Game on at Liverpool Innovation Park

Spiral House develops interactive entertainment on all leading platforms including PC, Sony PS3/ PS Vita, Nintendo Wii/DS, Xbox 360, iPhone and tablets, has moved from its previous base in three small 1,001 sq foot spaces to one larger 1,516 square foot office in Baird House.

Established in 1998 by Kevin Oxland and Bobby Earl, Spiral House has grown from its early days in one of the New Business Incubators to a 14-strong team all based at the Innovation Park.

Kevin Oxland, owner and creative manager at Spiral House, the company behind popular games such as PSP Eyepet, Alone in the Dark (PC), and Silver said: “It was the flexibility of Liverpool Innovation Park that attracted us there in the first place and the fact we were surrounded by similar companies with shared interests.

“Being in a creative industry, the previous set-up, in three separate offices didn’t work as well as us all coming together in one place to share ideas and work as a team.”

Spiral House is currently working with Sony to create a game for the launch of its new console the Playstation Vita in February. Kevin added: “Being at the park is ideal for meetings with the likes of Sony and our other partners, especially since the café and networking hub opened last year.

“It also helps that we can offer visitors free on-site parking which is a huge plus point and one of the reasons we discounted office space in the city centre.”

Dr Mark Tock, Innovation Manager at Liverpool Innovation Park said: “Flexibility is key for growing businesses and we work hard to make things run as smoothly as possible for tenants so they can get on with the important task of running their business. 

“The park offers the ideal environment for technology-based businesses and thanks to projects like FibreNet, led by LIP tenant AIMES aiming to deliver super fast broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps, the park is rapidly establishing clusters of tech-based businesses that complement one another.”

Also situated in Baird House at the Innovation Park is mobile games developer, Thumbstar Games which recently announced it had secured significant investment as well as adding two new faces to its Board of Directors.

Liverpool Innovation Park, which includes Wavertree Technology Park, forms a key component of Merseyside’s growing knowledge economy. Tenants are offered a range of property solutions suitable for every stage of the company life cycle from 101 square foot modules to the 80,000 square foot building to development plots.

Liverpool Innovation Park is operated by Space North West, a joint venture between Ashtenne Industrial Fund and the Homes and Communities 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