Work started last month on a multi-million-pound landmark headquarters in Great Yarmouth for energy services company Proserv (www.proserv.com).

The development, to be called Artemis House, will enable the company to consolidate its growing Great Yarmouth operation under one roof. The business currently employs about 190 people at three sites in the area.


The project has received funding from the local authority and from the Growing Places Fund of New Anglia LEP. Proserv is contributing up to £2 million towards the fit-out and will take a 20-year lease on completion.

With 65,000ft² of modern office and production floor space, Artemis House will be one of the largest commercial buildings ever constructed in the borough, and there is an option to add another 20,000ft² of workshop capacity at a later date.

Simon Harvey, head of operations at Proserv, said: “This is a significant milestone in the development of our new facility, which will serve as a global hub and Centre of Excellence for our sub-sea communication and controls activities.”

Chris Starkie, managing director of New Anglia LEP, said: “This is great news for Proserv, its employees and the wider economy.

It’s also a real shot in the arm for our all-energy coastline — and further evidence of the significance of our Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Enterprise Zone in attracting and retaining investment in the region.”