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Turtle-ly chuffed about our latest customer – Turtle Beach makes a £10million investment at Lingfield Point »

As a great base for start-up businesses and global  giants alike, we’re delighted to see one of our longest and most loyal customers invest over £10million in their business at Lingfield Point.

Lygo International is making a £10million expansion after being bought by American giant Turtle Beach and will change its name to become part of the Turtle Beach family moving to a 120,000 sqft warehouse within Lingfield Point.

The expansion came about after the Chief Executive of Turtle Beach – the world number one in gaming audio – visited the UK from the firm’s HQ in New York and loved our life at lingfield.

Turtle Beach toured the North East looking for the best site for the company – and came back to the firm’s original base at Lingfield Point where they had been customers for over 10 years.

Eddie Humphries, left and Paul Crooks of Turtle Beach discuss the £10milliom investment at Lingfield Point

Eddie Humphries, left and Paul Crooks, Turtle Beach discuss the £10milliom investment at Lingfield Point

Paul Crooks, Senior Director of Finance and Operations, Turtle Beach Europe Ltd, said: “The expansion will create up to 50 jobs and the potential for many more.  The move represents an investment of £10million in the future of the company over the next few years – and we are delighted to be staying at Lingfield Point.

“The facilities at Lingfield Point are second to none and the fact that Turtle Beach looked around the North East and couldn’t find anything to rival their them proves the point”

As well as the quality of the space and the excellent facilities on site another draw was the availability of 10mg broadband – which offers the online firm great connectivity.

Eddie Humphries, Estate Manager, said: “The company has been a long-term customer here at Lingfield Point and its fantastic to see the ambitious firm doing so well.  We take great pride in knowing that our customers enjoy our environment and continue to grow – it’s a massive vote of confidence and a thumbs up for our service standard, Lingfield Point and of course Darlington as a great destination for business”

We’re delighted to welcome Turtle Beach to our neighbourhood – adding to the ever-increasing list of businesses based at Lingfield Point

and with office space available from 250sqft on a monthly basis, pick up the phone and find out why we really are the best postcode in town.

 

 

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How much colour has your world got? We love adding colour to ours! »

We often talk about life at lingfield, our creative and unique office space and the atmosphere around of neighhbourhood.

But how do we achieve this? Colour plays an important part in achieving a sense of community – just look at the success of Dulux’s global community intitiative – Let’s Colour.  We love the kaliedoscope of colour – you’ll see it around every corner here at Lingfield Point – its a fundemental part of our art strategy but also in the way we design our offices.  Colour provides a subtle statement and the beauty of colour means you can choose the statement you want to make.

The colours used around our creative office space across the 107 acre business park make bold statements – we’re creative; we’re productive & most importantly we’re a community!

Fun with colour and inspirational statements add life to lingfield

 

YARN – our latest office space based in Lingfield House – uses the colour red to the maximum – and is one of the busiest and creative locations in our neighbourhood. Even our corridors around our buildings don’t escape treatment – again YARN painted in a dark grey now feels shorter – a great trick – and with the beautiful white yarn now installed makes a great statement that also pays homage to our historic links with Patons and Baldwins.

Bold colours work well with contrast – YARN at Lingfield Point

Take stroll across to the national award-winning Student Loans  Company where you’ll find great use of the colour green – in every variation- all helping to made this hard-working, pressurised environment feel calm, easy and stable.

Green is an important colour at the award-winning Student Loans Company

Our external areas don’t escape a touch of colour either – take tickle me – a great piece of artwork full of colour but also our most recent poster campaign – bright statements backed up with colour encouraging people to feel proud of the work they do and the environment they work in – all wrapped up in a cheeky statement or two.

Tickle me!

 

They’ve made such a difference to our neighbourhood – watch this space where even more will appear soon.

 

We love colour – it lights up our life here at Lingfield!

If you’re a business wanting more colour in your world – give us a call on 01325 486486 – we can certainly provide a colourful backdrop for your business -  in the shape and size you need from 250sqft.

 

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Bringing life alive at Lingfield – our new social calendar is out now »

Spring has finally arrived – and just in time too as we launch our new events calendar.

