Leeds recruitment business expands into larger offices with £850k investment

Futures.co.uk, the Leeds-based recruitment company, has expanded into new premises after acquiring a purpose built office building, as part of an £850k investment.

The two-storey, 5,300 sq ft building is located on Horsforth’s New Street and will now house 34 of the company’s team in an open plan office space on the first floor.

The building’s ground floor features an employee breakout area, as well as a range of interview suites, training areas and a conference centre.

Futures.co.uk, which also has offices in Manchester and London, bought the building for £750k from Bottle Green after the wine merchant vacated the property when it was acquired by Kingsland Drinks earlier this year.

Prior to the move, Futures.co.uk invested £100k installing a new air conditioning system along with a heat sensitive lighting system and two new kitchens. Outside there is an outdoor seating area as well as parking for 20 vehicles.

Tom Liptrot, managing director of Futures.co.uk, said: “As part of our long term strategy we always wanted to buy our own premises and have waited more than seven years for the right building to become available, and as soon as we saw this property we knew it was right for us.

“It’s very close to our previous office, just a short walk from Horsforth’s bustling Town Street, and gives us the space we need to continue growing our team.

“It also enables us to offer a fantastic range of facilities that our clients can immediately benefit from, such as dedicated interview and training areas, which will further enhance the level of service we have become renowned for.”

Futures.co.uk, which employs 41 people across its three offices, recently delivered a 68% increase in turnover to £10.6m and reported its best ever trading period in its 25 year history last year.

The company offers complete interim and permanent recruitment solutions within the private and public sectors.

The company specalises in education, social care transformation, supply chain, logistics and manufacturing, which also includes a specialist food and drink manufacturing division, under the brands of Education Futures, Care Futures, Supply Chain Futures and Manufacturing Futures.

More recently Futures.co.uk moved into the oil & gas sector and IT industry with the launch of Energy Futures and IT Futures.