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    Nov 2021

    Last Updated: 15/11/2021
    Business
    Business

    New digital and tech office space to open in Harrogate

    by Calvin Robinson

    | 15 Nov, 2021
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    Harrogate Borough Council has spent £500,000 refurbishing its former offices at Springfield House, above Harrogate Convention Centre, into an 'incubator' for digital and tech businesses.

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    Designs of the office space at Springfield House, Harrogate.

    A new £500,000 office space dedicated to digital and technology firms in Harrogate is set to open next month.

    Springfield House, which is directly above Harrogate Convention Centre on King's Road, has been refurbished since Harrogate Borough Council staff left the premises in 2017.

    The authority secured £540,000 of funding from the Leeds City Business Rates Pool to fund the project.

    Known as Co-Lab, the offices feature 10 serviced offices with desk space for up to 10 people, high-speed broadband, a lounge and kitchen, meeting rooms and showers.

    Tenants will also have access to information about issues such as funding and investment, supply chains and talent recruitment.



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    • Work starts on £500,000 business hub at former Harrogate council offices

    • £500,000 contract awarded for Springfield House upgrades





    Alistair Forbes, Harrogate Borough Council’s in-house growth manager who will support businesses at Co-Lab, said: 

    "Over the last few years, we’ve lost count of the number of people who have asked us 'are there any co-working or incubator office spaces in Harrogate?'.
    "This got us thinking; we needed to find a way to meet this demand and it needed to be dedicated to digital, creative and tech businesses who really need this type of space.
    "Co-Lab will be focussed on digital and tech businesses, but we are inviting anyone interested in collaborating with the business community to talk to us. From designers, to hardware specialists, technologists, marketers and developers, our aim is that everyone works together to help our community become more successful.”


    Businesses wishing to join Co-Lab will ideally need to be in the digital and creative industries business sector.

    This includes fintech, augmented reality and virtual reality, digital health, film and animation production, music, digital content creation and management, immersive technology and content, publishing, cyber security, data, gaming, or product design.

    For more details email hello@harrogateco-lab.co.uk or visit: www.harrogateco-lab.co.uk.