Packed with events, promotions and social shindigs – it’s a great way of getting know your colleagues, learning new skills or getting to know our neighbourhood a wee bit better.

We’re proud to be welcome Teesside University as our higher education partner who have programmed a whole range of events helping you to expand your horizons – adding to existing skills or even tasting something new and more creative.  Look out for the digital photography class or the creative writing class to get inspired this Spring.

We’re also welcoming back our happy fit camps – getting fit with a giggle has never been funnier and our new Stash Busting Surgeries from our artist in residence – Becky Sunter from Tabby Textiles – is bound to be a sure-fire hit.  She’ll be showing us how to make your clutter into classic gifts with a bit of inspiration.  So get spring cleaning – clear out your craft clutter – and let’s get out there and have some fun!

For more information on these events, feel free to log onto the events section of www.lingfieldlife.co.uk or

follow us on facebook at lingfieldpoint – a great way of keeping in touch and getting involved.

 

 

 

 

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We’re proud to be home to AMEC whilst they celebrate their 30-year milestone »

Lingfield Point is proud to provide creative office space to some of the most significant companies in the North East.  Our most recent customer to join our ever-increasing list of companies is AMEC – the international engineering and project management company – who enjoys its 30th birthday this year.

To celebrate this milestone, AMEC Chief Executive Samir Brikho was joined at the London Stock Exchange by 30 AMEC employees, all of whom have been with the company since its formation. The group included Kevin Catterick – senior project manager – who took some of the responsibility for the 500+ staff move from Yarm Road offices to the prestigious Meadow space at Lingfield Point.

AMEC celebrates 30 years by opening the London Stock Exchange

 

Celebrating this achievement follows on from news of a recruitment drive to employ an additional 40 skilled staff as part of a strategy to make its North East base at Lingfield Point.  Lingfield Point is set to become a centre of global engineering operations for AMEC.

Nicola Mason, operations director for AMEC in Darlington said: This is really good news for Darlington.  The skills and experience of our workforce has helped us beat some very tough competition to win a number of new contracts and we’re delighted to bring new jobs to the town.

We have settled in well at Lingfield Point – one of the key reasons for moving here was that we would have the space to expand.  The legacy of the Tees Valley engineering and chemical process industries means that this area has a lot of people with the type of skills we need so we don’t expect to have any problems finding the high calibre of staff we need.

Our colleagues based within AMEC should feel immensely proud of their part in this global success story – we’re proud to be associated with them and share in their achievements.

Well done AMEC from all at Lingfield Point and we wish them well and continued development over the next 30 years!

 

 

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We’d love to welcome DfE – helping to save the local economy, the local environment and local jobs! »

Having launched ‘Rocket’ to meet the potential needs of Department for Education (DfE) – currently based in Mowden Hall – we think Lingfield Point fits the bill for both a North East base and the region’s carbon footprint.

We’ve worked out that moving 480 public sector jobs from Darlington would have a massive impact on the region’s carbon footprint.

DfE should consider their carbon footprint in the North East

Figures show that even if workers shared journeys to say – Newcastle – in a week, they would clock up a massive 96,000 miles – that’s four-and-a-half million miles annually.

And, according to carbon footprint.com when travelling in an average Ford Fiesta 1.4 less than four years old, that equates to 25.76 tonnes of carbon a week.

Equally shocking is the cost of the travel in terms of fuel for this base – £14,148 a week or £664,956 for a 47 week year!

“This is an ideal opportunity for the government to practise what it preaches and consider the impact of such a move.  We’ve got a great public transport system in Darlington that links into the on-site bus service straight into the town centre.” 

“You simply don’t get any better – we’re convenient, cost-effective and conscious of their carbon footprint.” said John Orchard, director of Marchday – owners of Lingfield Point.

“When you look at the extortionate travel costs and the massive impact on the carbon footprint, it makes simple and sustainable common sense to keep these important jobs in Darlington,” said Jenny Chapman MP.

Transport is not a problem for Lingfield Point – buses pass the entrance every ten minutes, there are car sharing schemes, cycle routes and site is only ten minutes from the train station.

John believes that sustainable business park Lingfield Point would offer the ideal base for the DFE workers when they are moved from Mowden Hall in the town – due to the building’s poor condition.

