Five firms secure new deals at York’s Escrick Park

Five Yorkshire companies have signed new deals to take quality office and industrial space at Escrick Park, located between York and Selby.

The companies are Dragonfly Consulting, Tukans Ltd, IMC Toys, Ypsomed and Quattro Auto Care.

These new deals means that the 45,000 sq ft Escrick Park business park is now 95% let and is home to 25 companies.

The historic Escrick estate has been owned and managed by the Forbes Adam family for the past 350 years.

Seven redundant farmsteads on the estate, east of the A19, have undergone a £1.4m refurbishment, providing a significant boost to the local economy.

Dragonfly Consulting, an Acoustic, Environmental and Safety consultancy, has moved into the 1,000 sq ft 7 The Menagerie on the estate.

Chris Chittock, managing director of Dragonfly Consulting, said: “We moved offices just before Christmas and have hit the ground running. We have relocated from Selby Business Park because the facilities, ambience and location of Escrick Park are second to none and are perfect for our expanding company.

“The personal and flexible approach of the landlord Charlie Forbes Adam has been most refreshing, helping us to settle in quickly and well. From our perspective, this is the ideal place for our base. We are looking forward to a positive future in our excellent new premises.”

Audio visual products distribution company Tukans, which has been based at Escrick Park since 2004, has expanded into the 1,200 sq ft 3 Bramleys Barn in the Menagerie.

Yvonne Womersley, managing director, explained: “Our latest expansion is due to requirement and opportunity. We can see a need in the next 12-18 months with sales and staff increases. We also would like more space to be able to offer training facilities.

“Escrick Park Estate have helped us with our specific requirements every step of the way, especially lettings manager Helen Pentith. When we first set up, we had very little experience of what was involved in renting business premises. They pointed us in the right direction to get everything set up such as rates, utility suppliers etc. They have worked with us to find the most appropriate space for our requirements and have helped with some of the costs and organisation of making the space fit for our purpose.

In addition, IMC Toys, which first moved on to the estate in 2011, have taken an extra 1,500 sq ft at the Menagerie on the estate.

Terry Crew of global toy company IMC Toys commented: “The estate is well-run, clean and tidy. Thanks to the peace and quiet away from the hustle and bustle of the city, it is a beautiful peace to work, especially in the summer. The visually impressive offices are great, with plenty of character and ample free parking.

“Our business has grown dramatically over the past four years and we need additional space to preview our products to our customers. Our offices suit us as there is room for expansion and our customers can find us easily as we are close enough to York city centre.”

Ypsomed, a Swiss-based company specialising in homecare products and treatment for diabetes, originally took 2,000 sq ft at 1 Park Court, Riccall Road, last year and has now expanded into the 800 sq ft 2 Park Court next door.

Finally Quattro Auto Care has taken 2,000 sq ft of light industrial space at The Barley Store, Riccall Grange, having expanded and relocated from the nearby Old Granary.

Charles Forbes Adam, the owner and developer of Escrick Park, concluded: “We are delighted to welcome Dragonfly Consulting to our business park. Their arrival is a ringing endorsement of the quality of our rural offices, which are attracting new occupiers in challenging economic times. I would also like to thank Tukans, IMC Tukans, Ypsomed and Quattro Auto Care for their continuing faith in us.

“We are tremendously proud of creating a serious business park, with top-class facilities, within a rural idyll. We believe Escrick Park, which comprises a number of self-contained hi-spec office developments and 14 units for light industry, has an exceptional and inspiring working environment which is unrivalled in the south York and Selby areas.”

“Our 25 offices are currently 95% let with just 1,000 sq ft of quality space at Appleyards at Escrick Grange remaining. Escrick Park is sufficiently close to York to have a direct association with the city and its location on an historic estate lends a degree of prestige.”