Quartet of deals completed at former Emmerdale mill complex

Four new deals have been completed at Sunny Bank Mills, the refurbished Yorkshire mill complex between Leeds and Bradford.

During the past six years Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley, where ITV’s Emmerdale and Heartbeat were filmed, has been transformed into an office complex for the 21st century.

The complex is now home to more than 70 companies, which employ a total of 355 staff.

The deals feature tenants from the retail, leisure, IT recruitment and engineering consultancy sectors.

Three of the new tenants, Adesse Search, fit20 and Arlington Interiors, have moved into Sunny Bank Mills, while Adept Consulting Engineering has relocated into larger offices within the mill complex.

William Gaunt, joint managing director of Edwin Woodhouse, the owners of Sunny Bank Mills, said: “These four deals underline the versatility and flexibility of space at Sunny Bank Mills, which is attracting an exciting breadth of occupiers.

“They also illustrate the strength of the post-Brexit Yorkshire economy, with all three companies having the confidence to invest in new premises and in their future.

“More specifically, a boutique IT recruitment consultancy, a pioneering gym operator and a successful kitchen retailer are fantastic additions to the Sunny Bank Mills community, while the decision by Adept Consulting to move into bigger premises at Sunny Bank is a tremendously heartening endorsement of our development.”

Fit20 has taken 1,775 sq ft of leisure space in the 1912 Mill, whilst IT recruitment specialist Adesse Search has moved into 813 sq ft of office space in Sandsgate - the Edwardian mill office.

Adept Civil and Structural Consulting Engineers expanded into new flagship and refurbished premises in the 1912 Mill, after signing a five-year lease on a 4,000 sq ft office suite. Adept moved into Sunny Bank Mills in 2014 and previously occupied an office suite within The Festoon Rooms.

Finally Arlington Interiors Ltd, the kitchen design studio, has relocated a newly refurbished 4,000 sq. ft. retail unit a newly refurbished 4,000 sq. ft. retail unit.

The joint marketing agents for Sunny Bank Mills are the Leeds office of global property consultancy JLL.

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