Debt Support Service moves to Exchange Quay as it plans to double workforce

A debt help and advice firm will relocate to Manchester’s Exchange Quay campus as it plans to double its workforce in the next two years.

The Debt Support Service's 24 staff will move into a 4,200sq ft office suite at Building 8 this month once North West contractor Aztec Interiors has completed the fit-out.

The new offices, which have been leased on a ten-year term, give the expanding team space to grow as it seeks to recruit a further 20 employees in the next two years.

The firm was founded in 2009 providing consumer debt advice to UK residents, and has seen sustained growth in recent months due to tightening of FCA regulations reducing the amount of competitors, alongside an increase in the need for debt advice.

Michael Connaughton, director of Debt Support Service, said: “We selected Exchange Quay as the base to grow our business as it provides an exceptional environment for our current staff and will undoubtedly help us to attract new employees as the business expands.

"To be part of a vibrant campus which has a wide range of amenities, great transport options and is safe and secure, is exciting and we are looking forward to seeing our business flourish.”

The latest deal at Exchange Quay follows the recent news that engineering and services firm NG Bailey recently chose Building 5 at the Manchester office development as its new regional base in the North West.

Till Asset Management, acting on behalf of Exchange Quay, where more than 4,000 people are employed, has also announced a further investment into remodelling the Building 1 reception area.

Liam MacCarthy, director at Till Asset Management, said: "We are delighted to welcome Debt Support Service to Exchange Quay. This deal succeeds a number of recent high-profile lettings to industry leaders across the UK who are seeking modern office space with a host of amenities and Wellbeing aspects made readily available to their staff.

"With the excellent location, amenities, transport links and our tenant support programmes, we really do believe there is no better place for the current working generation and this has been supported by the surge in enquiries as employers seek to match all the key criteria for a healthy, well-connected space for their staff in a post-covid world."