Willmott Dixon lands £8m RaisE business centre and innovation hub in Goole

Willmott Dixon has been chosen to deliver a new £8m business centre and innovation hub for East Riding of Yorkshire Council that will offer flexible office and workshop space for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the Goole 36 Enterprise Zone.The Rail, accelerator and innovation solutions hub for Enterprise (RaisE), will provide 3,200 square metres of commercial floor space made up of grade-A office and workshop accommodation, much-needed high quality conferencing facilities, and a welcoming communal café hub that will act as a focal point for the business park.Procured using the YORbuild2 framework, this phase one of RaisE is being delivered with East Riding Infrastructure & Facilities and is set for completion in early 2022. The project has secured £1.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and £1m from the Getting Building Fund, via the Hull and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership (HEY LEP), to help finance the project.Phase two is also on the same site and will see a £50m centre of excellence for rail and research and innovation developed between Siemens Mobility and the University of Birmingham..In conjunction with the £200m Siemens Mobility manufacturing facility which is currently under construction, this partnership between industry, academia and the public sector will help create a ‘Rail Village’ concept that will attract further added value activity from the wider supply chain.RaisE is the latest in Willmott Dixon’s portfolio to support innovation in the rail sector. In February the business handed over the £47m School of Engineering to the University of Birmingham. Completed in partnership with the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), the building unites existing academic and industry capabilities to innovate and support transformational change within the rail technology sector, globally.The company is also very active in the Humberside region, supporting local business and generating prosperity within the community. In Melton, close to Hull, Willmott Dixon is currently delivering the £20m Humberside Police Control Centre which will be a state-of-the-art control centre and operational support building.