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DEFINITELY MABO
The Mado team (left to right): Operations director Rob Jackson, managing director
Lee Mableson, sales director Craig Griffiths and technology director Dean Yates.
AWARD-WINNING PAY-PER-CLICK SPECIALIST MABO
HAS COMMITTED ITS FUTURE TO ALBERT NORTH
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Just a few minutes from the main
transport network and Middlesbrough’s
railway and bus stations, Albert North
provides excellent public transport links
across the region and the rest of the
UK. A host of cost-effective city centre
parking options are also available close
to hand.
Michelle McPhee, city centre
manager at Middlesbrough Council,
said: “Albert North allows businesses of
all sizes, including the town’s prominent
creative and digital sector, to remain
in close proximity to each other, which
in turn will encourage a collaborative
environment for these businesses to
thrive.”
The next phase of redevelopment
will see the start of public realm work
along Albert Road which will include the
replacement of all the street lighting
followed by the installation of new
trees and paving improvements in early
Spring.
Businesses interested in locating
to Albert North contact Mark Hill,
commercial property director at
Jomast, on 01642 666 936 for further
information or to arrange a viewing.
he company, set up by managing
director Lee Mableson just
over five years ago, is already
the largest pay-per-click (PPC)
specialist in the North-East and has its
sight set on becoming the biggest and
best in the UK.
As part of this
growth strategy, Mabo
will take on more than
100 staff over the next
three years.
Talking about the
relocation, Lee said:
“We were looking
for new office space
as we had quickly
outgrown our existing
one. It was imperative
that our next move
was flexible enough to
meet our rapid growth,
as well as having the
modern facilities that
people have come to expect in the digital
sector.”
After scouring the market for the right
space, Lee finally decided to relocate the
business to 16-26 Albert Road, occupying
6,000 sq ft of newly refurbished space.
“Next year our focus is rapid growth
as our vision is to strengthen our position
further nationally; as a result, it was
imperative that we had a space that
allowed us the flexibility to substantially
expand the team, and Albert North ticked
all the right boxes,” said Lee.
Since the company launched in 2013,
it has enjoyed tremendous success. It
is on course to recruit its target of 40
employees before the end of this year,
as well as achieving record annual sales
of £1.4m. It now works with more than
350 clients locally and
nationally, offering a
no-strings, contract-free
approach to paid search
management services.
“Our location is key
to our future success”
added Lee. “Coupled with
the city centre position
and excellent transport
links to other major digital
hotspots such as Leeds
and Manchester, Albert
North is the perfect place
for us.”
Mark Hill, commercial
property director at
Jomast, said: “We see
massive potential in this project as it
will create a bustling new business
community. We’ve already welcomed
Mabo and Keystage Recruitment to
Albert North and we have some other
exciting announcements in the pipeline
too.
“We are hearing more and more
that businesses want to locate back
into Middlesbrough as they see this as
the city centre of the Tees Valley and
this comes as no surprise with all the
regeneration that is taking place.”
“IT WAS IMPERATIVE
THAT WE HAD
A SPACE THAT
ALLOWED US THE
FLEXIBILITY TO
SUBSTANTIALLY
EXPAND THE TEAM,
AND ALBERT NORTH
TICKED ALL THE
RIGHT BOXES”.