MOVING UP
Mandale
Group says the Tees Valley is ideal for its new HQ
WORDS : DAVE ROBSON PICTURES : STUART BOULTON
Move – Commercial property manager Harriet Spalding and estate director Joe Darragh at the site of Mandale Homes ’ new Urlay Nook HQ .
A
property group that began life manufacturing snooker tables is making its biggest break yet – by investing in a plush new home of its own .
And for Mandale Group , its impressive new HQ will not only be a statement of confidence in its future – it also sends out a bold message to the world that the Tees Valley is a fantastic place to invest in and be located in .
Stockton-based Mandale Group began life in the 1980s as Stockton Pool and Snooker , making top-class tables for clubs across the country as the green baize boom took off .
But when the sport ’ s popularity started to wane slightly , the company – having itself moved premises several times – changed tack to move into the commercial property
44 field . It was an inspired move . Thirty years on , it ’ s an established property development group , building accommodation ranging from homes to offices , shops , leisure facilities and warehouses .
It has two divisions – Mandale Business , which delivers quality business space , and Mandale Homes , which provides a choice of new homes across the north of England , including a recent bungalow development in Middlesbrough for the Beyond Housing group .
Mandale Group is based just off the A19 on Stockton ’ s North Tees Industrial Estate – but not for much longer . Work has already begun at Urlay Nook , near Eaglescliffe , to
Impressive – the new development near Eaglescliffe will include 15,000 sq ft of office space and a 25,000-sq ft warehouse .
construct a 15,000-sq ft office , with a 25,000- sq ft warehouse on the same site .
It ’ s hoped the new complex will be ready early next year . And according to Mandale Group commercial property manager Harriet Spalding , it ’ s a huge vote of confidence in the region .
She said : “ We ’ ve outgrown our current