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Hurst has agreed a deal to move its head office to a new flagship development at 3 Stockport Exchange, which is under construction and is due to open next year.
Once completed, the firm will occupy the whole of the fifth floor – 11,000 sq ft of office space – at the development to accommodate its growing team.
Hurst has been based in Tiviot Dale, Stockport, since 1998, but has outgrown those offices. The move comes off the back of a record few years, as it now plans to reach fee income of £20m.
The fit-out of Hurst’s new headquarters is due to begin in January 2024, with its 120-person team scheduled to move in next April. The new offices will give the firm scope to expand to around 170 staff, which it aims to achieve over the next three years.
3 Stockport Exchange is a 64,000sq ft Grade A office building with a communal roof terrace. It will have 38 cycle racks, showers, lockers and a drying room, high-speed passenger lifts, high-speed fibre infrastructure provided by BT Openreach and Virgin Media, and a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.
There will also be a 399-space multi-storey car park with 26 charging points for electric vehicles, solar photovoltaics and a green ‘living’ wall.
Tim Potter, managing partner of Hurst, said: “Although we looked at various sites in Manchester city centre, Stockport has always worked very well for us from a client and team perspective. It’s a great place to be and is firmly on the map for business and leisure, reinforced by its status as Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture for 2023.
“When it came to looking at locations in the town, 3 Stockport Exchange stood out because of its environmental credentials and its superb public transport links, which offer easier access to staff and thereby will broaden our recruitment appeal even further as we look to expand the firm.”
