Building Briefs
ESTL, the Yorkshire training and assessment company, has moved into the historic 19th century Folly Hall Mills in Huddersfield having outgrown its previous headquarters at Kirkburton, near Huddersfield.
Folly Hall Mills, a grade two star listed building, is being converted into 60,000 sq ft of offices by the Dewsbury-based Jay Tee Group.
ESTL has taken space in both mills, as well the extended boiler house, to accommodate its growing workforce. The company currently employs 100 staff.
The company has taken 6,900 sq ft in the small mill, which means that it is now full, 3,300 sq ft in the boiler house and 3,400 sq ft in the main mill. Staff have already moved into the small mill and will be transferring into the boiler house, newly-built atrium and main mill later this year.
ESTL specialises in training and assessment, operating core teams out of its West Yorkshire and North East offices, together with a nationwide network of trainers and assessors covering the whole of the UK.
The joint agents for the scheme are Eddisons and Michael Steel and Co.
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REAL estate advisor Savills has been retained to manage Cortonwood Retail Park in Barnsley by its new owner Black Diamond Investments.
The retail scheme, which totals 280,000 sq ft, was purchased by Black Diamond Investments from British Land in March.
Cortonwood Retail Park comprises eight units and current tenants include B&Q, Matalan and Next.
Savills is also appointed on Tritax’s site, which is on the same park and divided by an access road. The entire site is known as Cortonwood Retail Park. Tenants on the Tritax scheme include SCS, Asda Living and Halfords.
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ACTING on behalf of Taylor Wimpey and Northumberland Estates, LSH’s Sheffield office has been appointed to market three new office units at Sheffield Business Park.
LSH has been instructed to advise on the disposal of Unit 11 – the former Taylor Wimpey premises – which extends to 8,592 sq ft at Europa Green on the business park.
Elsewhere on the business park, Europa Court, a development of six self-contained office buildings has attracted a number of major occupiers including South Yorkshire Police and Pearce Buckle.
Northumberland Estates purchased Units 01, 02 and 03 at Europa Court, which extend to 30,000 sq ft in total. With only two suites remaining, LSH has been instructed to market the remaining vacant accommodation within their investments.
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THE office agency and building consultancy teams at the Leeds office of property advisors CB Richard Ellis have been instructed by Topland Group of Companies on some 76,000 sq ft of office accommodation at Headingley Office Park.
Headingley Office Park is located two miles north of Leeds city centre and comprises 100,000 sq ft of office accommodation over six buildings.
Current occupiers include Leeds North West Primary Healthcare Trust, The Environment Agency, Abbey and Avance.
Jonathan Shires, director of office agency at CBRE, said: “The available space can accommodate a broad range of occupiers and alternative uses to offices will be considered subject to planning.
“We are currently in discussions with a number of potential tenants who are keen to capitalise on the competitive rents, the abundant parking, the quality of space and the local amenities on offer.”
