£2.3m project in progress at historic Huddersfield business park

Work is now underway at the speculative development of an historic Grade II listed textile mill at the Park Valley Business Park in Huddersfield.

The 20,600 sq ft heritage Mending Rooms building is being converted to business accommodation.

The project has been supported by a grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), with the total project costing £2.3m.

Contractors JM Building Yorkshire Ltd revealed that the building will be completed in July 2020.

Martin Duckett of Park Valley Huddersfield Ltd explained that the refurbished Mending Rooms would deliver prime SME employment space on site to support inward investment and company expansion.

He said: “We are confident that this exciting opportunity will attract successful and growing innovative companies to occupy and work alongside each other within contemporary space of the highest quality in a heritage setting.

“We are tremendously proud of what has already been achieved at Park Valley Business Park and Park Valley House, where more than 150 sustainable jobs have been created already.”

Both Park Valley Business Park, which comprises 18 light industrial units, and Park Valley House are now fully occupied. The development has the full support of Kirklees Council.

Cllr Peter McBride, Kirklees Council’s cabinet member with portfolio responsibility for regeneration, added: “We are committed to making sure Kirklees has a strong, sustainable local economy.

“By supporting developers and businesses to create high-quality workspaces we can encourage more people to set-up and grow their business in Kirklees.”