The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Housebuilder sets up new base in city
Developer agrees five year lease on new premises
A leading housebuilder has opened a new base in Peterborough to co-ordinate its developments across the region.
Barratt and David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire (BDW Cambridgeshire) has agreed a five year lease on a two storey office building in the Office Village complex at Cygnet Park, in Hampton business district.
The housebuilder will occupy a 4,844 sq ft building to cover what it regards one of the country’s strongest growth areas.
Adam Knight, operations director at Barratt and David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire, said: “The patch we will be covering from our new office at Cygnet Park is all of Cambridgeshire, plus Stamford to the north, south to St Neots and sweeping west across to Thrapston.
“Peterborough was the logical place to locate an office as it has such strong transport links giving access to serve this growth area.”
He said BDW Cambridgeshire had already agreed terms on land for more than 1,000 homes and will be cre- ating around 50 new jobs over the next three years, with hundreds more supported in the supply chain and through local sub-contractors.
He added: “Our new Cambridgeshire division, located in Peterborough, presents a great opportunity for growth and will be dual branded, selling both Barratt and David Wilson homes.”
Richard Jones, director of commercial agents Barker Storey Matthews, said: “For companies who’ve not been located in Peterborough before, there’s no doubt the city’s road network and onward access to all the compass points of the UK is a major attraction. “