News and views from across the Horncastle Group
Local Developers support local businesses and Hull Training Apprenticeship Scheme
Horncastle Group are supporting local apprenticeship scheme, Hull Training, by encouraging more businesses in Hull and East Yorkshire to engage with young people and offer work placements for students. This unique idea sees Hull Training partnering with local businesses and contractors across the region, led by the support of Horncastle, to encourage as many businesses as possible to offer work placements across a range of different sectors from I.T to construction for a minimum of two weeks and in many cases much longer. On recent projects, Horncastle have taken the [...]
Local Developers Play Vital Role in Olympic Training
Horncastle Group are doing their bit to support the UK Olympic effort by allowing the local Hammer Squad to practice their Olympic training in a vacant industrial unit at St John’s Business Park in Hull. Unit Four at St John’s, located on Southcoates Lane off Hedon Road, is currently unoccupied so Hull’s Hammer Squad, who are busy training for both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, have been given the opportunity to use the unit to train indoors on dark nights and when the weather is too cold and wet [...]
The Beacon shines after attracting national chain
The Beacon on Brighton Street, a high profile development site, is celebrating after KFC chose the location as the home for its latest outlet. The Beacon’s excellent location on a key arterial route into Hull City Centre, adjacent to the A63 with easy links to The Junction retail park, Asda and Hessle Road is a major reason that the KFC chain chose The Beacon above an array of other possible locations. Local developers Horncastle, who own The Beacon, have agreed a deal to sell a part of the site for [...]
Practical completion achieved on all off site roads and infrastructure at Cottingham
Works began on site in May this year to construct infrastructure linking the existing Swift caravan manufacturing plant to the nearby A1079. The works included upgrades to three off site junctions, the construction of a new roundabout on the A1079 and an internal access road to provide a new entrance to the factory site. Horncastle became involved in plans for the development in 1999 and have provided project management to Swift since then to obtain all the consents and liaison with the authorities and local people. The project has had [...]
The Princes’ Trust Celebrate Success Awards – 11th November 2010
As sponsors of The Princes’ Trust, Andrew and Carole Horncastle attended the Celebrate Success Awards in Leeds on 11th November on behalf of Horncastle Group Plc. Last year alone, The Princes’ Trust helped 3,500 disadvantaged young people across Yorkshire and The Humber giving them confidence and skills to get a job. More than three in four of these young people moved into work, training or education. Andrew said: “It was a special night and when you witness the joy of the young people who have succeeded with help from the Trust, it [...]
Major new scheme launched in Brough
A 100-acre site at the heart of Brough will be transformed to create new jobs, housing and vital community services for local people. Plans have been announced as part of an existing new mixed-use development, which will create 550 permanent new jobs for local people and more than £100m of private sector investment. The construction phase will also create an additional 150 jobs and the scheme will have major knock on benefits for other local and regional businesses as well as seeing the development of 850 new homes.
Major new scheme launched in Brough
A 100-acre site at the heart of Brough will be transformed to create new jobs, housing and vital community services for local people. Plans have been announced as part of an exciting new mixed-use development, which will create 550 permanent new jobs for local people and more than £100m of private sector investment. The construction phase will also create an additional 150 jobs and the scheme will have major knock on benefits for other local and regional businesses as well as seeing the development of 850 new homes.
The Ozone, Howden ready for more business
The Howden-based Ozone site, located just off the M62 motorway, has already attracted major businesses including Image Data Group, Warburtons and Transatlantic UK. New infrastructure on site is already in place and planning consent is available so Ozone is now ready to create the space for your business. Call for more details 01482 631295
Beacon Development attracts major food brand – KFC
KFC have chosen The Beacon in Hull as the location for a new restaurant and drive thru which, subject to planning, will be opening in 2011. Check local media for future updates!