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Leeds' JPG appointed to aid development of Rotherham manufacturing park

Civil and structural engineering consultancy JPG has been appointed by Harworth Estates to advise on the next development stage at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham.

The instruction follows the recent outline planning consent to develop 5.29 acre of land in the next phase of speculative construction on the nationally significant site.

Harworth announced that it will develop approximately 117,000 sq. ft of business and manufacturing floor space at the site branded ‘R-evolution @ the AMP’ and construction works began this month.

Leeds based JPG is consulting on the first two speculative units comprising 30,000 sq. ft and 22,000 sq. ft (split into two).

JPG Project Manager, Kevin Wheldale, comments, “The site needs specific attention to the foundations solution since historically it was backfilled to a depth of around 50 metres and the long term settlement effects need to be assessed. We are also advising on adopted highways and drainage to support the longer term development of the site.”

JPG is currently advising on the new 722,000 sq ft Haribo factory in West Yorkshire.

The manufacturing park is home to Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Castings Technology International (CTI), Dormer Tools, Sandvik Coromant and TWI.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .