PROPERTY
Mandale’s Joe Darragh with
ValvTechnologies operations
manager Adrian Thompson.
We have the solution
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“It's created a
better working
atmosphere and
the cost savings
have been
tremendous."
t isn't the usual problem you would expect a
successful company to have.
ValvTechnologies was faced with an
oversized building with unwanted, two-storey
high offices and without the staff to fill it at its
old location of Preston Farm, near Stockton.
Enter long-established property firm Mandale
with the solution just a few miles away at
Haydock House on the Portrack Interchange
Business Park.
They provided 3,000 sq ft of office space, built
inside an 8,000 sq ft warehouse more suited to
the client's needs.
“The only option when the lease came up
was to try and move to somewhere which was
more viable for us as a business,” says Adrian
Thompson, ValvTechnologies operations
manager.
“The old place was far too big and was just
ridiculous cost-wise. So we picked everything
up and brought it here.
“That includes two six-tonne cranes which
run on a track independently of each other, and
all the test equipment.
“It was pretty hectic. I managed the move
as well as the day-to-day business. I got the
footprint of the new building and did a scale
drawing of where everything was going to go,
marking it out on the floor to make sure it all fit.
“As soon as I walked in, I knew this was ideal.
It is more efficient here and it's better for the
staff – they can talk to each other, as opposed
to emailing because some of them were upstairs
and downstairs in the other facility.
“It's created a better working atmosphere and
the cost savings have been tremendous.
“We were coming down in size, but the other
selling point was that these premises have a
fenced compound outside.”
ValvTechnolgies, whose parent firm is
based in Houston, Texas, service valves for
the European market and employ 30 staff on
Teesside.
Customers include an arm of Billingham-
based CF Fertilizers, along with Lucite, Ineos
and Ensus.
Mandale's Joe Darragh is delighted his
new clients are so happy, adding: “When the
former clients upgraded to a bigger property,
we completely refurbished and redecorated
Haydock House, including new carpets and
lighting.”
To enquire about commercial property
opportunities with Mandale, contact Joe
Darragh on 07973 908599 or email joe@
mandale.com
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