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£600k Northumberland Co-op store to create 16 new jobs

A recently-completed Co-op convenience store in Ashington, Northumberland, will create 16 new full and part-time jobs when it opens later this month.

Project managed by Newcastle’s Silverstone Building Consultancy, the £600k development has been constructed on a vacant site on Remscheid Way, in a predominantly residential area of the town.

After being acquired by a private investor last year, Co-op has taken to a 15 year lease on the site.

Silverstone appointed a team of local sub-contractors to help deliver the project including Northern Structures Ltd, SHED Engineering and Steven Kirk Architecture.

Steve Varty, Co-op regional project manager said: “The Co-op is very much a community retailer and we are pleased to be bringing new investment and job creation to the area, which will benefit local residents.”

The new development is one of a series of successful projects between Silverstone and Co-op.

The specialist firm of building surveyors and project managers also built a Co-op store in Pegswood, Morpeth in 2015 and is about to start on its third, which will be the conversion of an existing building into a 3,800sq.ft store in Wylam.

Mark Coulter of Silverstone Building Consultancy said: “We are delighted to have secured a third Co-op building project. Having established a strong relationship with the retailer we have developed a clear understanding of their specific requirements.

“It is great to see that the Co-op Group is continuing to invest in developing new stores throughout the North East, revitalising otherwise redundant sites and creating a hub for the local community.”

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