A recruitment company is opening its first branch in Birmingham city centre as it grows across the region, national property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has announced.
Workforce Staffing Company has signed a five-year lease for a 1,593 sq ft first floor office at 36 Bennetts Hill after LSH was appointed by landlord City & Provincial Securities Ltd to market the prominent city centre office building.
Charlotte Fullard, senior surveyor at LSH Birmingham, said the company joins UK Sepsis Trust, which took the second floor when it signed up as the building’s first tenants last year.
“The office is very well located in the Colmore Business District area and is just a few minutes’ walk from New Street station, so it is attracting a great deal of interest,” said Charlotte. “It offers high-quality specification, combining modern space with character features and plenty of natural light. We’re very pleased to have attracted a growing, established recruitment and training company to this great city centre office.”
Joe Alekna, of Workforce, added: “We are very pleased with our first Birmingham city centre, which comes as part of a strategic plan of growth for the company. We already have seven offices across the region and have recently opened an office in Solihull, with Dudley to follow in July to make us a nine-branch operation.”
LSH has also advised on the refurbishment of the third and fourth floors, which has now been completed by office fit-out specialists WorkBox.
Nicki Brotherston, of WorkBox, said it unearthed a brick feature fireplace when taking plaster off the chimney-breast wall, which was made into a feature wall with exposed brick and open fire.
”We also discovered parquet flooring in some areas, which has been restored and left exposed,” she said. “The building is in a prime location, has so much character and unearthing the features have kept the Victorian character alive. We are all very proud of the overall look and feel of the building.”
LSH is now launching a proactive marketing campaign to attract new occupiers for the two remaining floors, both of which are about 1,800 sq ft and break the mould of ‘typical’ corporate office space of the city centre by having areas of exposed brickwork, plus original parquet floors and sash windows.
“We’ll be using our knowledge of the local market to attract potential tenants. Demand for offices of this size remains strong in the city and with existing meeting rooms and brand new kitchens in both suites offering significant cost savings on fitout for any new tenant, we are confident of securing tenants for the third and fourth floors quickly,” added Charlotte.