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Hull’s Marina Court To Get Six Figure Makeover
Work has started on a £600,000 refurbishment of Marina Court, a landmark office complex in the heart of Hull, adjacent to the Marina. The site owners, the Hull-based Wykeland Group, say the investment is further evidence of the company’s on-going commitment to Hull and will secure the development’s future as a prime office address in…
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All Systems Go for Flemingate Regeneration
The consortium behind the plans to regenerate a large area of Flemingate, Beverley, has welcomed the decision by East Riding planning councillors to approve its £120m scheme. It was a decision that will lead to an exciting new chapter in the economic and social history of the town, said a spokesman. The consortium, consisting of…
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Cinema and Theatre complex to play major role
One of the North’s leading independent cinema operators has announced plans to develop a state-of-the-art multi-plex cinema and community theatre as part of the Flemingate regeneration project in Beverley. Parkway Cinemas completed its legal agreement with the consortium behind the £120m project late last week and hopes to have the facility open at the same…
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Needlers become latest well-known brand to move to Meltonwest
Expanding hygiene and workwear specialist, Needlers Limited, has relocated from Hull to the Melton West Business Park just a few miles west of the city. The company, which grew by 40 per cent last year alone, has taken a 53,000 sq. ft. high bay head quarters and warehouseing unit on the increasingly popular business park.…
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Flemingate developer announces hotel deal
One of the country’s largest hotel chains, Premier Inn, has announced it intends to open a new hotel in Beverley. The consortium behind the multi-million pound Flemingate regeneration has confirmed it has entered into an agreement with the company to construct an 80-bed hotel on the new development. The news comes soon after the developers…
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Grimsby Firm Turns To Solar To Save Energy And Money
One of North East Lincolnshire’s most energy efficient buildings has taken energy saving to an even higher level by turning to solar PV power. Harvest House, situated on the Genesis Office Park, part of Europarc, near Grimsby, is the aptly named UK headquarters of Yara UK Limited, part of the global fertiliser firm, Yara International…
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Finally a green light for green-focused business park
A revolutionary new business park at Hessle, close to the Humber Bridge, secured outline planning permission today promising innovative offices, research & development space and high tech light manufacturing facilities, set to create more than 3,000 new jobs. The site, Bridgehead, totals 52.6 acres comprising a total of 612,708 sq ft accommodation set over 2…
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Debenhams coming to Beverley
One of the UK’s best known High Street retailers, Debenhams, is coming to Beverley. The company, which has 163 stores nationwide, has signed an Agreement to Lease with the developers behind the £120m Flemingate, Beverley, regeneration project to anchor the scheme by taking a 40,000 sq.ft. unit. This follows the recent news that the retailer…
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Wildlife is on the agenda at Bridgehead
Wykeland has teamed up with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to increase biodiversity at its £100m ‘green’ business park The Bridgehead scheme will create a total of 612,000sqft of offices, research and development space and high tech/clean manufacturing premises, along with up to 3,000 permanent jobs. More than 40% of the development will be given over to…
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Minister Hails Park as ‘Great Example’
Praise for region’s public-private partnerships. Local government minister Bob Neill believes the East Riding is in a good position to ride out the economic downturn. Speaking during a visit to the Melton West business park, he praised the strong partnerships between East Riding Council and the region’s private sector. After taking a tour around the…