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GRADE II LISTED BUILDING
IS THRIVING AGAIN
Food waste will be turned into power for the
next generation of Tees Valley manufacturers
when Ener-G Riverside Park Biogas creates
a £25m anaerobic digestion plant at the
forthcoming TeesAMP advanced manufacturing
park. The plant will use a series of biological
processes to break down food and manure,
producing methane gas that will be fed into the
national grid and power local businesses.
#TalkingUpTeesside
Commerce House in Middlesbrough
is now a thriving business hub after a
£1.2m renovation.
A
n iconic Teesside building, which has
spent the last year undergoing an
impressive £1.2m renovation, is now
filling quickly, with new tenants finding
their businesses booming.
Commerce House in Middlesbrough
has had life breathed back into its Grade II
Listed structure by Commerce Chambers.
A whole host of fully furnished and
serviced office space is available for
immediate use, ideal for small businesses
up to 14-desk rooms.
There is also an unbelievably chic
business lounge, where old meets
new, creating a relaxing yet professional
environment.
The building, which was originally built in
1872, is in the heart of the city’s soon-to-
be thriving commercial district TS1, is right
next to the train station and just a stone’s
throw from the A66.
Every office comes complete with
access to all the high-class facilities and
high-speed broadband included.
There are also a number of offers
available on a first-come, first-served
basis – some of which have been already
snapped up by new tenants HR Alchemy,
Certax Teesside, NEECC, Department
of International Trade, STO Consulting,
Vanquish Steel, Hainton and Smart Pads
Real Estate.
Christine Huntington, facilities manager
at the building, which was purchased from
the North East Chamber of Commerce,
said: “There is real luxury on offer here,
which creates the right impression for
visiting clients.
“The hot desk facilities and virtual office
service are both in demand already too.”
Information and appointments can
be made by calling Christine on 01642
917116. Images are available to view on
Facebook @CommerceHouse1872 or at
www.commerce-house.co.uk
Kings of customer
service
Ambitious plans for £55m
TeesAMP park
Ambitious plans to develop the £55m
TeesAMP advanced manufacturing park
have been submitted to Middlesbrough
Council.
Developers of TeesAMP – which will
bring forward-thinking businesses and
up t o 1,000 jobs to the Tees Valley – have
submitted plans for the 11-hectare site.
The first phase of development
includes 180,000 sq ft of high quality
manufacturing and office accommodation
across 17 buildings.
Hunters Estate Agents won The British
Property Awards for Middlesbrough
after judges said their staff “performed
outstandingly”.
The Hunters team impressed
throughout the extensive judging period,
which focused on customer service levels.
Hunters have now been shortlisted for a
number of national awards, which will be
announced later in the year.
AV DAWSON SUPPORTS
MILITARY
A major
Middlesbrough
logistics
company has
signed a pledge
to support ex-members of the armed forces
to find work in their sector.
AV Dawson, which employs 240 people in
the Tees region, has signed an Armed Forces
Bronze Covenant to ensure there is complete
fairness and respect in the communities
where the personnel live, as well as local job
opportunities.
It has also pledged to encourage more
logistics businesses to see the potential of
former military personnel with their in-depth
practical training.
RETAILER PUTS BEST
FOOT FORWARD
National shoe retailer Charles Clinkard
has polished up its first ever store, by
investing £150,000 in a makeover of its
Middlesbrough branch.
The Corporation Road site was the first
Charles Clinkard store to be opened in
1924 and it even narrowly missed a WW2
bomb blast by just a few yards.
The investment in the store has seen
all the existing departments moved
downstairs and the addition of a new
‘clearance’ floor upstairs.