North East based law firm, Jacksons, recently assisted Darlington business man Mark Hunter and his partner Theresa Mason to fulfil their dream of providing team and sportswear equipment from a purpose built retail unit in Darlington.
Mark and Theresa, who own mysportswear, are passionate about grass roots sports and recently opened their retail showroom in Morton Park Business Park, Darlington after setting up the business in 2016. The business initially started on-line which Mark operated from their home in Darlington however, due to customer demand it became clear they needed larger premises to display the increasing range of team wear and equipment.
Mark, who has an extensive background in sales and marketing, started coaching grassroots football and was involved in buying sports kits for local children. He soon realised there was a gap in the market for supplying personalised sportswear locally. It was then he started to explore the opportunity to set up his own business with his partner Theresa who was helping to manage their growing customer base.
Mark said, “Initially we were receiving orders for football and rugby sportswear, however, we’ve seen a huge increase in demand for athletics, gym wear and sports equipment for adults and children in the last few months. I think a lot of this is due to the popularity of team sports and other activities including park runs and half and full marathons in the North East. We are now looking at plans for growth including expanding the product range and employment in the New Year”.
Jacksons Law Firm, whose property department was awarded Team of the Year, Property at this year’s Northern Law Awards, has now assisted four companies on their commercial property leases on the business park in Darlington, mysportswear being one of them. Other companies Jacksons have assisted include B C Stewart Ltd, JT Office Interiors Ltd and DW Flooring Darlington Ltd.
Solicitor, Sophie Lynas, who acted on behalf of mysportswear said, “You don’t need to spend too much time with Mark and Theresa to see how passionate they are about the business. Their work ethics are very similar to Jacksons with corporate responsibility high on the agenda. It’s great to see local businesses taking up new premises in Morton Park which is not only good for the local economy but also for job creation”.
Jonathan Simpson, Director at Connect Property North East Ltd, who concluded the letting on behalf of Rockspring in partnership with Caisson Investment Management commented, “We are delighted to welcome mysportswear to Morton Park. The landlord’s strategy of refurbishing units and improving the estate in general is proving to be the right one to attract new tenants and demonstrates the landlord’s commitment to the estate”.
Jacksons Law Firm is one of the North East’s longest established law firms and has been practising in the Tees Valley for over 140 years. Operating from its head office in Stockton on Tees, an office in Newcastle upon Tyne and office space in Sunderland, it is well placed to assist clients across the region on a wide range of business and personal legal advice. Employing over 70 members of staff, 40 of which are legally trained, the firm offers a wide range of legal services to businesses and people in the North East including corporate and commercial, commercial property, employment, litigation and private client advice.
If you are looking for new business premises, please contact a member of our commercial property team on 01642 356509 – Teesside /0191 2322574 – Newcastle or click here for team members’ email address details.
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