Construction and engineering specialist Spencer Group has delivered the access road and supporting infrastructure to open up major new mixed-use industrial, commercial and retail park in North Yorkshire.
Spencer Building and Civil Engineering has created the route onto Harrogate 47 at the intersection of the A59, which runs alongside the A1(M) at Junction 47. The low carbon development by Opus North and Bridges Fund Management at the 45-acre site will include offices, industrial and warehouse units, high-tech hybrid units and roadside retail and amenities.
Harrogate 47 is expected to support up to 2,000 jobs when it’s finished. The first phase of the development involved the creation of the access road and supporting infrastructure for the site so that offices and units can be built. This, in turn, will open up the site to further development as the scheme progresses.
Darren Kilvington, MD at Spencer Building and Civil Engineering, said: “We’ve had challenges to overcome, but we’ve managed those really well and the project has been delivered as planned.
“Spencer Group were certainly the right people for the job, and we’ve had some great input from our highly experienced Civils team to overcome some of the challenges posed by the ground conditions on the site.
“Our Build and Civils teams have been able to work together, delivering the whole project in-house.”
