible and open plan office space boasting breath-taking panoramic views over Leeds city centre.

“Having taken the decision to offer small suites as well as large lettings, we are very pleased with the interest from occupiers who require small suites, but who are not prepared to compromise on quality”.

Other Pinnacle office occupiers include Actuaries, Barnett Waddingham LLP, Optimisa Research, restructuring and recovery business, Schlumberger, FRP Advisory; Highway Consultants, Steer Davis Gleave and Blue Fin Insurance.

Retail and leisure tenants in the Pinnacle Podium include Joy, Superdrug, Nourish, Next, Pret a Manger, Greggs, Roxy Lanes and Tesco Express.

Colliers acted jointly with Knight Frank on the Pinnacle building.

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CONSULTING engineers Alan Wood & Partners are expanding from Hull, taking up a site in Lincoln.

In a deal managed by Garness Jones, Alan Wood & Partners have taken their technical workforce to more than 90 with the move to the Beal Homes development at Burton Waters.

Neil Read, a director of Alan Wood & Partners, said: “Our head office is in Hull and we also operate from York, Scarborough and Sheffield.

“We relocated our Sheffield office last Christmas from the Advanced Manufacturing Park to a new business park adjacent to Meadowhall and now we’ve expanded into Lincoln.

“There are four people working in Lincoln at the moment but there is the space to accommodate our growth plan to increase that to 12, further expanding our business which has grown from 60 people to more than 95 in the last couple of years.”

Paul White, agency director at Garness Jones, said: “This is one of the prime sites that we are working on in the wider Yorkshire and Humber region, and it is good to be involved with Alan Wood & Partners and Beal Homes, two other well-established Hull businesses.

“We were engaged to market nine units which were built by Beal Holmes after they completed the latest residential phase at the site. In recent months we’ve seen the opening of a Mediterranean restaurant and a private medical care office.

“Now Alan Wood & Partners have completed their move and we expect to complete additional deals very soon.”

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PACKAGING company Samuel Grant Group has officially opened the doors of its £5m warehouse and operations centre.

Located on Thornes Farm within the Leeds City Region Enterprise Zone, the firm received a £150,000 grant from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership towards the build, which has expanded capacity by 50%.

Yorkshire accountant Garbutt + Elliott helped Samuel Grant to secure this vital funding in order to relocate to new premises.

Andrew Grant, managing director at Samuel Grant Group, said: “Garbutt + Elliott was intrinsic to our grant application success, which helped towards the bespoke construction of our new warehouse in the Leeds City Enterprise Zone.

“Our new premises will allow our business to grow as we come into our 125th year of trading and are busier than ever. The new warehouse has helped to make our processes and logistics more efficient, and create new jobs and opportunities for the region.

“Thanks to the expertise at G+E we have maximised on the funding available to us and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend their services.”

Tariq Javaid, corporate finance director at Garbutt + Elliott, said: ‘”We take great pride in assisting our clients with their growth strategies and were delighted to be able to pass on our expertise in this area to Samuel Grant and make a real tangible difference to them.

“This is a fantastic funding scheme and one that can help businesses achieve their growth ambitions as well as increasing employment in the region.

“If businesses are considering any large capital projects they may well be able to take advantage of this grant funding.”