Supermarket plans could boost Bedfordshire construction recruitment

02/09/2010

Plans have been submitted for a major retail development in Bedfordshire, which if approved could have a positive impact on local construction recruitment.

Developer Dransfield Properties is now waiting for Central Bedfordshire Council's permission to start construction work on a £12 million redevelopment project in the centre of Houghton Regis, built around a 51,122-square foot Morrisons food store. The project, located between Queen Street and High Street, will also include a number of civil engineering jobs, including the construction of a 278-space car park and improvements and additions to local pedestrian links.

Dransfield managing director Mark Dransfield commented: "We are now bringing forward a scheme which will complement and enhance the High Street as well as answering the need for a good quality food store."

Supermarket developments are having a major impact on construction recruitment, with Tesco announcing back in April that it had set aside £1.6 billion for building new stores over the next year.

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