GMI is building a hospital to replace the Disabilities Trust’s current facility, York House, to provide updated facilities.
The Disabilities Trust works to improve the lives of people with disabilities, supporting those with acquired brain injuries. Its York unit specialises in rehabilitating adults with an acquired brain injury.
Plans for the new facility, on the site of the former Terry’s chocolate factory, were given the go-ahead in October 2021.
GMI Construction is targeting completion by February, 2023.
The new hospital marks the latest phase of HBD’s Chocolate Works development; a nine-year regeneration project that started with the restoration of the former Terry’s Chocolate Orange Factory. When HBD purchased it in 2013, five of its listed buildings were on English Heritage’s Buildings at Risk Register.
HBD director Tom Wheldon said: “The unit is an important resource for the city, run by a hugely dedicated and experienced team who have helped hundreds of people, so it’s great to see work getting underway on site.
“We’re pleased to have been able to support the Disabilities Trust in securing its future in York, and look forward to working with the team as the charity begins its next chapter at the Chocolate Works.”
Bill Chidgey, director of corporate services at The Disabilities Trust, said: “Seeing work starting on site is an exciting milestone for us – we’re relieved to have secured the future of the unit in York and we look forward to seeing the plans come to life and becoming part of the fantastic community at the Chocolate Works.”
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