Silverstone completes £1m Hebburn refurbishment for Hitachi
The construction equipment manufacturer has leased the 32,000 sq ft Unit 1 warehouse at Monkton Business Park, in addition to Units 4 and 5, with the renovation taking nine months.
Silverstone Building Consultancy was project manager and contract administrator on the project, and the wider project team was made up of main contractor Tri Construction, GSS Architecture, structural engineers, SHED, and M&E consultants JCP.
Works included upgrading two storeys of office space, extensive mechanical and engineering works, roof repairs, installation of a dock leveller, constructing a new yard and gatehouse facility, and enabling works for gantry cranes.
Hitachi Construction Machinery UK manufactures excavators and wheel loaders, and has previously worked with Silverstone on its 6,500 sq ft two-storey extension at its Hebburn headquarters, which completed last August.
Director at Silverstone Building Consultancy, Phil Bone, said: “It’s a thrill to be involved in helping such a respected, global brand to expand and thrive in the North East.”
Dave Roberts, chief executive at HCMUK, said: “The new facility has allowed us to save on transport costs by enabling more machinery manufacturing and preparation to happen on site.
“Silverstone has done an outstanding job of delivering an industry leading facility that will improve our capacity and productivity, as well as creating six new jobs.
“We are continuing our partnership with Silverstone to deliver the next key pieces of the jigsaw that will create a
world-class facility here in Hebburn.”
Silverstone Building Consultancy is a firm of chartered building surveyors and project managers with offices in Leeds, Newcastle, and London.
