Communications business doubles footprint in preparation for year of growth

Specialist communications firm Scriba PR has upgraded its West Yorkshire premises by adding an additional 984 sq ft of space – and completing a full fit-out of its Huddersfield HQ.

Following a steady stream of recruitment throughout 2021 – and with more new faces set to join in the coming weeks – the team had outgrown its existing space and needed additional room.

Almost doubling its space overnight, the business has extended its existing 1,200 sq ft office within Heritage Exchange, Lindley, to encompass an adjacent suite in the loft of the historic mill – taking the footprint to 2,184 sq ft.

Now leasing all of the third-floor commercial offices on the eastern flank of the property, the extension features a large meeting area, dedicated quiet room for solo work, and a breakout space for socialising and creative thinking.

The vision of Scriba founder and managing director Katie Mallinson, refurbishment work has been overseen by The Man Who Makes.

Owned by local craftsman Steve McMann, the company also designed and built a range of furniture for the new office, including a meeting room table, stand up desk, shelving and storage, room divides, wall art, and corner worktops.

Mallinson said: “Our team has grown rapidly since we last upsized our environment, in 2019.

“Post-pandemic, we quickly reached capacity in terms of both desk and meeting space – as well as wanting to recreate some of the more relaxed areas our colleagues had become accustomed to following 18 months of home-working.

“This extension of our footprint gives the entire team enough room to gather around a table, while also offering different zones for people to carry out the various parts of their role – after all, with 14 colleagues, and counting, everyone has a preferred way of working depending on the task at hand.”

Krystina Firth, manager of Heritage Exchange, added: “It’s been a great pleasure to watch Scriba grow within our business centre.

“From Katie’s initial move into a two-person office in September 2014 to now occupying the full top floor of our Plover Road offices, we have loved working with the entire team to create beautiful interiors that complement the history of the building.

“Scriba has gone from strength-to-strength, which is testament to the hard work and ethos of Katie and her team – and we are proud to work alongside them.”