AKELA Ground Engineering (GE), part of Glasgow-headquartered Akela Group, has announced it has secured a further contract in the north of England.
The latest project, awarded by GRAHAM, will see the delivery of piling solutions for two buildings within a new 110-acre retirement village in West Yorkshire.
GRAHAM will lead the construction of the luxury development for Audley Group at Scarcroft Park, north Leeds, that will provide 128 apartments in 15 residential blocks. Work begins on site in May.
Akela opened a new north of England hub in Leeds as part of its expansion plans. Akela Ground Engineering announced last year that it had completed its first contract in Yorkshire. The company said it is currently tendering for a variety of new housing and commercial build contracts throughout the region.
Mark Markey, Akela Group MD, said, “This latest contract win offers a great opportunity to work with GRAHAM and to further demonstrate our piling expertise. It also is representative of the demand we are seeing for our ground and civil engineering services which has seen us win contracts with major housebuilders recently, with more than 2,100 units underway.
“We are also experiencing a demand for services in other sectors including retail, energy and specifically electric vehicle charging stations, having recently completed projects in Oxford and Scotland. Our Leeds hub is going from strength to strength, and we are excited by the contract prospects in this thriving region of the UK.”
Jonathan Hall, MD for the building south region at GRAHAM, said, “The new retirement village will deliver high quality housing for older people in the Yorkshire area. We are looking forward to working with Akela and the Audley Group to deliver this impressive project.”
