We were pleased to start our 50th anniversary celebrations this week with a lunch reception for clients, suppliers and local dignitaries. Around 40 people attended the event hosted by Terry Ratcliffe MBE, our current Chair and Founder. The Ratcliffe Groves Partnership (RGP) was formed by Terry in 1965 and has been instrumental in shaping out of [...]
As no doubt a number of you are aware the CDM regulations have been updated and become law as from 6th April 2015 with the transition period between the 2007 regulations and this update running until 6th October 2015 i.e. when you must have implemented the new regulations. TIMING When you as the Client need [...]
Despite the perceived downturn of this market, RGP is still designing and constructing supermarkets for the major brands. The latest success has been the opening of a new Asda supermarket at Greyhound Retail Park in Chester. RGP have been working for a number of years on this large retail park, and the last phases included [...]
Progress is being made at the Banbury Gateway Retail Park Site, due for completion in October 2015. The 20m site, which occupies a prominent position fronting Junction 11 of the M40 and was formerly the home of Prodrive, is already 90% let and tenants will include: Next, River Island, Arcadia, Primark, Poundland, Fat Face, McDonalds, [...]
Planning permission has been obtained for a new Waitrose store on the site of a former JCB factory. The main shopping area is at first floor with an under-croft, 180 space, car park below. The project has already gone out to tender and is expected to be on site by the 16th March 2015 and [...]
Our own Pink Pixi - Smita Patel - has completed a half marathon Midnight Charity Walk in London for Cancer Research. We would like to congratulate her on her fundraising walk on such a cold night
RGP Manchester office celebrated Christmas with an unusual office party, on board a canal boat sailing from Castlefield to the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays
Visible from the M40 at J11 north, LXB’s Banbury Gateway site takes shape with phase one ground works complete and the steel frame racing ahead. Shown here is the skeleton of what will be one of M&S’s largest UK stores to date.
Liberty Properties and wet wipe manufacturer Nice-Pak International have secured planning permission for a 400,000 sq ft manufacturing unit at Westwood Park in Wigan, with 100 new jobs in the pipeline. The successful application to build on the redeveloped Westwood Power Station site was submitted at the end of October. Work on the project, which [...]
Planning permission was granted last night for 14 dwellings and a ecology zone at Melling Lane, Maghull. RGP have spent a number of years in negotiations, with Sefton MBC, to enable a small housing development scheme to be approved on a very sensitive green site in the village of Melling near Maghull. The proposals include [...]
