UNIVERSAL United Kingdom Resort has announced a raft of contractors appointed to support the build the £5 billion Bedford theme park.
Due to be completed in 2031, the theme park will be built on a 476-acre site and will be ‘one of the largest and most advanced’ theme parks in Europe – featuring several themed lands with Universal’s ‘distinct brand of immersive’ storytelling, rides, attractions, and entertainment. The wider resort plans also feature a 500-room hotel and a retail, dining, and entertainment complex.
Some 20,000 jobs are set to be created throughout the construction period. The firms appointed are:
• Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd
• AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd
• Blumano Ltd
• Bovis Construction (Europe) Ltd
• Brindle & Green Ltd
• Buro Happold Ltd
• Galliford Try Construction Ltd
• Gensler Europe Ltd
• Gillespies LLP
• Gleeds LLP
• Mace Consult Ltd
• Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd
• Mott MacDonald Ltd
• Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
• Oxford Archaeology Ltd
• Pinsent Masons LLP
• P.J. Carey Contractors Ltd
• Rider Levett Bucknall UK Ltd
• Ridge and Partners LLP
• Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
• Wates Construction Ltd
• Wilson James Ltd
• Winvic Construction Ltd
A number of companies also supported the development throughout the feasibility and planning stages, with many continuing to work as the development progresses. They are, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP; DWD Property and Planning Ltd; Edelman Smithfield; Flint Global Ltd; LCA Communications Ltd; LDA Design Consulting Ltd; Saphira Group Ltd; SLR Consulting Ltd; Town Legal LLP; Volterra Partners LLP; and WSP UK Ltd
