Dean Clough, the award-winning mixed-use destination in Halifax, has completed a deal to let 5,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation to Ramsdens Solicitors.
Ramsdens is a long-established full-service law firm employing a team of 280 people across 12 offices in Yorkshire. It is relocating to Dean Clough from existing premises in Halifax in a move designed to facilitate growth and to provide a superior and more contemporary working environment for its team.
The new office is located in Bowling Mill, one of 16 magnificent Victorian stone heritage buildings at Dean Clough. Located to the West of the sprawling 22-acre destination, Bowling Mill is one of the latest mill buildings to be repurposed providing 75,000 sq ft of Grade A workspace over seven floors, of which 53,000 sq ft is let or under offer. With all the unique features associated with historic buildings, workspaces and office suites are available throughout the site, from a single person workspace up to 55,000 sq ft with single floor plates of up to 22,000sq ft. All benefit from superfast resilient fibre services, energy efficient VRF cooling and heating systems delivering modern functionality within characterful, historic buildings.
Jodie Wielgus, partner at Ramsdens Solicitors and manager of the Halifax branch, said: “We are excited to move into our new home at such an impressive location. Our move to Dean Clough Mills marks an exciting new chapter for Ramsdens Solicitors in Halifax. The modern office space is designed to enhance our services through innovation and efficiency, providing greater flexibility for our team and a more convenient location for our clients.”
Dean Clough is already home to around 150 businesses employing over 3,000 people on site. Major office occupiers include Covea Insurance, Activate Group, Chadwick Lawrence, and Prestige Gifting with many having their headquarters on the site. As well as significant floor plates for large operations, Dean Clough has invested in providing flex-spaces for small enterprise and can tailor solutions to accommodate any requirement.
Jeremy Hall, chairman and managing director at Dean Clough Ltd, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Ramsdens Solicitors to Dean Clough as a very well-known and highly regarded law firm in Yorkshire. These wonderful buildings provide highly sustainable characterful, energy efficient space solutions, the appeal of which is borne out by the calibre of customers, such as Ramsdens, that we are privileged to welcome here.
“But it’s not just the workspace that makes Dean Clough attractive. There is a vibrant and diverse amenity here, which together with its creative cultural offer makes for a unique proposition. We have a fabulous range of cafes, bars, and restaurants, facilities offering fitness, wellbeing, beauty, therapy, and retail sitting alongside eight public art galleries, a subterranean theatre, art studios, and event spaces, all set within engaging public realm with ample onsite parking.
“All these facilities, set within this wonderful historic environment, provide the ingredients for a fantastic work/leisure destination, within which enterprise can thrive.”
