Start Tech, an established managed IT service provider, has relocated to larger premises in Shrewsbury as part of its exciting expansion plan.
The company – which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year – has moved from Sweetlake Business Village to Emstrey House South, a prestigious two-storey office building at Shrewsbury Business Park.
Toby Shaw, a partner at Towler Shaw Roberts, handled the sale of the company’s former premises at Sweetlake Business Village, while also negotiating the purchase of Start Tech’s new headquarters at Sitka Drive.
“This is the third building we’ve bought with Toby supporting us,” said Ian Groves, managing director of Start Tech. “He’s also helped us with the sales of properties along the way, so he’s considered to be the guy we go to when it comes to property matters.
“We have moved from Sweetlake to Shrewsbury Business Park, and before that we moved from Battlefield to Sweetlake, with Toby also involved.”
Delighted with Start Tech’s new home, Mr Groves added: “There’s a lot of redevelopment work that we intend to do. We are getting drawings done and working with external people to come in and heavily reinvest and develop the place.
“We wanted extra space in the first instance because we have a growing team. We also want to host events here and bring people into our building.
“Part of the redevelopment is not so much just about growing head count. Although we are growing, it’s about getting people into the building and raising awareness for IT issues, providing in-house training, and networking internally.
“We are 25 years old this year. We have looked after businesses on the business park, so there’s a personal point of pride in that we have reached the size where we can be on the business park ourselves.”
Mr Shaw said: “We are delighted to again act on behalf of Ian Groves at Start Tech by negotiating the purchase of Emstrey House South and also selling their former property at Sweetlake Business Village at the same time and wish them continued success in their new offices.”
Start Tech has partnered with businesses across the UK to look after their entire technology infrastructure since its launch in Shrewsbury in 2000.
The company was one of the first IT providers in the UK to become a national cyber security centre (NCSC) assured service provider, with Start Tech’s cyber security expertise multi-award-winning.
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