Chesterfield residents to ‘directly benefit’ from £1 billion investment through new job scheme

Chesterfield companies are being invited to take part in a virtual event to find out how to tender for work connected to the ongoing regeneration of Chesterfield.
By Sam Ward
Published 5th Oct 2020, 11:37 BST
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The virtual ‘Contact the Buyer’ event focuses around the construction of the seven-storey office building in Basin Square, part of the £340million Chesterfield Waterside scheme.

To maximise the opportunities for Derbyshire-based companies, main contractors Britcon are working with Chesterfield Borough Council to encourage them to ‘contact the buyer’ to find out about a range of sub-contractor packages available during the project.

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Opportunities include precast stairs, blinds, brickwork, wall tiling, decorating, road marking and CCTV work amongst others.

Left to right: Peter Swallow, managing director of Bolsterstone Group PLC, Councillors Tricia and Terry Gilby, of Chesterfield Borough Council, and Nick Shepherd, managing director of Britcon, which has been appointed as the main contractor to build the office building.Left to right: Peter Swallow, managing director of Bolsterstone Group PLC, Councillors Tricia and Terry Gilby, of Chesterfield Borough Council, and Nick Shepherd, managing director of Britcon, which has been appointed as the main contractor to build the office building.
Left to right: Peter Swallow, managing director of Bolsterstone Group PLC, Councillors Tricia and Terry Gilby, of Chesterfield Borough Council, and Nick Shepherd, managing director of Britcon, which has been appointed as the main contractor to build the office building.

As part of its commitment to supporting the Chesterfield economy, Chesterfield Borough Council, as the planning authority, includes local labour clauses within developments of this kind to ensure developers use local suppliers, have apprenticeships and allocate as many jobs as possible to local people.

Councillor Terry Gilby, Chesterfield Borough Council’s cabinet member for economic growth, said: “There is more than £1 billion of investment currently underway in Chesterfield and one of the key priorities of the council is that Chesterfield residents directly benefit from this by getting new jobs, training, business and skills opportunities.

“Britcon has worked closely with the council to ensure that our borough benefits as much as possible from the opportunities that building this new development will bring.

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“I would encourage all local businesses to attend the Contact the Buyer and see what opportunities are available for them and their workforces.”

Nick Shephard, Managing Director of Britcon said “We are delighted to be working in partnership with the council and will work with them to maximize employment opportunities for local people.”

The office development at Chesterfield Waterside has been supported with a £2.7 million grant from the Sheffield City Region Infrastructure Fund, and is part of a larger regeneration scheme that plans to create homes, offices and jobs and is well underway.

Building work on the office is due to commence on October 19.

To find out more about the Contact the Buyer event please contact Emily Williams on 01246 959717 or email [email protected].

Related topics:ChesterfieldChesterfield Borough CouncilDerbyshire