Howarth Litchfield Partnership receives commercial property contract

Countries: United Kingdom, England – North East

Category: Leads
Sector: Tracker
Source: http://www.howarthlitchfield.co.uk/
Link: http://www.howarthlitchfield.co.uk/
Organisations Involved: Durham County Council, Howarth Litchfield Partnership
Web Addresses: http://www.durham.gov.uk/; http://www.howarthlitchfield.co.uk/
Opportunity Description: Build, construction, remodel, office, incubation laboratory
Location: Sedgefield, Durham
Estimated Value: £9m

A Durham architectural practice has been appointed by the Centre of Process Innovation to work on a £9m contract at NETPark.

The deal marks the latest in a number of commercial property sector wins for Howarth Litchfield Partnership, which has been enlisted by CPI as lead consultant on the design and construction of a new 4,500sqm two-storey facility at Sedgefield’s NETPark.

The design consortium appointment follows on the back of contract wins for rapidly expanding car dealer Vertu Motors, which appointed Howarth Litchfield to remodel its new head office on the Team Valley Trading Estate, as well as new office space for the Esh Group in Durham.

The new building will comprise of specialist leading edge incubation laboratory space and product formulation capability, as well as office accommodation space.

The formulation centre, which has received funding from the North East LEP Local Growth Fund is currently at planning stage with Durham County Council.

Howarth Litchfield expects to gain planning consent in October, with an anticipated start on site in 2016.

Other project partners who make up the design consortium include consulting civil and structural engineers, Fairhurst and building services consultant CAD 21.

The development is part of a wider 10-year plan to expand facilities at NETPark, as Durham continues to attract international organisations working at the forefront of science and technology.