Duo of deals at ex-Emmerdale mills

Two companies have signed new deals at Sunny Bank Mills, the property in Farsley where YTV’s Emmerdale and Heartbeat were filmed.

Graphic design agency ICM Creative have moved into newly refurbished offices at The Mending Rooms in the Sunny Bank Mills complex, while SCRAP Centre of Creative Reuse, who have been at Sunny Bank Mills for five years, have signed a new five-year lease at the Spinning Mill.

ICM Account Director Caroline Murray said: “We are thrilled to become a part of this vibrant space in Farsley. The newly refurbished office will allow us to grow and provides our team with an exciting place to work.

“We are a friendly group of creative thinkers specialising in design for print, brand creation, packaging, point of sale, exhibitions and online.

“This is a fantastic base to work from. It’s wonderful to be surrounded by so many creative businesses in the heart of Farsley and an ideal location from which to visit our clients and for them to visit us.”

Louise Lucas of SCRAP added: “Before we moved to Farsley we had been housed in a cold, damp and inaccessible unit in Kirkstall near the River Aire. Although the prospect of moving to the Spinning Mill was full of huge promise it felt risky too.

“Our hesitancy was chiefly caused by uncertainty around whether we could afford the space, coupled with concerns about whether our customers would travel to this side of Leeds. That all seems hard to believe now. The space was everything we ever dared to hope for and provides plenty of room for growth and flexibility to try out new ideas.

“We had been working with Leeds City Council Early Improvement Team for many years to try and find a shared space for delivering their training in inspiring and creative surroundings, so the Spinning Mill certainly ticked all the boxes for us and our future partnership.

During the past seven years Sunny Bank Mills has been transformed into a modern office complex. It is now home to more than 70 companies, who employ 355 staff.

Gaunt, joint managing director of Edwin Woodhouse, the owners of the property, said: “These two deals underline the versatility and flexibility of space at Sunny Bank Mills, which is attracting an exciting breadth of occupiers.

“They also illustrate the strength of the Yorkshire economy, with both companies having the confidence to commit their future to us.”