South Yorkshire
Barnsley Digital Media Centre DMC
Being developed in the centre of Barnsley with a focus on the creative and digital industries cluster. The centre is 24,000 sq ft and will offer 117 units for Creative & Digital companies, from incubator size upwards, with adequate space to go.
Location: BarnsleyTelephone: 01226 720 700
Email: dmc@oxin.co.uk
Website: www.barnsleydmc.co.uk/
The Civic and Mandela Gardens
Conversion of a Grade 2 listed building which will bring together design-led specialist retail, artists’ studios and a versatile performance and exhibition space. 62,100 sq ft of total development in the heart of Barnsley.
Telephone: 01226 327 000Century Business Park
Century Business Centre is a modern managed workspace complex providing 66 quality office and workshop units for small and start-up businesses. The Centre opened in November 2000 providing a mixture of office and business workshop units ranging from 130 sq.ft. to 500 sq.ft. and are suitable for manufacturing and service industries. Units are available on an ‘Easy in Easy out’ monthly licence. Services available include reception, administrative and secretarial services, central fax and copying facilities, telephone answering and messaging service, leased line broadband facility, confidential business advice and conference/meeting room available. Outside there is ample car parking space, loading area, refuse collection points and a bicycle stand, all in a landscaped setting. The site is fenced and monitored by CCTV cameras. Access to the building is by electronically operated coded key-pads which means 24/7 access.
Website: www.rido.org.uk/Moorgate Crofts
Moorgate Crofts the latest of RMBC’s three owned and operated Business Centre opened in October 2005 providing 56 modern state of the art quality office units for small and start up businesses with a specific CDI / Business, Finance and Professional focus. Units range from 120 – 550 sq ft. Units are let on an easy-in / easy-out monthly license. Facilities available include free confidential business advice, reception with administrative and secretarial services, including telephone answering and message service. There is also a Conference Suite available for business meetings, seminars and conferences. Each Unit is carpeted and fitted with leased line broadband facility. The site is all monitored by CCTV cameras. Access to the building is by electronically operated key-pads which means 24/7 access.
Website: www.rido.org.uk/Sheffield Technology Parks
Sheffield Technology Parks is a world-class business incubator for technology start ups in the digital, IT, e-business, software and multimedia sectors. It provides accommodation and specialist business support for technology based businesses and start ups in South Yorkshire. With two sites, one in the Cultural Industries Quarter in the centre of Sheffield and the other in the Don Valley – there are over 15 years of experience in helping our clients to establish thriving high-growth technology businesses. Sheffield Technology Parks can maximise a business’s chances of success in today’s competitive environment by equipping it with all the support, advice and facilities it needs, knowing what it takes to startup and run a successful business. They offer a range of flexible accommodation options from rent-a-desk and hot desk to 2000sq ft offices along with meeting and conference room facilities. They are also able to offer a range of flexible license arrangements. The services are not exclusive to occupiers but there are many flexible accommodation options that will suit any growing business.
Location: SheffieldTelephone: 0114 22 11 801
Website: www.shefftechparks.com
Sheffield - The Quadrant
The Quadrant consists of two high spec, environmentally-friendly buildings and offers much more than just office space: it’s a dynamic business community in which a company can grow and prosper. Q1 is managed workspace for small businesses with suites from 250 sq ft to 4000 sq ft. It is currently 65% occupied. Q2 is suitable for more mature organisations with suites from 5000 sq ft. It is currently 50% occupied. The Quadrant is ideally located off Sheffield Parkway in the new Parkway Business Park – just two miles from Sheffield City Centre and a similar distance from the M1.
Location: SheffieldTelephone: 0114 227 0000
Website: www.quadrantsheffield.com
The Workstation
Refurbished building within the Cultural Industries Quarter of Sheffield offering managed workspace with an extensive range of services and facilities, in a lively, creative business environment, enabling cultural organizations to support each other and interact with each other, as part of a community. There is over 50,000 sq ft of office accommodation and it is home to over 65 companies working in cultural and media business, including companies involved in film and video, sound, radio, photography, design and publishing and their supporting industries. Located in the same complex as the Showroom Cinema and Showroom cafe/bar, and situated close to the city centre with good access to the main bus and rail stations. Facilities on offer include meeting rooms, conference and exhibition space, reception, rehearsal studios and catering. Price guide Approx £11.50 per sqft
Location: SheffieldTelephone: 0114 279 6511
Website: www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/
Electric Works
Electric Works is a unique, contemporary office space for creative, digital and media businesses. It provides a friendly yet professional environment for fast growing companies (4-15 people), larger businesses (of up to 60 employees) as well as some of the best specified facilities in the UK for freelancers and sole traders.
With state of the art IT and plug-and-play offices, the building provides a fantastic step-up for ambitious businesses who want to expand their horizons. Electric Works was recently dubbed the UK's only 'Helter Skelter Office' following the launch event in March 2009 which attracted a national and international profile for Sheffield including prime time news slots on Sky News, CBS and Channel 5. Electric Works is just two minutes walk from the mainline train station and less than five minutes walk from the centre of one of the UK's largest and friendliest cities.
Location: SheffieldTelephone: 0114 286 6200
Email: info@electric-works.net
Website: www.electric-works.net