Laptop House I.T show -- Posted 21st June 2007

We would like to thank all customers and suppliers for attending our IT Show on Thursday 14th June, 2007

It was our first ever show which was extremely successful having had visitors from various parts of the UK including Yorkshire to Devon & Cornwall

Congratulations to Richard Lyons of Greenhead College for winning the prize draw offered by Brother UK.

Laptop House Makes History As The First Tenant at Chatterley Whitfield.
Posted Thursday 15th June 2006.

A £4m project to turn part of the former Chatterley Whitfield colliery site into a business centre was completed last week.

To mark the significance of the occasion Sid Boulton MBE, officially handed over the keys to the first tenant, Laptop House’s Managing Director Angela Beardmore on Friday 9th June 2006.

Local MP Joan Walley and the elected Mayor of Stoke-On-Trent were among those who attended the opening of the new complex.

Chatterley Whitfield is a prior colliery and Scheduled Ancient Monument which contains the most complete record of colliery buildings in England, and possibly Western Europe. It is situated on the north-eastern edge of Stoke-on-Trent. There is a cluster of thirty four buildings, some scheduled, some listed with coal stocking areas. The landscape is now mostly green again but it is still recognisable for its industrial past. Included in this site are specific listed buildings which have the same status as Stone Henge.

The transformation of three historic buildings into enterprise units has taken into account the historic context and importance of the site while producing practical and attractive work spaces. Tenants have been able to enjoy a high quality, flexible environment served by a staffed reception, meeting rooms and a self service canteen. This is not however all that is to be done on the site, as more construction work is undertaken; Chatterley Whitfield begins to evolve in to the major business park that was planned.

Chatterley Whitfield is the most complete historic colliery site in the UK and an important part of the country's industrial heritage.