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2007 continued...

October
New Stockton branch office opened at 45 Mandale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6AD.

This office is mainly to serve the established portfolio of properties in Stockton for our Durham University (Stockton Campus) students

Refurbishment commenced on the historic Maxwell’s Corner Building at the end of Stockton High Street. This landmark building, empty for many years, will be restored to its former glory. The ground floor and basement areas are to be occupied by the award-winning Additional Lengths hair salon; the upper floors are high quality apartments.

Python reaches initial agreement with several creative industry companies to take suites in Royal Middlehaven House. These companies have been formed and nurtured through the University of Teesside and Python is delighted to be part of the process of assisting these bright young entrepreneurs to develop and also to stay in the area.

This will also mean that the regeneration of Royal Middlehaven House will be complete, as it will then be fully let.

September
Python completes summer refurbishment programme of 120 student apartments and houses.

August
Mainly on Holiday!

July
Python completes refurbishment of 85 Borough Road, Reeds Rains a national estate agent opens at the location.

The Python Gallery opens at Royal Middlehaven House with Café Prego as a partner business within the gallery. 200 people attend the opening event for the fist exhibition ‘Elements versus Location’.

“Investors in People” audit Python Properties and found a high level of progress in all areas. An open culture with strong management is evident and the audit is passed with flying colours. Python retains its IIP status and continues to grow through the advancement of its much-valued employees.

June
Python appoints a professional curator for the art gallery at Royal Middlehaven. His brief is to develop the gallery as a 1st class art facility for Middlesbrough and the wider region.

May
Python commences refurbishment of 85 and 89 Borough road for commercial tenants.

April
Python completes refurbishment of 87 Borough Road. Café 87, a high quality café, opens.

March
Python opens new offices at 93 Borough Road under Mark Oates, General Manager and former Merchant Navy Officer. This office in the refurbished former Crutes Solicitors site on the corner of Borough and Albert Road, is ideally suited to deal with our student, executive and small commercial tenants.

The building also houses the company’s 24-hour maintenance's dept and also the accounts dept.

Python joins with the Carbon Neutral Company to devise a carbon neutral transport policy. From 15th March all carbon emitted by company vehicles is balanced out by support for the Forestry in One World Portfolio.

February
Python acquires the Cargo Fleet Offices. This beautiful period office building formerly the Head Office of Dorman Long steel company, had been severely neglected and vandalised. It was scheduled for demolition to be replaced by industrial units.

Python’s plans are to firstly to stabilise and secure the site, and then seek partner tenants to regenerate the building to its former glory as a fully refurbished office complex.

January
An on-site Bistro is opened in the Royal Middlehaven House Art Gallery. This facility is to service the gallery, tenants in the building and businesses and general public in the surrounding areas.

2006

December
Python acquires the Cooperative Buildings on Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough. Refurbishment works commence to remove unsightly cladding and the concrete canopy. Details of how the building will look are featured in the commercial section.
It is intended that this building will have retail on the ground floor and high quality ‘loft style’ office accommodation with secure parking on site. 30,000sq ft available

November
Python acquires Priestley House in Warrington. Refurbishment works commence to the first show suite and reception area. Planning permission is sought and obtained for a refurbishment of the building exterior, including new windows, exterior paintwork, additional window areas on all floors and a ‘glass box’ extended reception area.

The Royal Gallery is opened within Royal Middlehaven House on Gosford Street, Middlesbrough. This 2000sq.ft purpose built space features the work of Maureen Ritson, a Tyneside based artist

September
Python acquires West Riding House in Bradford and commences a full refurbishment programme to the eighth floor. Further works follow for a new heating system, toilet relocation and refurbishment of common areas. By December the building is fully let.

August
Python acquires Victoria House in Albert Road Middlesbrough and carries out a full refurbishment programme to its common areas. Olivier Blanc is commissioned to provide original artwork for the reception and common areas.

May
Python is awarded ISO 9002 certification by Lloyds Register. This means that the company has and operates to an approved quality system.

In choosing Lloyds as our certifying agency the company drew on the experience of Martin Johnson and Mark Oates, both former Merchant Navy Officers. Lloyds Register, which is primarily a maritime organisation, represents the best standards in the world. The company therefore set it’s own quality bar as high as possible.

March
Python achieves Investor in People Status. This process took 12 weeks from beginning to end (apparently something of a record!) This award means that Python has been recognised as a company, which trains and treats its staff in a professional way.

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November
The Cooperative Buildings signs its first new tenant since refurbishment commenced. Premier Living is a leading designer, supplier and installer of high quality and innovative bathrooms. The large ground floor unit and 1st floor offices are scheduled to open on the 17th December 2007.

Priestley House, Warrington, signs its first two tenants. These are Kinetic Plc and The Business Federation Group. Work commences on the refurbishment of the building and the preparation of further suites. The building is renamed Bank Quay House.

Refurbishment work to the top floor of Victoria House is completed. This is the last remaining part of the building now available to let (1940 sq.ft. - £19000p.a.) and comes with a parking space on Albert Road within the business-parking scheme.