More than 1,100 people have signed The Northern Echo’s petition to keep the jobs in Darlington, after warning that the town will take a £21m annual hit to its economy if they move away.

The Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU) local enterprise partnership has suggested a transfer out of Darlington will cost the town £21m a year – of which 70 per cent is currently spent in the local economy.

Still wondering if Lingfield Point is the best postcode for DfE in the North East?  

Have a watch of our credentials below and find out why Lingfield Point is the best postcode in town!

So what are you waiting for DfE – feel the difference in Darlington!

 

Envious of the office offer at Lingfield Point?

Let us show you how we can make your business feel loved at Lingfield, call us on 01325 486486

 

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Doing something funny for money at Lingfield Point »

With over 50 businesses and 2,500 staff who love to giggle and enjoy the lighter side of life at Lingfield Point, it seemed appropriate to be supporting Comic Relief’s Red Nose Appeal.

Customers enjoyed taking aim at Joe and Alex from canteen – our specialist caterer and on-site deli cafe operators – with water bombs and sponges – getting them back for the tasty treats on offer around our 107-acre business park.

Joe – enjoying a sponge or two for Red Nose Day.

And a water bomb for Alex….!

We even enjoyed welcoming our little lingfield-ers – our little people from our on-site nursery, Little Lingfields, who surprised us all with the direct hits scored.  They put us all to shame!

Our little lingfielders surprised us all with direct hits!

Well done to all involved, a great day and a good old giggle  – we’re loving life at lingfield!

 

 

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Broadband brings business alive in Darlington… and about time too! »

We’re welcoming plans for BT’s roll out of high-speed fibre broadband and it can’t come soon enough!

Fast, sophisticated communications are the cornerstone of a successful business community – and we should know.  We’ve already invested in a 100mg leaseline to plug the gap due to BT’s infrastructure shortfall.

This £10,000 investment has been welcomed by our customers who have taken advantage of our range of connectivity packages – giving them the competitive edge they crave.

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Lingfield House and YARN – now home to our latest business community –  benefits from this dedicated leaseline and customers can simply tap into a low cost monthly agreement – with no fixed (or expensive) penalties if they need to leave. Available direct from our partnership with Blue Saffron- one of the UK’s largest independent IT and Communications specialists, we’re pleased to add this to the many services customers can now enjoy.

Great news indeed to learn that BT are finally upgrading infrastructure that will allow Darlington to gain the competitive edge it deserves – helping secure jobs and continued investment in our community.

 

To find out more about our connectivity packages or space currently available from 150sqft – 100,000 sqft,

simply pick up the phone and say hello on 01325 486486.

 

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Love is in the air at Lingfield Point »

With over 50 businesses and 2,500 lovely people now based in and around our neighbourhood – we love the month of February enabling us to show the world how much we care.  

From creating unique office space for your business, to entertaining and enlightening your staff with a nod to increasing productivity, or joining in with the Darlington Cares initiative we love our life at lingfield.

 

Loving life at Lingfield

Our monthly programme of events and promotions focus on the feel-good factor, helping us to love our mind, body and soul.

 

Look out for our special taster sessions with soothing and soulful therapies on the menu – tempting you to learn new skills with Teesside University or love the way you travel with Localmotion.

You can even hand in your old bike – and we can love it better with Bike Stop and our ever-popular bike amnesty or pamper yourself with a treat from My Little Beauty – our exclusive mobile beauty salon.

 

Don’t forget our regular knitting café now back every Wednesday with our artist in residence, Tabby Textiles at canteen.  There’s also our regular express weightwatchers meeting every Thursday in YARN – helping you love how you feel about your body.

 

Loving your life – mind, body and soul – at Lingfield

For more information on what’s going on at Lingfield point, check our online events calendar

don’t forget to follow us on twitter @lingfieldpoint or find us on facebook at lingfieldlife.

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Lingfield Point launches ‘Rocket’ that could save vital DFE jobs for Darlington »

Never one to rest on laurels after the arrival of AMEC – we’re excited about our latest office offer ‘Rocket’ – knowing that this exciting new space could be perfect for Department for Education – saving 100s of local jobs.

