1st Horizon opens new headquarters ‘The Old Pop Factory’

It will officially open ‘The Old Pop Factory’ on 6^th July where it will invite customers to see the new premises and watch demonstrations of its full product range in action.

The company was one of the first in the UK to invest in 3D scanners which are used in anything from sewage works and reservoirs, to supermarkets and schools. It has recently completed a large survey for the M1 Smart motorways scheme – one of the largest survey projects in the UK currently.  

Jim Garside, 1^st Horizon’s Managing Director, said: “We have always placed a strong focus on the use of the very latest technologies and techniques available and continue to invest in our staff and facilities to enable us to apply the most efficient, versatile and cost-effective service for our clients’ survey requirements.

“Over the past few years we have rapidly grown our client base and team which has seen us outgrow our previous office space.”

1^st Horizon has spent the last two years restoring the former Beardsall Bros soft drinks factory in Barnsley and has retained the history of the site by formally naming the building ‘The Old Pop Factory’, as it was known locally.

Garside said: “Purchasing the old pop factory site allowed us to design and construct our own, purpose-made facility – it just seemed to make sense!

“It’s taken two years of hard work to sympathetically restore the 18^th century barn into a bespoke and contemporary office space which will enable us to develop the 1^st Horizon brand and expand our service portfolio, while providing an inspiring workplace for employees. 

“Our new location in Dodworth, Barnsley also provides excellent local facilities and better recruitment opportunities, with good links to nearby towns and cities.”