Plot to create new businesses and jobs

An empty patch of land in Derriford looks set to become a hotbed of industry and enterprise with the creation of ten new high quality and sustainable commercial units.

Brady Construction Services have been awarded the contract by Plymouth City Council to design and build the units at the Plymouth International Medical and Technology Park in Derriford.

Work should start this summer in creating around 1,745 square metres of high quality and flexible office accommodation and light industrial space. Incorporated in the project are sustainable features including solar photovoltaic panels, increased levels of insulation, LED lighting, natural ventilation, electric vehicle charging pods and highly efficient heating systems.The offices and industrial work spaces are expected to support between 70 and 90 full time jobs and be attractive to a range of different types of business.

Plymouth City Council leader Nick Kelly said: ‘We are focussed on the task of creating jobs and opportunities - Plymouth needs employment space for businesses to flourish and thanks to help from the Heart of the South West’s LEP’s Getting  Building Fund, we are able to get cracking on this and get spades into the ground.’The funding is part of a package worth almost £7m allocated by the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership from the government’s Getting Building Fund, to invest in major infrastructure projects to support economic growth across the city. Around £2 million is being shared between this project and a redevelopment of City Business Park.