Carlsberg UK has agreed a 10-year lease on offices at Temple Point Office Park, Colton.
Temple Point is a well-established office park that was originally developed in 2005 that comprises nine detached office buildings strategically located adjacent to the M1 and with easy access in to Leeds City Centre.
Carlsberg UK will occupy Unit 9 Temple, a 13,134 sq ft self-contained office building that having been recently refurbished, offers modern space split across two floorplates and is perfect for the 140 local staff that will occupy the building.
Carlsberg UK’s head of procurement, David Hawkins commented on their move, “Our relocation to Temple Point will provide us with a welcome upgrade from our current office space and the owner tailored the refurbishment to meet our requirements. The offices occupies a prime business location and provides a fit-for-purpose, high-quality space with comfort cooling suitable for its predominant use as a contact centre.”
Richard Dunn, head of office agency at Sanderson Weatherall commented, “We’re delighted to have assisted Carlsberg UK with their office search. Throughout the process, our client saw the benefit of being located at such a major business park handily placed for J46 of the M1 and with excellent staff amenities nearby. 9 Temple Point was a rare self-contained option available in the market and perfect to facilitate their future plans.
“After an unavoidable downturn in the market during Q2 it’s great to see the completion of deals like this one. The outlook for the Leeds office market is promising with a number of deals and developments, including the landmark Majestic building, due to complete before the end of the year.”
Temple Point is adjacent to The Colton Retail Park which provides an array of amenities for staff including; Sainsbury’s supermarket, Next, Boots, Travelodge, Busy Bees Nursery and a variety of restaurants.
Richard Thornton of Temple Points’ Agent, JLL, said “Unit 9 represented a rare opportunity to acquire a self-contained building with such good car parking so close to the M1. The fact it let so quickly was no surprise given its credentials”.
Sanderson Weatherall acted on behalf of Carlsberg and JLL acted as agents for the Landlord at Temple Point.
