{"id":161333,"date":"2018-02-01T15:22:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T14:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/?p=161333"},"modified":"2018-03-06T13:47:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T12:47:10","slug":"willmott-dixon-wins-80m-rochdale-riverside-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2018\/02\/01\/willmott-dixon-wins-80m-rochdale-riverside-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Willmott Dixon wins \u00a380m Rochdale Riverside job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Willmott Dixon has won the contract from Genr8 Developments to build a new \u00a380m retail and leisure scheme in Rochdale.<\/p>\n<p>Construction will start on Rochdale Riverside by the end of this month.<\/p>\n<p>Delivered by a joint venture between Genr8 and Kajima in partnership with Rochdale Borough Council, the development will contain 200,000 sq ft of retail and leisure accommodation in the centre of the town.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\"><div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"95499\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcisrs.org.uk%2Ftraining-centres%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_CISRS-MPU_24.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Contracts for work packages connected to the build, including groundwork, steelwork, roofing and cladding will be awarded in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Willmott Dixon is estimating a spend of \u00a321.5m direct with companies across Greater Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Smith, partner at\u00a0Genr8 Developments said: \u201cWe are very pleased to announce Willmott Dixon as lead contractor and look forward to seeing work commence on-site later this month.<\/p>\n<p>“The scheme is now over 60% let and with works commencing on-site we expect to be able to announce further lettings soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is\u00a0estimated that 250 construction operatives could be working on the site at peak times while around 80 different companies are likely to be subcontracted to help deliver the scheme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\"><div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"474739\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrilliantideasltd.co.uk%2Falimats%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6507-BI---Alimats-MPU---Constuction-Enquirer_01_s2.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Anthony Dillon, managing director of Willmott Dixon in the North West, said: \u201cAs a locally based company, we are delighted to have been appointed for this flagship project which will be a fantastic new addition for the town as well as a catalyst to encourage new inward investment.<\/p>\n<p>“We’ll also support the local economy by using businesses from the area whenever possible during the build programme; we want to leave a lasting legacy that all can be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction to start this month with main subcontract packages still up for grabs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":161336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,19],"tags":[31,15292,60],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2024-12-21 19:34:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161333"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161333"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161393,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161333\/revisions\/161393"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}