Historic mill buildings fully occupied after refurb

THE Festoon Rooms, part of the iconic Sunny Bank Mills complex in Farsley
between Leeds and Bradford, are now fully let following a £330,000
refurbishment.

The buildings, which date back to in 1850, were formerly used as finishing rooms where damp wool cloth was hung to dry in ‘festoons’ to create the famous London Shrunk finish.

Two new tenants, Adept Consulting Engineers and Dovetailers, have now moved in.

Adept Consulting Engineers has taken 2,013 sq ft of office space,
while Dovetailors has taken 2.041 sq ft.

All five units, comprising 7,217 sq ft, are now occupied.

More than 250 jobs have now been created at Sunny Bank Mills, one of the
most famous family-owned mills in Yorkshire, where YTV’s Emmerdale and
Heartbeat were filmed.

John Gaunt, joint managing director of Edwin Woodhouse, the owners of Sunny
Bank Mills, says: “We are absolutely delighted to have now let all five
units at the Festoon Rooms and to welcome our two new tenants to this unique
set of buildings. We feel proud to have done this in a challenging market
for commercial property.

“We are seeing a steady flow of new tenants into Sunny Bank Mills, breathing
new life into an historic complex. They are all excellent examples of
successful businesses being attracted to a quality business environment and
their arrival underlines the versatility and flexibility of space at Sunny
Bank Mills, which is attracting an exciting breadth of occupiers,” he added.
“Altogether we now have more than 45 companies on site, with more in the
pipeline.”

There are currently a few remaining offices suites available to lease, which
are ready for immediate occupation, in the refurbished Sandsgate and Teazle
House buildings. These range from 250 sq ft to 1,000sq ft.

A further 32,000 sq ft of quality office space has been earmarked for regeneration and refurbishment in a variety of buildings, including the iconic 1912 Mill
where Emmerdale and heartbeat were filmed, over the next 12 months subject
to demand.

Mike Haigh of Leeds property consultancy Dove Haigh Phillips, which is
marketing Sunny Bank Mills with JLL, added: “This is an  extraordinary success story. These two deals further vindicate the capital expenditure and attention to detail the inspirational regeneration of Sunny Bank Mills has created.”