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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.

Wellington Place to host the festival of business and arts 2012

The internationally renowned Yorkshire International Business Convention (YIBC) are planning a major revamp for next year’s event.

The renamed Yorkshire Business and Arts Festival will bring together four world-class events which will be spread over five days next June, while relocating from Harrogate to Wellington Place, Leeds.

The proposals, which are still in the early stages of development, include a new-look Yorkshire International Business Convention, an evening with the Northern Ballet and an event with Northern Broadsides as well as a performance by a world-renowned brass band and an Edinburgh Tattoo-style event with the Yorkshire Regiment.

Traditional and innovative “new-technology” activities will be arranged at the site for younger people and families, and a Leeds United Legends football tournament is also being planned for the event.

Previous keynote speakers at the convention – which has been going for the past 16 years – include Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Clinton, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bob Geldof, Neil Armstrong and the inspirational blind speaker Miles Hilton-Barber.

England cricket captain Andrew Strauss and web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee headlined this year’s event in June.

The YIBC’s founder, Mike Firth, said the plans, which have the backing of Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan, provided a great opportunity to bring people from throughout Europe to a festival that would celebrate business and the arts in “our wonderful county’s capital city”.

He added: “We are determined to deliver a range of events that will appeal to businesses and the wider population including younger people – all designed to engage, educate and entertain the thousands we hope will want to attend.”

YIBC has traditionally been held in Harrogate, but it will relocate to MEPC, Wellington Place Leeds, and will be held between June 15 and June 19, next year.

For more Information please visit www.ybaf.biz