Eltherington unveils business park plan for Seven Seas site

Eltherington Business Park

A BUSINESS which is preparing for a multi-million pound move to the former Seven Seas factory in Hull is to provide opportunities for other companies alongside its own expansion programme.

Eltherington Group, a leader in the supply of architectural aluminium and bespoke manufacturing services to the caravan and modular buildings sector, is to use more than 15,000 square feet of surplus space at its new home in Hedon Road, Hull, to create a new business park.

The company has also begun the marketing process of disposing of parts of its current premises in Dansom Lane South, Hull, providing a significant opportunity for business looking to expand.

Eltherington has instructed Garness Jones to begin finding tenants for the new Eltherington Business Park and purchasers for the old premises.

Paul White, Agency Director at Garness Jones, said: “Having bought the former Seven Seas site, Eltherington Group has taken an imaginative approach with the result that a variety of office space in three buildings is available immediately.

“Some of the units start at about 300 square feet and there is one self-contained building which is more than 4,600 square feet. They offer great flexibility, they are fitted out to a high standard and they are in a sought-after location on Hedon Road, on the doorstep of the Green Port Hull development.”

Eamonn Stones, Senior Surveyor at Garness Jones, said: “The premises at Dansom Lane South comprise five parcels of property and we’re putting them on the market now.

“The whole site is about 120,000 square feet and is available in a mix of sizes so should appeal to large and small businesses, from start-ups to established SMEs. They have only become available because of Eltherington’s success in outgrowing the site and the hope is that other companies can follow in their footsteps by moving in and building their businesses.”

Eltherington was founded in 1960 and manufactures products in aluminium, stainless steel, other metals and PVCu for a global market. The company announced last month that it had outgrown its 5.5 acre site and completed the purchase of the 11-acre premises which were vacated by Seven Seas in August.

Antony Eltherington, Group Managing Director, said the new premises will support his company’s expansion plans for the next 20 years. He said the idea of creating the Eltherington Business Park emerged soon after he viewed the new site in May this year.

He said: “We have nearly 200 employees and about 150 of them are involved in manufacturing. Seven Seas had a lot more office staff than we have and they’ve left us some very good facilities which they used for sales and marketing operations.

“We will never need that space and it made sense to try and get some value from it and to provide opportunities for other businesses because Hedon Road is where it’s at.

“Our current site is up for sale in a number of parcels and we’re planning to complete our move in two phases next year. We don’t know what sort of interest we will get in our existing premises but once we get a better understanding of that we will have an idea of whether we can move some elements of our operation more quickly.”