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12/10/2022
Willmott Dixon To Build Northminster Development
Willmott Dixon has been awarded a contract from Cross Keys Homes (CKH) to construct its Northminster development.
The firm was invited on to the development team by Peterborough Investment Partnership (PIP) earlier this year before the site was sold on to CKH, and since then have led on the demolition of the existing buildings and groundworks on the site.
Now it has signed a main works development contract which will see Willmott Dixon leading on all aspects of the build of the £70 million development project.
CKH's Chief Executive, Claire Higgins, said: "We are delighted to have signed contracts with Willmott Dixon to deliver this flagship scheme for the city, which will provide 315 new affordable homes.
"Willmott Dixon's purpose is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities and enhance the environment, which goes hand-in-hand with our core objectives and makes them the ideal partner for this exciting development."
Due to be finished in October 2024, the Northminster development, which is in part, being funded by a £12.5 million grant from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, will provide much needed high-quality affordable housing in the city centre.
CKH is being advised on this project by construction consultants AA Projects, and working alongside Willmott Dixon is a project team which consists of architects Corstorphine & Wright, planning consultants ELG, structural engineers SBK, and mechanical and electrical engineers Briggs & Forrester.
The firm was invited on to the development team by Peterborough Investment Partnership (PIP) earlier this year before the site was sold on to CKH, and since then have led on the demolition of the existing buildings and groundworks on the site.
Now it has signed a main works development contract which will see Willmott Dixon leading on all aspects of the build of the £70 million development project.
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CKH's Chief Executive, Claire Higgins, said: "We are delighted to have signed contracts with Willmott Dixon to deliver this flagship scheme for the city, which will provide 315 new affordable homes.
"Willmott Dixon's purpose is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities and enhance the environment, which goes hand-in-hand with our core objectives and makes them the ideal partner for this exciting development."
Due to be finished in October 2024, the Northminster development, which is in part, being funded by a £12.5 million grant from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, will provide much needed high-quality affordable housing in the city centre.
CKH is being advised on this project by construction consultants AA Projects, and working alongside Willmott Dixon is a project team which consists of architects Corstorphine & Wright, planning consultants ELG, structural engineers SBK, and mechanical and electrical engineers Briggs & Forrester.
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