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Story Homes to create jobs with Newcastle expansion

Story Homes is opening its first permanent Newcastle office at the end of September following a £100k refurbishment of Panther House at the Newcastle Business Park.

The Cumbrian company’s move will allow for the creation of new jobs in the region.

The bulk of the company’s North East operations will be carried out from the office including: land acquisition, planning and technical, design, commercial and sales.

Story Homes Chief Executive Steve Errington said: “We wanted quality offices which were in a great location, in line with Story’s brand aspirations.

“Securing Panther House, on the banks of the Tyne gives us a great base and provides plenty of capacity to grow our regional office as we secure sites and expand our footprint in the North East.

“We’ve taken a long term lease on Panther House shows our commitment and is a statement of our intent. We will be recruiting further as we gear up our operations over the next three years.”

Currently Story Homes has two sites in the North East available for sale - Kingsbrook Wood in Middlesbrough and The Woodlands in Shotley Bridge, County Durham - and has submitted planning applications for five more in the region.

Steve said: “As a North Easterner myself I am delighted that we have a new base in the region.

“This new office is a symbol of our expectations in creating quality new homes for people across the North East.”

“Story Homes is rapidly expanding and we’re thrilled that the North East is a big part of our expansion plans.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .