Tokyo Industries

Tokyo Industries Limited is a private company, based in the North of England, with an estate of over 30 venues, including Nightclubs, Hotels, Bars and Restaurants.

Tokyo Industries
Private company
IndustryLate Night Entertainment
FoundedGreater Manchester (December 1997 (December 1997))
HeadquartersNewcastle upon Tyne, UK
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Aaron Mellor, CEO
Number of employees
2000+
Websitetokyoindustries.com

History

Tokyo industries was founded in 1997 in Greater Manchester by Aaron Mellor, opening their first venue, Tokyo Project, in Oldham. A second venue opened shortly afterwards in Ashton-under-Lyne followed by a third, The Castle, in Oldham.

In 2013, the 150 year old premises The Castle was bought by Transport for Greater Manchester with plans to demolish the site due to the ongoing Manchester Metrolink construction.[1] In October 2016, Tokyo Industries opened its venue Church Leeds through a joint venture.[2]

In 2015, Tokyo Industries Group MD/CEO was found guilty of putting the lives of hundreds of staff and revellers at risk in 2013. Aaron Mellor, 44, appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court between April 21 and 24, and was found guilty on May 6 of 11 offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and was fined £173,000.

Venues & Brands

The company operates the Stein Bier Keller, Brew Haus, Get Baked and Tokyo brands, in addition to a number of one off venues and events. They are well known for using Funktion-One sound systems at almost all of their sites.

Night Clubs
  • Factory 251 – The former headquarters of Factory Records, in Manchester, opened as a nightclub in 2010.[3] The venue featured prominently in the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People.
  • Digital – Digital opened in 2005 in the center of Newcastle upon Tyne. The award-winning venue[4][5] was rated as the 11th best nightclub in the world by DJ Magazine.[6]
  • South – Originally opened in Manchester in 1995 and re-designed by Ben Kelly (designer), the award-winning designer of The Haçienda.[7]
  • Church – A grade 2 listed church in Leeds, converted into a music venue for live bands and club nights.[8]

Festivals
  • Lost Village – Boutique summer festival in woodland outside Lincoln started in 2015 in collaboration with Moda Black owners, Jaymo and Andy George.
  • Obonjan – Three month island festival held on a private island near the coast of Croatia

References
  1. "Tram work the nail in coffin of iconic music venue". The Oldham Chronicle. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. News, Bdaily Business. "Tokyo Industries launches Church Leeds to city's booming club scene". Bdaily Business News. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  3. "Fac 251". Cerysmatic Factory. Cerysmatic Factory. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. "Best of British". DJ Mag. DJ Magazine. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. "Digital". DrinkAdvisor. DrinkAdvisor. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. "Top 100 Clubs". DJ Magazine. DJ Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. "South". DesignMyNight. DesignMyNight. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  8. "Church Leeds". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 15 November 2016.


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