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THE rising number of businesses choosing to locate to business parks in Sleaford and other sites in North Kesteven has increased optimism about the future prospects for the local economy.
Hodgson Elkington LLP, chartered surveyors who manage six business centres on behalf of North Kesteven District Council, have reported 100 per cent occupancy at half of the sites in the district and high occupancy of the other three.
This follows the completion of more lettings at Billinghay Business Park and the new Sleaford Business Centre and comes at a time when North Kesteven is revealed in a Halifax Bank survey to have the 36th best quality of life of all 405 council areas in the UK.
At Billinghay, a 1,260 sq ft unit comprising warehouse and office has been let to Advantage First Aid Limited, a new start-up business providing on-line sales of first aid equipment.
Bob Mills (UK) Limited, a Leicestershire based company supplying cotton sheets and fabrics, has taken a unit and relocated its business to the Sleaford Business Centre, a railway station conversion opened just 10 months ago and already at 80 per cent occupancy.
“The lower fixed costs, location with good access to Manchester, London and other parts of the country and the better quality of schools were primary reasons for choosing to locate here,” said Bob Mills (UK) director Nitin Noble.
Another to relocate to Sleaford is Russell Trimble, who has moved his archaeological business into Unit 6 at the Sleaford Business Centre. The business handles archaeological field projects and evaluations working with local authorities in Lincolnshire, Rutland, Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire.
North Kesteven District Council leader Marion Brighton said: “There are many reasons why North Kesteven is a first-choice as a place to do business which are underlined by the recent survey highlighting its quality of life.”
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