Lingfield Point welcomed AMEC and its 500 staff to Meadow recently and join Student Loans Company, NAAFI and Darlington Borough Council as major customers now based at Lingfield Point and with Rocket ready for blast off – we know we’ve got space to welcome further large scale public or private sector businesses here.

Rocket – our latest office space at Lingfield Point

John Orchard, director of Marchday, which owns Lingfield Point, says Rocket and a further development, Wool Lofts, are exciting news.

 “These are both remarkable buildings – each is a landmark in its own way – and will fit in with our ethos of designing and creating ‘offices with soul,” he said.

“We’ve been working with internationally renowned architects FAT to create stunning designs that will take full advantage of their original features and ‘upcycle’ them into office spaces.”

Rocket is a 100,000 sq ft single floor plate building hewn out of the original wool factory building with capacity for over 1,000 people but can be split simply to fit any need. A dedicated entrance and piazza gives way to a high specification, open-plan office with raised floors and flexible workspace.

John said: “Rocket is ideal for headquarters, call centres and back office support centres and will offer a cracking combination of high specification office space and a delightful landscaped environment joining a community full of character and plenty of engaging facilities.”

We’re proud to learn that we’re widely acknowledged as a great location for both public and private sector thanks to the range of services and facilities now available.

Wool Lofts is another hard-to-miss building, the tallest on the 107-acre site.

 John said: “More than 16,000 sq ft is available over four floors at Wool Lofts – totally self-contained – with a dedicated feature entrance and plaza and plenty of natural light. It’s a lofty and relaxed working space that can easily be sub-divided for efficiency, creating floor areas ranging from 4,300 to over 16,000 sq ft.”

The development of Rocket and Wool Lofts will be the latest in the transformation of Lingfield Point from the original Patons and Baldwins wool factory, into what will become a sustainable mixed-use regeneration scheme where people will be able to live, work and play.

John Orchard said: “Our success and the fact we are now able to move onto the next stage show that what we offer at Lingfield Point is exactly the kind of up-to-the-minute office spaces that thriving businesses are looking for.”

 

If you want to make your business feel loved at Lingfield, call us on 01325 486486

For more information or fancy following us and our latest activities, simply follow us on twitter @lingfieldpoint or find us on facebook @lingfieldlife.

 

 

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Why choose Darlington for your business base? »

Well, it’s a great place to live and work. It’s got a rich history, sits in beautiful landscape and links into a great transport network including good train, road and air connections. 

But its not just about quality of life, but also about the quality of the business environment.   Darlington enjoys a skilled – and educated – work force with a supportive business community.  There is a sense of sustainability and thoughtfulness with both localmotion – the town’s initiative to get Darlington moving -  and Darlington Cares – the business community’s conscience to help our wider community.

Why would you base your business anywhere else?

Darlington is a charming market town with high quality residential areas, excellent schools, an award-winning college and a new £13m Teesside University campus.  With a thriving town centre, bursting with major high street stores, small independent retailers and all the delis you could dream of… its a great home for your family as well as your business.

Lingfield Point – the best postcode in town

The town’s highly-educated workforce has helped draw major companies including Capita, AMEC, Student Loans Company, Lygo – part of the global brand Turtle Beach – and Four Seasons Health Care – all based at Lingfield Point. 

We’re proud to learn that we’re widely acknowledged as a great location for both public and private sector thanks to the range of services and facilities now available.

Lingfield Point, sitting on the outskirts of Darlington, enjoys a great position in the North East.  With great transport links including direct access to the A66 east/west and A1 – North/South and London bound trains every 1/2 hour – travelling is a treat not a chore.

Lingfield Point – convenient & car friendly
with an on-site bus service

Services including a a concierge service, on site cafe – canteen by Alexander MacMurray – and nursery – Little Lingfields. Not forgetting the wide range of events, promotions and seminars from Teesside University – everything to enliven the mind, body and soul.

Add to the mix house prices below the national average, and Darlington has to be one of the most desirable places to live and work in the UK.

So what are you waiting for – come and say hello and feel the difference in Darlington

If you want to make your business feel loved at Lingfield, call us on 01325 486486

 

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