MAY JUN 17

T E C H N O L O G Y
TECHSPACE ONE - Sci-Tech Daresbury?s new est addit ion
t o t he fam ily
Sci-Tech Daresbury completed its latest development,
TECHSPACE ONE in January 2017, on the back of a
hugely successful 2016 with 34 technology companies
locating onto the site.
TECHSPACE ONE is a 3-storey laboratory and office
building providing high quality accommodation for
growing companies in the biomedical, materials,
process technology and clean technology sectors with
approximately 10 to 50 staff.
Situated in a high-profile location alongside the
Daresbury Expressway in Runcorn, TECHSPACE ONE is
at the gateway to the Sci-Tech Daresbury site. The site
hosts 10,000 visitors per year from across the world,
including recently Prime Minister, Theresa May, and
her cabinet.
TECHSPACE ONE is a 46,000 sq ft multi-let building
providing wet and dry laboratory units ranging in size
from 900 to 2,000 sq ft and grade A office
accommodation of 900 to 2,400 sq ft in size. The three
individual uses are separated on a floor-by-floor basis,
and the building also gives companies access to
important infrastructure such as:
· Fume extraction
· Supply of compressed air, nitrogen and natural
gas
· Access to centralised liquid waste disposal facility
· Communal lab area with access to autoclaves,
glass washers, drying cabinets etc
The ground floor dry laboratories also have high
ceiling heights (of 4.5m and large double door access,
ideal for the movement of large equipment.
?There has been significant
interest in this new facility from
growing companies at Sci-Tech
Daresbury looking to expand
their facilities?, said John Leake,
Business Development Manager
at Sci-Tech Daresbury, ?but also
lab-based companies from
across the region looking for
larger facilities in a prestigious,
high profile technology location.
?Companies see these facilities
as ideal to carry out activities
ranging from analytical testing &
services, R&D in new products
and systems, through to
demonstration laboratories for
high value equipment.?
Companies locating into
TECHSPACE ONE also have the
opportunity to take advantage
of 5 years?business rates relief
due to Sci-Tech Daresbury?s
strategic position as an
Enterprise Zone. This coupled
with Sci-Tech Daresbury?s
business support and funding
programme makes it a very
attractive location for
high-growth technology
companies.
TECHSPACE ONE is a very
exciting and important next step
in the Sci-Tech Daresbury?s
long-term growth plans of some
10,000 to 15,000 people
working in science and
technology on the site over the
next 15 to 20 years.
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