Construction firm flies high with airport business park contract
Business is soaring for Sunderland’s Brims Construction after it was appointed to build the next phase of a high-profile business park.
The firm has been appointed as the main contractor to help deliver phase two of AirView Park, a new development near Newcastle Airport.
The firm will construct a 20,000 sq ft, multi-million pound office development at the 175,000 sq ft site on behalf of Tynexe Commercial Ltd.
Phase two will consist of two buildings – a 10,200 sq ft digitally-enabled facility to help new start-ups launch, and small businesses scale up, and a second building offering high quality commercial space suitable which could be used for several multiple occupancy lease or as a single occupancy head office base.
Initial ground and enabling works have already started and a full programme of construction is expected to last eleven months, with completion of the first building anticipated in the autumn.
Peter Reek is project manager of Brims Construction at AirView Park: “Activity is progressing well on site with the groundworks and drainage installations currently under way,” he said.
"Further ground clearance works are planned for the rest of the month whilst the erection of structural steel frames for phase 2A are due to commence
at the end of January.
"This is a great scheme for Brims to be involved with and
one that is expected to be popular once built.”
Mike Clark, director of
Tynexe Commercial Limited, developers of AirView Park, added: “We’re delighted to have appointed Brims Construction as the main contractor for phase two, which again helps to support and protect local jobs including those within wider supply chain organisations.
"Brims has vast experience creating high quality industrial and commercial schemes, and so work onsite will now move at speed.
"Initial groundworks have started on the first building and by the end of the year, we will have a new scheme that delivers the very best facilities for potential occupiers.”
AirView Park, located at Woolsington, has already attracted Bellway plc. The national homebuilder completed its new national HQ building as part of phase one with office space for more than 80 employees.