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New C4DI building puts tech at the forefront of region’s economic recovery
Construction is nearing completion on a new showpiece building for Hull’s thriving tech community. The three-storey sister building for the Centre for Digital Innovation (C4DI) offers space for tech businesses to grow and traditional companies to innovate through technology. The £3.75m building has been developed by regeneration company Wykeland Group and is the latest major…
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Wykeland submits plans for global retail logistics facility creating up to 1,500 jobs
Leading developer Wykeland Group has submitted plans for a state-of-the-art global retail logistics facility that will create up to 1,500 direct jobs. The proposed development, at Wykeland’s Melton West business park in East Yorkshire, is believed to be the biggest single job creation scheme in the Hull and Humber region for decades. The detailed planning…
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Planning approval for warehouse and distribution centre at Melton West business park
Wykeland Group, owner and developer of Melton West business park, has welcomed today’s decision by East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Planning Committee to grant full planning permission for the development of a major warehouse and distribution centre at the site. The 123,000 sq ft facility is fully in keeping with and complementary to existing employment…
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Meticulous deconstruction and relocation of iconic Hull pub begins
The careful deconstruction of one of Hull’s most historic pubs begins this week, before the listed element is rebuilt brick by brick in a new location. The Earl De Grey on Castle Street has been closed for many years and now has to be moved in order for the A63 improvements to proceed. The future…
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Award recognises Fruit Market regeneration game changer
The regeneration of Hull’s Fruit Market has claimed a prestigious Game Changer Award in the Yorkshire property industry’s Oscars. The award was presented to Fruit Market developer Wykeland Beal during a virtual Yorkshire Property Awards 2020 ceremony broadcast on YouTube. The £80m reinvention of the Fruit Market waterfront neighbourhood has created Hull’s first urban village, featuring independent shops, restaurants, bars and galleries, a…
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Creative emporium offers array of artistic talent at Flemingate
A retail hub aimed at putting the talents of local and regional artists and makers on the map has opened at Beverley’s Flemingate centre. Art and Soul showcases framed art, jewellery, prints, woodwork, ceramics, glassware, embroidery and much more within a creative community with shared goals and ambitions. Fifty artists and makers have already signed up for space at Art and Soul to showcase their…
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Castlehouse Construction Completes Phase 1 of Treadmills regeneration project in Northallerton
Leeds-based contractor Castlehouse Construction has completed Phase 1 of the Treadmills regeneration development at the former Northallerton Prison site. The company has handed over three retail units, one of which will be occupied by supermarket group Lidl – the retail anchor for the £17m scheme. The second unit will be occupied by frozen food specialist Iceland and the…
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Europarc offers the perfect package for Ultimate Group to grow
Ultimate Group is continuing its growth story by expanding into another facility at the premier business park on the south bank of the Humber. The company – the UK’s largest independent flexible packaging manufacturer focused on the food industry – has signed a lease to occupy a high-spec, new-build unit developed by Wykeland Group at Europarc in Grimsby. The 30,000 sq ft facility is one of two new buildings…
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Public invited to share memories of iconic Hull pub
An appeal has gone out from Wykeland Group for people to share their memories of one of Hull’s most historic pubs. The Earl De Grey, on Castle Street, dates from the 1840s and has been closed for many years but its future was secured last year as part of a planning application by Castle Street Buildings LLP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hull-based developer Wykeland. The development, in consultation with Historic England, includes the relocation of the historic part of the grade II…
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New future for prison buildings as Treadmills transformation moves forward
Work is well under way to create an exciting new future for former prison buildings as part of the Treadmills regeneration project in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. Local contractor Moody Construction is transforming the Victorian prison blocks, which have been derelict since Northallerton Prison closed in 2013. The works involve external restoration and extensive internal redevelopment,…