Britcon wins £2m council homes contract for Wakefield

The Wakefield office of building and civil engineering contractor Britcon has secured a £2m design and build contract to transform the site of a former derelict pub into council homes.

Britcon won the contract via tender process through YORBuild for Leeds City Council. The project is Britcon’s second contract secured through this process with the Council following the successful extension to Leeds’s Tropical World leisure attraction.

Located on Swarcliffe Drive, the new scheme forms part of Leeds City Council’s Housing Growth Programme to deliver nearly 1000 new council homes in the next several years.

The development consists of 12 two bedroom apartments and 6 one bedroom apartments, with communal garden space, a lift and private parking.

Each unit is planned on a two bedroom footprint, with the option of converting a one bedroom into a two bedroom - should there be a requirement to do so.

Ian Chapman, regional contracts manager at Britcon, said: “The objective of this project is to produce affordable, low maintenance, energy efficient and sustainable homes. We proposed a timber frame construction to meet the high energy, thermal, acoustic and air tight requirements to deliver well-engineered and comfortable accommodation.

“Public engagement is critical given the high density residential location and we will aim to meet key Employment and Skills Social Responsibility targets that we exceeded during the Tropical World Project.”

Britcon will start works on the project in September with an aim of completion by Summer 2016.

Britcon opened its West Yorkshire office in Wakefield a year ago and has since secured a range of major contracts in the Yorkshire region.

These include a new £4.2m technical centre at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Sheffield and extension works for Queen Ethelberga’s Collegiate, University of Bradford and University of York.

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