Property Developments Leeds

Wellington Place, Leeds is one of the eight Business Estates managed by MEPC and offers a perfect location for your office development.

Located in the centre of Leeds, the region’s business, financial and social capital, Wellington Place will be one of the biggest and most prestigious new city centre business quarters in Europe.

• Superb city centre location
• Excellent transport links
• Wide choice of accommodation
• Safe and attractive environment
• Strong sense of community
• Proactive local management

Combining 2.6 million sq ft of commercial, retail, leisure and residential space, the vision is for Wellington Place to be an exciting place to work, live and visit. A community built on the traditions of the city, but with the future in mind.

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Yorkshire Business & Arts Festival is here…

Yorkshire Business and Arts festival is a four day event celebrating the best of Business and Arts in Yorkshire.
The event starts on the 15th June with the Yorkshire International Business Convention (YIBC) will bring together global movers and shakers, the YIBC will see prestigious speakers from the world of politics; business and sport grace the stages at Wellington Place.
Friday 15th June
The Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been secured as the keynote speaker at the Yorkshire International Business Convention (YIBC) Leeds 2012. The Dalai Lama will speak on the subject of ethics in business.
Bringing with him insight and wisdom, the Dalai Lama is sure to be one of the most interesting guests ever to take to the YIBC stage.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who is making YIBC his first stop on a 2012 UK-wide tour, has travelled to more than 62 countries across six continents in the last 60 years and has received over 84 awards, honorary doctorates and prizes in recognition of his message of peace, non-violence, inter-religious understanding, universal responsibility and compassion.
Retail-guru Mary Portas, Virgin Galatic architect Will Whitehorn and world recording holding athlete Steve Cram will also be speaking. Our four guest speakers will be complemented with Michael Portillo and Clare Balding.
Saturday 16th June
Then following day, Breeze present a FREE entry interactive event for kids and families.
The Saturday evening presents a very special event: A Gala Dinner to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee Dinner. This will feature performances by Northern Ballet, along with stars from Les Miserable’s and The Phantom of the Opera.
Sunday 17th June
On day three, The Edge, a Fringe style evening event showcasing the best of drama, comedy, dance.
Monday 18th June
Finally on Day four, we have two events: UKTI and the IOD jointly host a conference on global business in the event marquees and Leeds Metropolitan University will be holding a conference on blogging in the travel industry.
For more details or to book tickets please visit:- www.ybaf.biz

The Dalai Lama is coming to Wellington Place

THE Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be the keynote speaker at the Yorkshire International Business Convention (YIBC), which is being held at Wellington Place this summer.

The Dalai Lama will speak on the subject of ethics in business.
He is making the YIBC at Wellington Place his first stop on a UK-wide tour. On June 15 the Dalai Lama will deliver a speech as the YIBC begins the Yorkshire Business and Arts Festival (YABF).
Mike Firth, convention chief executive, said: “We have always pulled out all the stops to get the most interesting and engaging speakers possible. With those already signed up this year it could be said there was already a stellar cast, but to be able to announce we have secured the Dalai Lama is honour indeed.”
The Dalai Lama will join retail-guru-turned-government-adviser, Mary Portas, and Sir Richard Branson’s former right-hand man, Will Whitehorn at the event. Also, political heavyweights Michael Portillo and Lord John Prescott will go head-to-head in a debate, while former world record holding athlete and TV commentator Steve Cram will also appear.

Gardening Hour at Wellington Place

Your chance to get the very best advice from BBC gardening guru Joe Maiden.

Joe is the advisor to the Royal Horticultural Society and has been giving gardening advice on BBC radio Leeds for over 15 years.

Gardening hour will take place at Wellington Central, Wellington Place from 12.30 on the 23rd February and will be packed with horticultural hints tips and advice on all aspects of gardening from vegetables to bedding plants and lawns.

There will also be the opportunity to buy unusual plant and vegetable varieties.

