58 | Tees Business
Good call – Hartlepool-based Utility Alliance is
celebrating the expansion of new offices in Sheffield.
BLADE RUNNERS
Hartlepool-based
Utility Alliance
expands to Sheffield
– the city of steel
U
tility Alliance has taken its first
step towards national expansion by
opening a new branch in Sheffield.
The new 7,000 ft two-storey
office is situated in the shadow of the city’s
Meadowhall shopping complex, and opened
for business on September 4.
The energy consultancy, which is the cover
feature in this edition of Tees Business,
has had its sights firmly fixed on securing
premises away from its Hartlepool HQ for the
last six months, and management at the firm
are delighted to have finally made the move.
Ian Willis, PR and marketing manager for
Utility Alliance, said: “Opening up an office
to run in addition to our Hartlepool base
is something which was in the directors’
business plan for this particular period in the
company’s growth.
“We’re now half way through our third
year in operation, and with the success of
the business in Hartlepool, now is the right
time to make the move.
“There was a lot of due diligence done
prior to agreeing to the deal to move to
Sheffield. It wasn’t just a case of sticking a
pin in a map of the UK.
“Sheffield is vibrant, there is a lot of
inward investment and several regeneration
programmes up and running. It also has two
universities, and as a large proportion of
our employees are in the 18-to-25 bracket
recruitment has not been a problem for us.
“The new office is just a mile from the
M1 turn-off, and located right in the middle
of an area which is thriving. It is well served
by public transport links for staff. Everything
feels right about it.
“There was a lot to take into consideration.
It was more than just identifying an office
and moving some desks in.
“We are delighted that it is now
operational, as there has been a lot of hard
work put into the project throughout the
summer.”
The new office will be populated by 200
staff, with positions created for team leaders,
sales generators and support staff. The
operation will be overseen by a managing
director who is due to move into position in
mid-October.
Utility Alliance’s impressive growth since
the business was created in February 2015 is
detailed on pages 37 to 39.
But directors Phill Moore, Darren
Sutherland and Bob Moore do not plan to