A trainng provider has opened a new Middlesbrough hub to help more people across the Tees Valley get into work.

Orangebox Training Solutions, based at Hartlepool Marina, has a new working Middlesbrough office at Boho Zero, Gosford Street, right at the heart of the town’s largest regeneration zone.

Orangebox, which trains around 4,000 learners per year, has numerous contracts and clients across Teesside including Middlesbrough Football Club and Beyond Housing and establishing a long-term base in the area means greater accessibility for learners enrolled on pre-employment courses.

Michael Glenn, director of development and innovation at Orangebox, said: “This highlights our commitment to the Tees Valley.

“We are putting down new roots to show we are here to stay. We have established partnerships in the area over the years including a collection of local schools and healthcare providers.

“We want to open up access to the range of training programmes we offer to those employees, employers, unemployed and family members who will now find it easier to come and learn with us.”

Orangebox previously had an office and training room on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, and have also relied on pop-up offices in different locations across Middlesbrough and the Tees Valley at local social clubs, churches and community centres.

This new versatile Boho Zero hub can host up to 40 people, making it ideal for comfortable learning and it can also be used to hold smaller groups or used as a makeshift boardroom.

Orangebox’s marketing manager Glen Hughes said: “Boho Zero is modern and is an upgrade on what we have had before. This allows us to deliver our full offer. We are not just talking pre-employment training here, we can deliver leadership, management and first aid courses.

“There are exciting refurbishment plans in place and an onsite café/coffee shop that offers discounts to those in the building learning. Those factors will support us in delivering the courses that will provide job opportunities.”

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Tutor Colin McIntyre said: “At the moment we are using this as a classroom for those enrolled on a pre-employment lean manufacturing course.

“The classroom is bright, plenty of light and the onsite facilities are perfect. These things create the right environment for learners to be happy and motivated to learn. That’s important because such factors could be the reason they are turned on and off.”

Boho Zero is within sight of Middlesbrough’s iconic Transporter Bridge and a short walk from both the train and bus stations.