JN Bentley doubles Leeds office space
The civil engineering firm will take over the whole 17,000 sq ft fifth floor at its existing 1 Whitehall Riverside home.
Part of the Mott MacDonald group, JN Bentley originated in Skipton, and initially moved its Leeds city centre operations from Bank House to 1 Whitehall Riverside in October 2023.
The office now accommodates employees from JN Bentley and colleagues from Mott MacDonald and JBA Consulting working within the company’s design-and-build businesses – Mott MacDonald Bentley and JBA Bentley.
Director Jonny Burton said: “Record levels of investment in the UK water sector, coupled with buoyant frameworks across our other environmental and industrial markets, means our teams are growing.
“We need this additional space to facilitate even better collaboration that will help deliver the outcomes our clients and their customers need.
“The office will be home to our colleagues delivering projects on our important frameworks with the likes of Yorkshire Water, Canal & River Trust, the Environment Agency, and Associated British Ports.”
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Eamon Fox, head of the Leeds office of Knight Frank, advised JN Bentley. He added: “1 Whitehall Riverside is owned by NFU Mutual, we have continually collaborated with JN Bentley over the years, and it’s wonderful to see the continued growth of the firm.
“Office expansion, when done strategically, can significantly contribute to business success by enhancing employee morale, promoting collaboration, improving client perception, and facilitating future growth, we wish the team further success”
JN Bentley, Mott MacDonald Bentley and JBA Bentley deliver projects all the way from feasibility through to construction, commissioning, and handover.
Founded in 1972, the company has grown largely from repeat work, with employee numbers now exceeding 2,000 – a directly-employed workforce including many frontline construction teams.
