We have refurbished our Innovation Centre in northwest St Leonards, with offices, workshops and studios available on flexible lease terms for local businesses.
The Innovation Centre is a three-storey contemporary property designed to help businesses in the Hastings and Bexhill area to start and grow. It has offices available from 157 to 1,030 sq ft – accommodating from one to eight people – as well as workshops and studios from 325 to 615 sq ft.
We’ve just completed a comprehensive refurbishment of the building, updating the reception, kitchens and break-out areas.
And we are offering leases which incorporate a rolling three-month notice period to give occupiers the flexibility to adjust their accommodation if their business needs change.
The Centre is a fully managed building, with offices decorated and ready to move in. It has high-speed broadband and phones provided, plus light, heat, power and water included in the service charge. We have installed solar panels on the roof to keep energy costs low.
It has on-site parking, meeting rooms, a staffed reception, shared kitchens, showers, an attractive break-out area and external gardens. It’s three miles from Hastings’ town centre, mainline rail station and seafront, and a mile from the A21 to London.
One of the occupants is Fresh Online, a digital marketing agency founded by local entrepreneur Mike Sherwood, which moved to an office in the Centre in 2021.
Providing websites and online marketing services to businesses across East Sussex, the company has expanded to employ eight people today. Sherwood has also taken a second office in the building to support the establishment of two additional businesses: Aesthetic Web, which provides marketing support for medical clinics, and a business coaching service.
Mike Sherwood said:
“The Innovation Centre is easy for us and our clients to reach, with plenty of parking. It’s good value for money, we don’t have to worry about looking after the building, and the greatest benefit is the flexibility to expand as our business grows.
“The renovation programme has been great. Our clients have commented on how professional the building looks, and our staff are enjoying the refurbished kitchens and break-out areas.”
Another expanding company within the Centre is Radfield Home Care. The local franchise was set up in 2017 by former social worker Samuel Holmes in the annex of his home. By providing high-quality in-home care services across Hastings, St Leonards, Bexhill and Rye, the company has grown steadily and took an office in the Innovation Centre in 2019.
It now employs eight staff in two offices within the Centre, has 53 carers working in the community and holds an ‘Outstanding’ Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating.
Manager Jo Gardner said:
“Our offices are a decent size, with training and conference rooms we can use as we wish. The building is spacious, airy, clean and tidy.
“The parking is important for us as we have carers regularly coming and going, and the refurbishment has been excellent – bringing a freshness and vibrancy to the reception, kitchens and break-out areas.”
For letting enquiries
There are several offices and workshops available within the Centre. Interested parties should visit the website of property agent Dyer & Hobbis or get in touch with Alex Hobbis on 01424 423 626 or ahobbis@dyerandhobbis.com.