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Founded in 2003, Mud UK Is a family owned company based on our business park in beautiful Cragg Vale.

Identifying a gap in the Defender accessory market, they set about creating their own range of products that provides solutions and improvements to Defender owners.  MUD has grown into one of the most respected brands within the Land Rover aftermarket industry with users all over the world.  It’s their own experience of owning, rebuilding, racing and travelling in Land Rovers all over the world that go into creating and handpicking the MUD range of products.

Open Monday – Friday, you can place orders by contacting them at mud@mudstuff.co.uk or by telephone on 01422 881951.

 

 

Established in October 2019, Portelli Dog Spa is the perfect place to take your pooch for a pamper!  Set up by Karen after completing her City and Guilds qualification, she is passionate about ensuring you and your fur baby have a happy and positive experience, taking time to ensure that your canine companion is comfortable.

From puppy grooming to confidence building, the focus is on providing an environment that is safe and welcoming for your treasured pets.  Sessions range from 30 minutes to two hours depending upon the needs of your pet.

To book an appointment please phone 01422 8585042 or e-mail bookings@portellidogspa.com.  You can also check them out on facebook – http://facebook.com/portellidogspa

Established in 2015, Craggies is a family-run business incorporating a butchery, delicatessen and farm shop with café, which is situated on our business park in beautiful Cragg Vale.  With fresh fruit, vegetables, locally- reared meat and produce it is extremely well-stocked to suit all tastes.  Craggies also stock alcoholic beverages from the on-site brewers – Vocation & Little Valley Brewery. Open seven days a week and with customers coming from all over by foot, cycle and car, it really is a lovely place to bring the family or to meet with friends.  Due to current Covid restrictions, the café is unable to open to the public however they are operating a takeaway facility.      Craggies are looking forward to re-opening their doors as soon as restrictions are lifted.  Meanwhile, you can place orders online at or by telephone www.craggies.co.uk or by telephone 01422 417417.

Vocation Brewery, which was established in 2015, is an independent brewery which brew beers from our site in Cragg Vale. Ranging from their core collections, such as Heart & Soul, Bread & Butter, Pride & Joy and Life & Death to name but a few, Vocation also brew a vast array of specials. Such specials include DIPA’s and TIPA’s (Double IPA and Triple IPA’s) and more recently beers from their barrel aged collection such as the chocolate & banana stout or salted caramel collaboration with Norwegian brewer Amundsen. There really is something to suit all tastes. After the installation of their new canning line in 2020, they now sell around 12 million cans per year.

Currently employing 35 staff across two sites, Vocation is going from strength to strength with orders coming in from all over the world.

With the current lockdown restrictions, visits to their bar in Hebden Bridge are put on hold but orders can be placed online or you will find their products in independent outlets and major supermarkets. They even offer a same day delivery service (if ordered before 12pm) for customers in the HX postcode!To place orders, visit their website www.vocationbrewery.com or telephone 01422 410810.

We’ve covered blogs about the benefits of an office space as opposed to working from home and covered finding the right space for you, but we want to delve deeper on what the impact the environment you work in can have on you and the effect it can have to your productivity and work abilities.

According to a study found online we spend approximately 13 years and two months of our lives at work, not including overtime and the sneaky checking of emails on an evening and weekend.

When choosing a place to set up office or deciding on the wall colours, furnishings and finishing touches, it’s important to know the impact these can have. To make this easier for you we have identified these elements and an understanding of the impacts they can have.

 

Lighting:

Whether it’s, natural, artificial, bright or dimmed lighting, all of this can impact your productivity levels. If you work inside do you have enough windows? Is there space for you to be able to walk and take 5 minutes out in the fresh air when its needed?  It has been said that natural lighting is the best source of lighting to boost productivity and reduce mental health related issues. Bearing this in mind, don’t worry if you don’t have enough natural lighting flooding in, you can create this by the clever use of lighting and bulbs as well as keeping away from rich tones in the office.

 

Sound:

Finding the right level of noise in the office can sometimes be tough, especially when you have multiple staff members. Maybe you are someone who finds comfort in the radio playing low in the background or someone who can’t hear themselves think if the whole office is filled with noise. Both could even work for you. Understanding this and what works best for the people you spend your time in the office with can help to boost workflow and crate a happy office environment.

 

Colour:

There’s so much that can be found about the psychologies of colour. Colour is a visual experience that subconsciously affects the brain and how we work. Having subtle hints of colour could inspire workers at pinnacle moments and can encourage stimulation and motivation. There are many different websites that help you make the right choice for your office. A common colour often used within offices is blue. Blue is said to be an intellectual colour and promotes thinking. Whereas yellow is usually used in moderate to promote optimism and innovation. These pops of colour don’t always have to be on the walls, why not add bright cushions, mugs, mouse mats or even hang paintings on the walls.

 

Layout:

When planning the layout of your office and the furniture you want to buy its important to plan this properly, working with the space you have and the best furniture to provide comfort at work. Spending around 8 hours a day in the same office space is a long time, so you need to be comfortable. Thinking about desk space so you and any staff members have enough room to comfortably spread out. Do you have the right chair for your needs? Do you have a space for stand meetings? Meetings with staff can often go on tangents, stand-up meetings keep things short and to the point.

 

Within the Craggs business parks, we have a range of different work environments all in the beautiful countryside. We may look remote, but we are in fact in a prime location. We are only 10 minutes away from two local towns, Sowerby bridge and Mytholmroyd as well as being easily accessible from the M62.

With neighbours like Vocation Brewery, Alpaca comfort, Portelli dog spa to name a few, there are multiple different businesses you can interact with, why not come visit and take a look, we would be happy to show you around. Please contact, info@thecraggs.co.uk or 01422 888450 and we will ensure someone will be around to help you with all of your needs.