KEIGHLEY'S Aire Valley Business Centre is under new management after being taken over by a Manchester-based firm.

MCR Property Group has added the former Peter Black building to its property portfolio and is now actively managing the site.

The business centre on Lawkholme Lane is home to more than 30 companies and charities, including The Valley Printing Group, R McDowell Haulage & Distributions Ltd, Phoenix Service Solutions, The Green Deal Factory and BC Sunderland Driver Ltd.

Day-to-day running of the site is handled by MCR Property Group’s on-site building manager, Eleanor Rogers.

Since the group took over management it has welcomed a number of new businesses, including AMR Office Solutions, Pay Weekly Ltd and Keighley and Airedale Cancer Support.

The café within the building has recently been re-opened by family-run catering business, D’Vine Catering Services, which was established in 2017.

Ms Rogers, said: "Aire Valley Business Centre is of great significance for Keighley, with a rich history.

"Almost all the people we speak to have some connection to it as the former Peter Black site, so our aim is to continue creating a strong community within the centre, so businesses feel welcome and are able to network with other occupants.

"We hope that with many more local businesses moving into the building, we'll have a positive impact on employment in the town."