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8 | Tees Business LINGFIELD POINT LEADS THE WAY Those looking for office space with a difference should look no further than Lingfield Point in Darlington – a hugely creative business park. T he site - just minutes from Teesside – was recently identified as an example of best practice for customer service and it’s easy to see why. Lingfield Point offers unbeatable connectivity with a 100MB bearer served by BT and Virgin Media, a 24 hour concierge and security service along with extensive car parking. A wide range of facilities are available including a bistro café with deli points and a welcoming nursery. Break out rooms and informal meeting areas all add to the atmosphere, there’s even free bike hire and a book swap club. The site also benefits from great rail and road links, making it within easy reach of the rest of the UK including London, Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow. It’s easy to understand why good business feels at home at Lingfield Point with highspecification office and industrial space available from 200 sq ft to over 100,000 sq ft. environment for growing businesses with offices available from 2,500 sq ft to 10,000 sq ft. From outside terraces to cool meeting spaces, there’s even a converted VW Camper which doubles up as a quirky little meeting space which has been recognised as one of the ‘coolest’ offices in the North East. Space at Lingfield Point also includes the Art Deco centrepiece Lingfield House – with its sweeping staircase and impressive double-height ceiling – home to some of the North East’s biggest companies including AMEC, Foster Wheeler, Four Seasons Health Care and about to welcome Capita. Even the terms at Lingfield Point are flexible and appealing. For more information on Lingfield Warehousing & Logistics, please contact Julian Brooke on 01325 485533. For more information on leasing units, please call Jonathan Simpson at Connect Property NE on 01642 602001. Lingfield Point’s flagship Art Deco centrepiece Lingfield House Those in need of flexible office space should make a bee-line for Beehive – a stylish centre that provides the perfect RAISING THE BAR ON RECRUITMENT New recruitment agency KMS Partners is looking to shake up the North-East recruitment industry by setting new standards while providing a unique client offering. K MS Partners sees experienced recruitment specialists Melissa Thompson and Gemma Holmes join forces with Keith Miller, managing director of Middlesbrough-based Ecco Finishing Supplies, 2015 winners of the North-East Export Team of the Year. Initially based in County Durham but with plans to open offices on Teesside and Tyneside, KMS Partners specialise in recruiting for the manufacturing, production, engineering, blasting and painting, retail, logistics and supply chain sectors across the North-east. Having already sealed several local contracts, KMS aims to be a beacon within an industry its partners believe too often suffers from a poor image and reputation. “Recruitment should not be difficult,” says managing director Melissa. “It’s about working with our clients to understand that attracting the best staff is about so much more than the job description. “It’s about the organisational culture, what makes the business a