£20m Kirkstall retail site starts to take shape

Development of a major £20m retail park in Kirkstall, Leeds, has just took a huge step forward after the site’s steel framework was installed.

The Kirkstall Bridge Shopping Park site, a new retail and leisure development which will cover approximately 120,000 sq ft, has raised more than 450 tonnes of steel into position.

Yorkshire-based business, Caddick Construction, began working on site in October 2014 and once the site’s foundations are completed, the structure will be fully erected in approximately nine weeks.

The new retail park, which is hoping to open in time for Christmas this year, will become an exciting new location for the region’s shoppers. Several tenants that have already been confirmed include BHS, Pets at Home, JD Sport, Outfit, M&S, Costa Coffee and Pure Gym.

Andrew Murray, managing director at Caddick Construction, said: “This is an important milestone in the Kirkstall Bridge project. We have been on site for a number of weeks now carrying out the preparation work but as the steel goes up, people can watch the development really start to take shape.

“With our vast retail experience, which includes the Vangarde Shopping Park in York and the Ellesmere Shopping Centre in Walkden, Manchester, we have the expertise and knowledge to deliver this new development which will be an excellent addition to the area.”

Nick Heath, of Metric Property Kirkstall Ltd, comments: “We are delighted with the progress Caddick Construction is making on site. The raising of the steel frame signifies the beginning of the transformation of the site into an attractive shopping destination.”