Come and Join our Exciting Community
The Making Rooms is not just a makerspace, it is the hub of Blackburn with Darwen’s growing community of entrepreneurs, craft businesses, artists and startups.
Our co-working environment provides a variety of space for rent on one month rolling contracts (easy in – easy out) and also short term hire in the form of offices, workshops, creative studios, meeting spaces, training rooms and exhibition space at highly competitive rates with discounts for startup businesses.
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The Making Rooms is also the home for Blackburn’s first ever startup accelerator, TECH BLACKBURN, a quarterly programme with cohorts of 8 to 10 entrepreneurs bringing their new business ideas to life within a co-working environment.
Situated right in the heart of Blackburn town centre, The Making Rooms hosts a digital fabrication facility where anyone can design, make, experiment, develop, learn and play with a wide range of equipment from high-tech digital manufacturing such as 3D printing to traditional craft such as pottery.
We don’t do all this alone though, we surround ourselves with an ecosystem of support for individuals and small businesses including finance, product development, marketing, business development, and innovation to name but a few.
Benefits of Tenancy
Tenancy for offices, studios and workshops is based on a one-month notice easy in, easy out basis and includes the following:
- 24hr access
- WiFi broadband included
- Electricity, Heating and Water included
- Kitchen & toilet facilities
- 20% discount on machine hire
- 20% discount on training programmes and workshops
- Business advice and sign posting
All rooms qualify for small business rate relief so no rates will be payable.
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We currently have one studio available (203). Drop us an email to info@makingrooms.org to arrange to see our facilities or join the wait-list for a different studio.
Just starting out?
We run fully funded accelerator programmes for people with product ideas and artists, which includes the use of our hot desking spaces. Drop us an email to info@makingrooms.org to find out more.
Our tenants
We are always looking for fresh new start-ups and entrepreneurs, making anything from art to high-tech gadgets, that can make the best use of our facilities.
We provide a low risk and flexible environment for young companies to grow, develop and collaborate. Meet our current tenants on this page.