Work opportunities for Chesterfield businesses in Waterside office development

Construction of a seven-storey office building, part of the £320million Waterside development, is due to start on October 19. Britcon, the main contractors, would like to speak to companies to form part of their supply chain on this project.

Opportunities include: precast stairs, blinds, brickwork, wall tiling, concrete floor slab, metalwork, single ply roof, flooring, screeding, partitions, suspended ceiling, intumescent paint, Metsec SFS, landscaping, mansafe, decorating, road marking, roller shutter and steel door, scaffold/edge protection, glazed partitiions, step/handrails, external zinc cladding at sixth floor.

Chesterfield Borough Council, as the planning authority, includes clauses within such developments to ensure developers use local suppliers, have apprenticeships and allocate jobs to local people.

Councillor Terry Gilby, cabinet member for economic growth, said: “There is more than £1 billion of investment currently underway in Chesterfield and one of the key priorities of the council is that Chesterfield residents directly benefit from this by getting new jobs, training, business and skills opportunities.”

Companies can register an interest in the virtual Contact the Buyer event by ringing Emily Williams on (01246) 959717 or emailing: [email protected]