New offices a boost for Llanelli
A high quality office development on the edge of Llanelli town centre has been officially opened and described as an important asset for the business community and a boost for the local economy.
Carmarthenshire County Council leader Cllr Meryl Gravell said that the £1million West End Yard development would help meet the local demand for modern high specification office accommodation and would greatly contribute to the work currently underway to regenerate Llanelli town centre.
The suite of six offices, developed by the Means Renewal Limited, a company set up by two local businessmen Peter Williams and Paul Silcox, was supported by a Property Development Grant from Carmarthenshire County Council and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones said the importance of modern sustainable infrastructure to underpin economic growth was one of the key features in the Assembly Government’s Economic Renewal programme.
He said: “Businesses need the right conditions in order to flourish and I am delighted to see a local company take the initiative in developing these new offices with support from the public sector and am confident they will prove to be a real asset for the local business community.”
Cllr Gravell added “I am pleased that Carmarthenshire County Council and Welsh Assembly have worked together to support this important investment in new modern offices. I understand there has already been a high level of interest and it will undoubtedly be an asset for the local business community.”
Peter Williams said: "Three things drove the project - supporting efforts to raise vitality of the town centre, providing quality accommodation which would attract quality jobs and boosting economic regeneration, and doing this in a sustainable way by developing Llanelli's greenest building."
West End Yard has been built to high environmental standards and transformed what was once a derelict site on one of Llanelli’s main gateways.
Cllr Meryl Gravell officially opens the West End Yard office development in Llanelli with, from left, Paul Silcox, council executive board member for regeneration and leisure Cllr Clive Scourfield and Peter Williams.
Picture Terry Morris
Carmarthenshire County Council leader Cllr Meryl Gravell said that the £1million West End Yard development would help meet the local demand for modern high specification office accommodation and would greatly contribute to the work currently underway to regenerate Llanelli town centre.
The suite of six offices, developed by the Means Renewal Limited, a company set up by two local businessmen Peter Williams and Paul Silcox, was supported by a Property Development Grant from Carmarthenshire County Council and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones said the importance of modern sustainable infrastructure to underpin economic growth was one of the key features in the Assembly Government’s Economic Renewal programme.
He said: “Businesses need the right conditions in order to flourish and I am delighted to see a local company take the initiative in developing these new offices with support from the public sector and am confident they will prove to be a real asset for the local business community.”
Cllr Gravell added “I am pleased that Carmarthenshire County Council and Welsh Assembly have worked together to support this important investment in new modern offices. I understand there has already been a high level of interest and it will undoubtedly be an asset for the local business community.”
Peter Williams said: "Three things drove the project - supporting efforts to raise vitality of the town centre, providing quality accommodation which would attract quality jobs and boosting economic regeneration, and doing this in a sustainable way by developing Llanelli's greenest building."
West End Yard has been built to high environmental standards and transformed what was once a derelict site on one of Llanelli’s main gateways.
Cllr Meryl Gravell officially opens the West End Yard office development in Llanelli with, from left, Paul Silcox, council executive board member for regeneration and leisure Cllr Clive Scourfield and Peter Williams.
Picture Terry Morris
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