The Bluebird Way site is due to be finished in late September
The groundbreaking ceremony at Bluebird Way in Brough(Image: Colin Boulter Neilson Reeves Photography)
The ground was broken at the building site of a £4 million retail park in Bluebird Way in Brough at a formal groundbreaking ceremony on March 4. The park will have a Starbucks drive-thru and a Domino’s, with four other retail units yet to be announced.
It is estimated it will take 30 weeks to complete, meaning a rough end date of September 30. The project is being brought forward by Artium Commercial, in partnership with Helios Properties, with Artium Construction acting as the main contractor.
The Brough retail park project coincides with Artium’s move from Harrogate to Leeds, a relocation the company describes as placing it “at the sharp end of regional construction and development activity”.
The business says the Leeds move brings it closer to the opportunities it is actively targeting across Yorkshire and beyond. Martin Watson, Managing Director of Artium Construction, said: “Retail is a sector we know inside out.
“I’ve spent years delivering major schemes across Yorkshire, including Thorpe Park, so we understand what occupiers need, what landlords expect and how to keep a scheme moving efficiently from ground-breaking to opening day.
“Brough is a strong scheme in a well-connected location, and our integrated model means we can deliver it with the kind of pace and certainty that makes a real difference. We’ve built this business on sound financial foundations, no external debt, a strong cash position and every pound generated within the business and that gives us the platform to take on schemes like this and deliver them properly.”
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Richard Bland, of Artium Commercial said: “Brough is exactly the type of scheme we are targeting – well-located, occupier-led and commercially viable. We have some genuinely exciting schemes in the pipeline and the move to Leeds puts us right at the centre of where that activity is happening, closer to the market, closer to our partners and in the best possible position to move quickly when the right opportunities arise. Yorkshire and the wider North is where we’re focused, and we’re building a pipeline that reflects that ambition.”
Artium Construction delivers commercial, residential and mixed-use projects across Yorkshire and the North of England. Part of the Artium Group, it said it aims to expand its pipeline while maintaining sustainable growth.
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