Horncastle Group Blog
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Are things looking up at last?
- Author:
- Horncastle Group
- Date:
- 15 February 2012
William Patterson, our newly appointed Research & Marketing Executive, writes in the Hull & East Riding Mail about regeneration in the region.
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The Beacon secures ERDF funding
- Author:
- Horncastle Group Plc
- Date:
- 04 January 2012
We are pleased to announce that we have recently secured £3 million of investment from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for The Beacon business park on Brighton Street, Hull. Around £8 million is set to be invested in The Beacon which will be a high tech business park that could accommodate around 200 jobs.
Three detached buildings totalling more than 4,600 square metres are due to be built on the brownfield site and these will provide high quality, grade A space with accommodation being tailored to suit the needs of occupiers. We hope to begin work during 2012 and are encouraged by the events in Hull surrounding the renewable energy sector and hope that this will draw more companies to the region.
To see the recent article in the Hull Daily Mail, please click here
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St John's
- Author:
- Horncastle Group Plc
- Date:
- 19 December 2011
Andy Watson’s Prestige Timber Products and Services is now established at St John’s Business Park. Proximity to the docks and ample storage space both indoors and outdoors meant that St John’s was an obvious choice for Prestige. Using their own high tech milling equipment the company will be milling timber for clients and producing their own products including bespoke garden sheds, wendy houses and decking etc.
St John’s offers high levels of storage space and circulation areas along with secure fencing, electronic gates and CCTV. The site is suitable for a wide range of uses including logistics, storage and manufacturing. There are currently a number or units available on the site and more information can be found here
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Awards Ceremonies
- Author:
- Horncastle Group Plc
- Date:
- 12 December 2011
In addition to our ongoing support for The Prince’s Trust, this year Horncastle Group also sponsored the Young Ambassador of the Year Award at the Yorkshire and Humber Celebrate Success Awards. Selina Aziz was the deserving winner of the award; she had initially turned to the Prince’s Trust for help and subsequently became a young ambassador herself, helping to give other young people the support and inspiration they needed to turn their lives around. With the help of the Enterprise Programme, Selina has also been able to establish a successful entertainment company.
Also this year Horncastle Group PLC and MKM Building Supplies jointly sponsored the Start up Business of the Year Award at the annual Mail News and Media Business Awards 2011. The awards ceremony was an excellent evening that showcased the huge range of local companies that were operating successfully despite the poor economic climate. Top Lifting Ltd were the winners of the Start up Business of the Year Award. After setting up 18 months ago to carry out hire, sales, repair and testing of industrial lifting equipment the company has since trebled its staff, extended its vehicle fleet and seen gross profits climbing. We hope Top Lifting Ltd and all of the other winners and nominees continue their success during 2012.
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Developers present Brough South to the community
- Author:
- Horncastle Group Plc
- Date:
- 02 November 2011
The planning application for Brough South looks at the ‘big picture’ and can address the big issues facing Brough and the surrounding areas.
It is firstly important to note that our application for outline planning permission has only recently been lodged and discussions with ERYC will be ongoing over the thirteen week determination period. The application is for outline planning permission only; this means that if outline planning permission is granted, the detail relating to the design and layout will be dealt with as part of the reserved matters applications. The layout and the uses will therefore evolve with opportunities for input from the local community over the coming years.
It is important to look at the ‘big picture’ as we are all aware that there has been significant development in Brough and the surrounding villages over the last ten years and more is now proposed in the form of Brough South and the Tesco proposal. However, when considering the proposed developments, it is important to take into account factors such as the emerging Core Strategy and the changes at the BAe Systems site.
We believe that Brough South should be the preferred site for the supermarket development as it is located adjacent to the existing areas of population; it will be at the heart of the community and can best meet the needs of the local community. It will also help reduce traffic using the A63 interchange.
The BAe site is a hugely important strategic employment site and we hope it can continue to be used for high value employment in the future. The existing access to the site via Brough centre is not appropriate for a large production facility and will not be able to cope with large volumes of commercial traffic that may be generated from the site. Brough South has the ability to deliver the enhanced infrastructure that will ensure that there is appropriate access to the BAe facility and avoid potential issues in the centre.
If Brough, Elloughton, Welton, Melton and the other surrounding villages are to prosper, then there must be a plan to deal with the ‘big picture’. The existing infrastructure is under pressure and a large project like Brough South can deliver the scale of investment needed in roads, schools, healthcare, retail and leisure facilities and amenities to cater for future growth and help to make the area more sustainable for the long term.
KEY OUTPUTS:
- 720 permanent new jobs, with an additional 200 during the construction phase
- Phased delivery over 10 years
- Improve local facilities and amenities
- Deal with big issues of highways, education and flood risk
- Broaden the housing offer
- Improve access to the BAe Systems site and the proposed Enterprise Zone
- Improve the economic prospects of the businesses in the area
BROUGH SOUTH LOOKS AT THE 'BIG PICTURE' AND CAN ADDRESS THE BIG ISSUES.
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