A specialist water treatment company has become the latest firm to relocate to a stunning new business centre set in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside.
SMS Environmental has moved its regional office to the Ednaston Park serviced office scheme, at Ednaston, near Ashbourne, after outgrowing its Friar Gate premises.
Founded in 2001, SMS is headquartered in Oxfordshire. Its services include water treatment and consultancy, water and air hygiene, legionella risk assessment, engineering, training and Opuz compliance software.
The company currently serves around 1,300 clients across a range of sectors, including commercial, retail, education, healthcare, historical, leisure, housing, industrial and infrastructure.
Jordan Allsop, account manager at SMS Environmental, said: “Having outgrown our previous premises, we started the search for a new base and were really impressed when we came to view Ednaston Park for the first time.
“It’s an exciting time for the business and we’re looking forward to making the most of their great facilities and enjoying the beautiful landscaped gardens here.”
Ednaston Park, the former St Mary’s nursing home located on the A52 between Derby and Ashbourne was purchased by property investment and development company CWC Group in September, 2017.
It has since undergone a sympathetic refurbishment to transform the building and grounds into an impressive business centre.
It now comprises 20,000 sq ft of flexible commercial space in the form of 32 office suites, ranging in size from 54 sq ft to 526 sq ft, available as single or multi-office lets. It also features meeting rooms, a break-out area and landscaped garden.
Lucy Delaney, business centre manager at Ednaston Park, said: “We’re delighted to welcome the SMS Environmental team to Ednaston Park.
“We’ve already seen them recruit another member of staff and look forward to seeing them thrive here in this magnificent building.
“To see so many local businesses making the decision to relocate from Derby city centre reflects the fantastic refurbishment programme that has been carried out, along with the quality of the office space and other services and facilities here.
“It also a reflection of the fantastic location, which reduces the travel time to work for many local businesses and their employees.
“We look forward to welcoming more growing businesses to our strong and collaborative business community here in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside.”
