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Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon Limited has let 8,500 sq ft of refurbished office accommodation in Worcester to a national charity for its new headquarters.

Acting on behalf of landlord Salaft Property Investments Limited and property advisers Cummings Commercial Limited, John Dillon, managing director of GJS Dillon has let the final 8,504 sq ft of space at Red Hill House, 227 London Road, Worcester, WR5 2JG, on a new 20 year lease to The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) which was advised by Lambert Smith Hampton’s Birmingham office.

The Royal Life Saving Society UK, the UK’s drowning prevention charity and leading provider of water safety and drowning prevention education, is relocating its 65 headquarters staff from Broom, Warwickshire, to offices on part of the ground and first floors at Red Hill House where the open plan accommodation will undergo an extensive refurbishment by interior design and workplace consultancy business Hi Design.

Mr Dillon says: “Attracting the headquarters of a national charity underscores the attractions of Worcester as a prime office location. We’ve seen strong take up of office space in the city in recent months with occupiers being encouraged by Worcestershire being the most productive economic area in England, combined with easy access to the national motorway network, a flexible workforce, key lifestyle factors and assistance from the LEP, County Council and other public sector bodies.”

Charlotte Fullard, Senior Surveyor in Lambert Smith Hampton’s office team says: “RLSS UK’s requirement was to secure a prominent city centre location for their headquarters and to raise the profile of the 125 year old Charity to ensure strong future growth. Red Hill House proved the first choice of a number of potential options, and I’m confident that the space will give the prominence that they need while also providing a central and accessible location to enable them to better support their network of clubs and branches across the UK.”

Susan Whittle of Hi Design says: ‘RLSS needed spaces which foster collaborative working and we have been able to plan an interesting and flexible office where both permanent and visiting staff have choices of where and how they work, whether that be at desks, at high level collaboration benches, in the break-out spaces or in the quiet library.”