The work for Bela Partnership is on the Priors Hall project in Corby. Hewlett managing director Alan Cooper told staff that “this is a great start to a new and successful future for the business”.
Hewlett is contracted to be on site until 2015, and the scope of works includes earthworks, roads and drainage.
The Priors Hall project is transforming a mostly derelict and abandoned site on the eastern flank of Corby to create a community of over 5,000 homes. Hewlett had already been working on other aspects of the project since 2010.
Supporting facilities already on the site include the new £30m Corby Business Academy, designed by Foster + Partners, and Corby Enterprise Centre. In addition to on-site community, health and education facilities, the development of Priors Hall is ensuring the progress of key strategic infrastructure projects such as the Corby Northern Orbital Road.
“The award of this contract provides a timely stimulus for the business and is testament to the strength of our team,” said Cooper. We are delighted to be involved in this visionary project and look forward to supporting its successful delivery into the future.”
Roy Wilson, Director at Bela Partnership, the development company behind Priors Hall said: “Corby is on the fast track to regeneration and Priors Hall, the first sustainable urban extension (SUE) to be created in North Northamptonshire, is putting the town firmly on the map. It is a highly ambitious site and as such we wanted a contractor with an impressive track record and experience to match which is why we chose to work with Hewlett. I am delighted to welcome them aboard!”
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