Not just a conference centre
Beth our Operations Manager finally escaped the demands of the day job this week to visit the Unlocking Potential team and present Milly Knight with the bottle of Champagne she won at Cornwall Chamber’s Business Fair.
Combining the 3 strands of our business into 1 stand at the fair created a bit of a conversation starter. Visitors asking how (and why!) we ran a printing company, conference centre and office lettings.
Encouraged by this interest in our story, for those of you who don’t know how we got where we are today, here’s how it happened…
Printing & mailing on the move
We started St Austell Printing Company as a commercial printing company and high street copy shop 30 years ago. We eventually outgrew our Print Shop in the town centre. For a number of years we searched for suitable premises in St Austell where we wanted to stay.
When we couldn’t find anything suitable, we built our own…
Building a Business Park
When we saw the proposed site, we saw a chance to give something back. A chance to help the local economy, and a new way to make a difference in business.
With EU funding we built St Austell Business Park a space where everyone – from conference speakers and day-visiting delegates to long term business tenants – can be inspired by a building that gives them more.
Offices, a conference centre, and the main feature, a purpose built, lean, sustainable print factory providing the perfect environment for printing.
As a result, it’s not just our premises that’s grown.
We’ve grown our team, services and expertise along with machinery and equipment, expanding our printing and business services for customers.
Not just offices to let
As well as commercial space to let as offices to establish brand new business premises, we offer a host of flexible ad hoc working space.
If you need a desk or office a few days a month, we’ve got co-working/shared office space and hot-desks with meeting rooms, or virtual offices if you need a business address. All on affordable, flexible terms (handy if you can’t commit to a lengthy lease). Give Beth a call on 01726 624200 if you’re interested or want to find out more.
Conference Centre success
We’re delighted with the success we’ve had so far in our new ventures.
After another incredibly busy month at the Conference Centre with May breaking records as our busiest yet, a huge thanks to our visitors and event organisers.
And if you’ve not been to our Conference Centre yet, get in touch with our team, we’d love to show you round.
We Are Open for Meetings, Training and Events
St Austell Conference Centre is now fully open with COVID-secure procedures in place. Do get in touch to book your event.