Civil engineering business awarded £1m groundworks contract
The Brough South Consortium has appointed civil engineer specialists CR Reynolds Ltd to carry out land raising and groundworks for a new Aldi supermarket at its £200m development.
The Hessle company was awarded the £1m contract by the Horncastle Group, the lead developer on the mixed-use residential, retail, leisure, and commercial scheme on the south side of the Hull to Selby railway line.
The announcement comes after East Riding of Yorkshire Council granted planning permission for the 1,862 sq m supermarket earlier this month on land to the south of Bluebird Way, opposite Hunsley Primary School.
Preparation work on the 2.17-acre site – which will include 136 car parking spaces – is due to get underway in August and is expected to last around 16 weeks.
Ian Hodges, managing director of the Horncastle Group, said the Aldi would significantly enhance the retail offer for the residents of Brough, Elloughton, Welton and surrounding areas.
He said: “Aldi is the first of a number of high-profile retail and leisure operators we hope to attract to serve this thriving East Yorkshire town.
“It will bring greater choice to local people as well as creating quality jobs in the retail and leisure sector.
“We’re delighted to appoint CR Reynolds, a large, established, local business to carry out the preparatory work as the company has already played a significant role in Brough South and is very familiar with the development.
“It is great to see this part of the project going forward, adding to the new road, homes and school that have already been delivered.”
Andy Gaze, joint managing director of CR Reynolds, said winning the contract further strengthened the connection between the company and Brough.
As well as working on Brough South, the company constructed the spine roads for the Brough North development several years ago.
Gaze said: “We have worked on the initial phase of roads, drainage and land raising on Brough South, so being appointed to prepare the site for the supermarket is fantastic news.
“Brough South is delivering the future of this popular and attractive town by providing new homes, shops and job opportunities, and as a local company, being part of this is a real source of pride.”
Once the preparation works are completed, Aldi is expected to start work building the store in November. It is forecast to open in early 2022.
