Sheffield Techology Parks Leading the way with renewal

Leading Edge status for ict active renewal property

A Sheffield city centre property has successfully passed an in-depth Information and Communication Technology (ICT) survey at the highest level for the second time.

Sheffield Technology Park (STP) has been awarded Leading Edge, the highest rating possible under the ict active scheme.

The ict active assessment is the national standard for the provision of ICT in office buildings.

STP was one of the first properties to become ict active in 2008 and recently underwent re-assessment following its two-year renewal date.

STP is one of only three properties in Sheffield to achieve the Leading Edge status, and only a dozen nationally.

Peter Wood, chief executive of STP, says, “We are delighted to have achieved Leading Edge status. We are very proud to have been one of the first ict active properties and to able to continue to display the plaque for another two years is great.

“In a competitive industry such as ours, it is important to ensure that you’re offering tenants the best possible service. The ict active survey shows us, and our potential clients, that we have a good standard of ICT facilities and services.

“The ict active survey not only highlights our facilities to tenants but it also helps us understand our own ICT capabilities. To be able to learn further information about our ICT, how we can improve it and what else can be done to further enhance our facilities is a real advantage.”

Liz Wallis, managing director of ict active, says, “Sheffield Technology Parks helped to support ict active in our early days by becoming one of our first properties. Since then, we have grown into a national scheme and we are thrilled that STP has once again achieved Leading Edge.”

STP's Peter Wood with ict active's Richard Vaughan