Places are limited; if you would like to attend this free event please contact dsimcox@mepc.com

Office Space to let Leeds

Number 2 Wellington Place is now fully let following an additional 4,190 sq ft expansion by global professional services firm, Towers Watson.

Towers Watson located to Number 1 Wellington Place in 2001 and has over this time has doubled employee numbers to 170, reflecting its strong business performance.

The firm has now taken the additional space at Number 2 Wellington Place, a 120,000 sq ft, seven-storey Grade A office building. Towers Watson now occupies 19,750 sq ft in total at Wellington Place.

Andrew Barlow, Managing Director at MEPC, said: “We are delighted to announce that Number 2 Wellington Place is now fully let. This is an exciting milestone for us, and a great demonstration of the continued confidence in Leeds. Towers Watson is an important customer of MEPC and we look forward to continuing our support for them.”

Slavica Sedlan, head of Towers Watson in Leeds said: “We’re very happy to be taking extra space at Wellington Place. Our location at Wellington Place means that we can attract the top talent in our industry, as this is a great environment to work in. Wellington Place is a lively and vibrant business community, one that ideally reflects our young and dynamic team while at the same time maintains the professionalism that our clients are looking for.

“As a global organisation we need office space that reflects our brand and is representative of the standards we set in our work, and the quality of Wellington Place reflects those very well.”

The letting follows the recent announcement of an additional 10,000 sq ft letting by BSkyB, who have added to their existing 14,500 sq ft at Wellington Place.

BSkyB and Towers Watson are joined by RSM Tenon, Irwin Mitchell and Regus at Number 2 Wellington Place.

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Offices To Let / Rent Leeds

Are you looking for offices to let or rent in the Leeds area? Are you looking for high quality office space with the flexibility to meet your companies future needs?
If so then here at Wellington Place we're confident we can help you secure the accommodation you need to help you concentrate on growing your business.

MEPC Wellington Place Secures 10,000 sq ft Letting with BSkyB

MEPC, developers of the Wellington Place business quarter, has secured a 10,000 sq ft expansion for the Sky Betting and Gaming division of BSkyB.

The letting follows a strong year for Sky Betting and Gaming which has seen a 30% increase in revenue since locating to Number 2 Wellington Place one year ago.

Sky Betting and Gaming also estimates that both employee productivity and retention has increased since locating to Wellington Place.

Richard Flint, Managing Director at Sky Betting and Gaming, said: “We have now passed our first anniversary of being located at Wellington Place and already the impact of the sense of space, quality of accommodation and central location has had a noticeable impact on employee wellbeing. Over this period, our revenue has shot up 30% and we very much consider that the positive environment here at Wellington Place has been a strong contributing factor.”

Sky Betting and Gaming currently occupies 14,500 sq ft at Number 2, Wellington Place – a seven-storey, Grade A office building in Leeds city centre.

MEPC has recently invested £1m to turn the Wellington Place site into an award-winning community hub with urban gardens and five-a-side football pitch to create a unique, dynamic business estate with a strong focus on sustainability.

Andrew Barlow, Managing Director at MEPC, said: “We are delighted that Sky Betting and Gaming has decided to take on additional space and hope that the next 12 months and beyond will be equally productive and profitable. Despite the climate, there is clearly confidence in Leeds.

“From our British Military Fitness sessions to five-a-Side football, allotments and free bike hire - we invest a great deal in ensuring that the Wellington Place environment is one which supports employee productivity. It is clear that a wide variety of businesses can see a direct benefit to their bottom line by investing in quality office accommodation which forms part of a vibrant business community.”

Eamon Fox, associate director at DTZ who with Jones Lang LaSalle acted for MEPC, said: “The fact that Sky Betting and Gaming has extended their space is testament to the high quality of the accommodation and excellent customer service provided by the MEPC team.”

Sky Betting and Gaming is joined by Towers Watson, RSM Tenon, Irwin Mitchell, Allianz and Regus at Number 2 Wellington Place.