28 March 2008, 08/77
West Lancashire Investment Centre - A Business
Destination of Choice
Office Space @ West Lancashire Investment Centre is the ideal
location for new start-up and established SME businesses that are
looking for prestigious offices that will be sure to give the right
impression to their clients.
Throughout 2008 a range of different sized office suites will
become available for businesses to lease. The office space is
designed to suit the needs of businesses that expect to grow
rapidly, offering flexibility to accommodate growth, excellent
infrastructure and connectivity, lease arrangements with no
long-term tie-ins, access to business advisors and a dedicated
reception and administration service.
In addition, businesses can benefit from the excellent on-site
conference and meeting room facilities and a wi-fi business café as
well as informal break out areas.
Located off Junction 4 of the M58, just a few miles from the M6
corridor, the Centre is perfectly placed for ease of access from
the North West region’s cities of Preston, Liverpool and
Manchester.
One of the latest companies to take up a tenancy is GexCon
(Global Explosion Consultants) an independent consulting company
with its parent company based in Norway. GexCon operate in the
field of gas and dust explosion safety, providing the process
industry with cost-effective safety solutions.
GexCon Managing Director, David Price, said: "We moved into the
Investment Centre in January after talking to the management team
at the Council. The company in Norway has been serving the UK for
more than 30 years and decided that it needed a UK office and chose
the West Lancashire Investment Centre."
"The aim is to expand the operation here so that in three years
time there is a team of 10-12 people and the Centre offers the
flexibility for us to be able to do that by moving to a larger
suite when the need arises."
"The Centre’s management team have been excellent to work with
and they run the Centre very well. They went out of their way to
find a place for the company and the rates are competitive and the
facilities are excellent."
"Small or larger meeting rooms can be hired by the hour, which
means you can tailor meetings to fit and not be left with an empty
meeting room for a part of the day. The wi-fi café here is
excellent too."
"I am very satisfied with the service that the Council has
provided and with the Centre itself."
In addition to the office space, conference facilities and wi-fi
café, the Centre has recently launched a Virtual Office facility,
which provides a cost effective solution to establish your business
with minimal overheads. Virtual Office clients can benefit from a
prestigious business address, professional image, mail collection
and forwarding service, messages managed and forwarded by e-mail
and SMS, personal telephone answering service and discounts on
meeting room hire.
Jayne Traverse, Executive Manager, Regeneration and Property,
said: "The West Lancashire Investment Centre offers businesses some
of the best facilities in the North West.
"It’s an ideal environment and location for any small or
medium-sized company looking for a base in the region and I am sure
that its reputation as a centre of excellence will continue to
grow."
For further information on the West Lancashire Investment
Centre, contact Victoria Brindle, Marketing and Inward Investment
Officer on 01695 585128 or e-mail victoria.brindle@westlancsdc.gov.uk.
Visit the website at www.westlancashireinvestmentcentre.com
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