The Wellsprings
Clear Futures has breathed fresh life into a large vacant and disused 1980s Bolton town centre building – converting the seven-storey structure into a modern and vibrant innovation hub.
The Wellsprings is on the way to becoming a new and valuable mixed-use environment, offering retail, commercial and event space in the heart of Bolton Town Centre, for our partner Bolton Council.
Creating a vibrant space for business
Perfectly located in the heart of the town centre, The Wellsprings now provides a modern and highly flexible working environment, creating an innovation hub for Bolton’s business community.
A new home for emerging start-ups with accelerator programmes, and an ecosystem offering small suites from four up to 36 people is located on the upper floors, The Wellsprings provides meeting and collaboration facilities, ranging from auditorium and seminar spaces to podcast studios and video conferencing booths.
To make Bolton Council’s plans a reality, our Tier 1 contractor, Robertson, carried out demolition works, replacing the roof, and upgrading the heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, and telecoms services.
Robertson also added new flooring, decoration, and furnishing throughout, replaced all windows, and constructed a bar, booth seating, and modern and flexible workspaces, creating an inviting and attractive environment.
The project achieved a maximum score of 45 when assessed by the Considerate Constructors’ Scheme and assessed against three categories: ‘Respect the Community’, ‘Protect the Environment’ and ‘Value their Workforce’, going on to win Silver at the CCS National Site Awards.
Our strategic partnership with Bolton Council
Clear Futures and Bolton Council have been working in partnership since 2019 to boost the town centre’s role as a key player in the Greater Manchester economy. This is coupled with a wider aspiration to attract more high-growth companies that will create the additional jobs, knowledge, skills and technology needed to compete in a global economy.
See what we’ve achieved