Shepherd to build retail village
Shepherd has won a £22.6 million contract from Freeport
Yorkshire to design and build a new Freeport Designer Outlet
Village in Glasshoughton, West Yorkshire.
The retail park will offer 26,000m2 of retail space in 17
individual themed buildings to provide in excess of 150
units.
The contract includes the construction of more than 1000 car park
spaces, landscaping and paved areas. The park will be built on the
site of the Glasshoughton Colliery and Coking Works, near
Castleford.
Visitors will enter the village through a 20m high tented
structure. The architect on the project is S&P, the structural
engineer is Furness Partnership, and the M&E Consultants is RW
Gregory and Partners. The project is due to be completed in August
1999.