Baird House Business Centre 100% occupied

Independent game developer Spiral House, creative & online specialist agency e-blueprint and technology firm Crosby Systems are among the thriving companies to have taken additional space within the business centre in recent weeks.

Dr Mark Tock, innovation manager at Liverpool Innovation Park, said the Park’s flexible offering makes it possible for growing SMEs to expand into new premises in as little as 24 hours.
 
Baird House is set in landscaped grounds within the former Marconi headquarters site in the heart of the Edge Lane campus in Liverpool. It offers 33,000 sq ft of refurbished office space over 3 floors and is currently home to 25 businesses.

Spiral House, creators of games on all leading consoles, PC and wireless platforms, has expanded its presence in the business centre by 30%, increasingly its office space from 782 sq ft to 1,021 sq ft.

Kevin Oxland, managing director of Spiral House, established 13 years ago, said: “The business is going from strength to strength, making it the ideal time to move into larger offices. The park was so supportive of our plans and our new office was arranged within a day of our enquiry.”

Creative agency and online marketing specialists e-blueprint, formed in 2004, has also expanded its presence in Baird House. The company, which started with hot desks, now has a 239 sq ft office.

Nick Taylor, managing director of e-blueprint, said: We’ve come a long way since starting the company and we’ve grown in part, from the business we have generated from collaborating with other companies based at LIP. This expansion marks another exciting chapter in the business and with a strong pipeline of work underway we have high hopes for rapid growth over the next 18 months.”

Telecom and technology enabler Crosby Systems Ltd, which is part of Crosby Communications PLC run by Merseyside entrepreneur Matt Wilson, has now taken almost 700 sq ft of offices in Baird House for three years.

Group CEO Matt Wilson said: “We started with a 101 sq ft office in Baird House last year and we’ve now decided to consolidate our footprint to move some of our other operations here too. As a 21st century business, LIP’s cutting edge digital infrastructure and accessible location suits us perfectly, it’s located just outside the city centre, meaning we are just five minutes from the City and our clients, while being able to park on the vast innovation park, avoiding the typical City Centre congestion.  We see the move to the Innovation Park as part of our long term strategy, and in our opinion is the place to be in Liverpool for any serious technology based business.”

Liverpool Innovation Park, which includes Wavertree Technology Park, forms a key component of Merseyside’s knowledge economy.

Innovation manager Dr Mark Tock said: “It is great to see SMEs within the Liverpool Innovation Park community flourishing and a noticeable increase in overall collaboration among businesses on site. As commercial landlords we always try to be as flexible as possible to meet the needs of ambitious, growing businesses and many are surprised to learn just how easy it is to relocate to or within Liverpool Innovation Park.”

Liverpool Innovation Park is operated by Space North West, a joint venture between Ashtenne Industrial Fund and the Northwest Regional Development Agency. Liverpool Innovation Park was part funded by the European Regional Development Agency (ERDF).

For more information about Liverpool Innovation Park call 01512614665 or visit www.liverpoolinnovationpark.com