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Historic hall is the future for business
With its lavishly
restored interior,
immaculate grounds
and popular
restaurant, Acklam
Hall is one of the
genuine jewels in
Middlesbrough’s
crown.
A
nd the town’s only Grade I-listed
building, on Hall Drive, is increasingly
becoming the place to be for
Teesside’s business community since its
multi-million pound renovation in 2016.
As well as providing a delight for diners,
the 17th Century hall doubles up as both
a luxurious office base for Teesside firms
and opulent function facility, as companies
book up to treat their staff and customers to
events with a wow factor.
Acklam Hall has 17 serviced offices
which have been constantly occupied since
their opening by businesses such as Carliv
Accountancy and Raymond James.
The beautiful and tasteful Drawing
Room holds up to 140 and regularly hosts
successful networking and business events,
with the hall seen as the ideal location to get
contacts together.
The hall’s Parlour and Boudoir rooms are
ideal for private business dinners, small
meetings and away days to escape the
office.
And the boardroom can seat up to 18
delegates and is regularly occupied by local
businesses and schools making the most of
its state-of-the-art technology.
Ramsay Health Care are just one of the
companies who regularly book the hall for
lunch events, while Redline Cars will be
using Acklam Hall as the stunning backdrop
for a supercar launch next year.
Acklam Hall are now poised to offer
business clients an even greater range of
options too – including giving more Teesside
companies the opportunity to be based there
after receiving planning permission for a
25,000 sq ft development to the side of the
hall.
Managing director Michael Jones said:
“We’re in the early stages of developing
ideas to progress our business offer but we
want to concentrate on what we do best.
“We already have a restaurant which is
getting busier all the time, but we know the
introduction of accommodation, long let
apartment schemes, larger event space and
more serviced offices will be a success.”
Acklam Hall offers 95 free parking spaces
to its resident office-based businesses, and
its virtual office packages are also taking
MEETINGS
VIRTUAL OFFICE
off as firms enjoy a cheaper alternative to a
serviced office, while reaping the benefit of
the hall's prestigious address and reception
service.
Acklam Hall prides itself on friendly and
flexible customer service, and Enterprise
Made Simple is one of its many satisfied
business customers, having rented office
space there since the early days after
renovation.
The firm’s financial director Cathy
Rutherford said: “We’ve loved being part of
such a thriving business community in an
iconic location.
“During the time we've been here, our
company has gone from strength to strength
so when it came to expanding our premises,
there was only one choice for us.
“Expanding into our fourth and fifth office
at Acklam Hall is a really exciting time for us
– and we're delighted to now have a training
facility here so we can share this beautiful
building and exceptional quality of customer
service with our delegates.”
SERVICED OFFICES
CORPORATE
Acklam Hall, Hall Drive, Middlesbrough, TS5 7DY | Tel 010642 822000 | [email protected]