We're delighted to report that our major development is off to a great start. For those of you who are unaware of our exciting plans, you can find out more more here.
For those of you who would like to follow the progress of the build, you can keep up to date on this page.
Thank you once again for your patience whilst the development of our exciting new retail space takes place. Rest assured that we are doing everything we can to minimise the disruption.
12th July: The existing plant area is cleared to make way for our exciting new retail space.
Mid July: Existing canopy has been taken down and removed. Paving is being removed to make way for excavation.
End July: Site cleared, excavation to establish foundations begins.
End July: Excavation and establishing foundations.
Early August: Concreting in the foundations.
10th August: Foundations established.
Early September: Putting steel structure into place.
Early September: Putting steel structure into place.
September 6th: Steel structure put into place.
September 14th: Steel structure and initial brickwork now in place and ready for concrete.
End of September: Top left and right: Concrete being poured. Above: Concrete flooring finished and smoothed.
Early October: Concrete flooring finished, ready for brickwork and roofing to be established.
Mid-October: Concrete floor now dry and well established. Brickwork and early stages of the roofing are now being put into place.
End of October: Brickwork and retaining wall now in place.
Early November: Internal brickwork well under way.
November 15th: Kingspan insulation, ready for flooring.
November 28th: Roof framework in place. Installation of electrics, ongoing.
February: Roof plasterboard in place, plastering underway. Windows in place.
February: Underfloor heating in place.
February: Wooden cladding in place to soften the environmental aesthetics of the exterior.
February: Additional exterior, undercover shopping area construction.
February: Exterior stone rendering underway.
February 14th: Stone rendering nearing completion. Scaffolding removed.