A city business saved itself from the brink of closure after renovating a disused pub into stunning new premises and earning itself a top award nomination.
Treat Norwich, a Norwich-based health and wellbeing clinic, lost two-thirds of its business due to the Covid pandemic and was under threat of closure.
Owner Rebecca Geanty, 47, set up the business in 2011 as Norwich Acupuncture Rooms and in 2016 moved into Capitol House in Heigham Street.
As Covid hit, Rebecca and her partner David, 44, decided to convert The Dyers Arms pub in Lawson Road, NR3 into their new office and therapy space.
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According to the couple, six months of "sweat and hard work" restored the run-down building into a "warm and welcoming space" which has since allowed them to bounce back.
Ceilings, floors, walls and doors were gutted and replaced in the pub overhaul which also included a facelift to the exterior of the building. It was vacant since its closure in 2020.
The company now offers more than 50 different health, medical and wellbeing therapies from a group of fully qualified and accredited practitioners.
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And the firm's recent success has earned it a place as a finalist in this year's Norfolk Small Business Awards.
Rebecca said: "The award is a testament to the success of Treat, the trust that our clients have in our practitioners and the relentless pursuit of excellence of our dedicated team.
"We are so grateful we are still here as a business and we continue to develop new strategies and plan new goals for growth to ensure we survive these difficult financial times.
"We will persist in our efforts to succeed because our genuine commitment to assisting our community is the very reason Treat was established in the first place."
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