Former Leeds foundry signs up trio of tenants

Three companies have signed up to Leeds office complex The Round Foundry.

The Holbeck Urban Village site is taking on SpaceInvader, an interior design business recently acquired by office furniture and fit out group Southerns. They are bringing in a team of 30 which have already completed projects for clients including Sky Betting & Gaming.

It has taken 4,313 sq ft of space at Green Sand Foundry, a self-contained building fronting Water Lane.

Landscape architecture and planning consultancy Urban Wilderness, which specialises in the design and master planning of urban and regeneration projects, is expanding for a third time within Holbeck Urban Village.

It outgrew its first two offices in the Round Foundry Media Centre, and has now signed up to a three-year lease to relocate to a 780 sq ft unit situated within Saw Mill Yard.

They are joined by Taste, a new sandwich shop and cafe, the brainchild of Your Engine Room, a marketing outsourcing business which has been based at the Round Foundry Media Centre for six years.

Taste has taken on a 968 sq ft unit, formerly home to the Pickled Pepper.

John Williams, director of SpaceInvader said: “We will create a space that is more than just an interior design studio – it will be opened up to external creatives and consultants to come together in a purposefully collaborative environment.

“With the development plans for the South Bank, this is an exciting time for Leeds and we’re excited to be a part of it and to make a positive contribution to both the Leeds city region and the local design community.”

Managing director of Taste Ian Hargreaves commented: “The Round Foundry area is a fantastic independent foodie hotspot, so it was a no brainer to set up our business here.

“ The Round Foundry has proved to be a brilliant place to start our first business; we can’t wait to open our second here and to be part of the engine that fuels the community.”

Nathan Edwards, director of Urban Wilderness said “it is great to have a standalone space which we can make our own. Saw Mill Yard has a great atmosphere and offers our staff a choice of places for lunch and relaxation on our doorstep.”
All deals were completed by Creative Space Management, acting as joint agent with Knight Frank.

Fox Lloyd Jones acted on behalf of SpaceInvader. Paul Taylor, director of Creative Space Management commented: “It’s fantastic that the Round Foundry area is still proving to be such an attraction to both new and established businesses. We’ve always wanted businesses to be able to set up here and then grow, which is exactly what Urban Wilderness have done, so it’s great that we can continue to offer the space for companies to expand within the area. It’s also encouraging that creative and independent companies like SpaceInvader and Taste are choosing The Round Foundry due to the area’s vibrancy and warmth.”

Pictured: John Williams of SpaceInvader, Ian Hargreaves of Taste and members of the team from Urban Wilderness. Images credit Simon Dewhurst.