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Developing a sustainable future for our city

Managing Director Dominic Gibbons talks about Wykeland Group’s commitment to sustainable development.   We’re at the forefront of regeneration and investment in Hull and committed to making our fullest contribution to the city’s ambition to become carbon neutral. Our brand statement, “Regeneration for the next generation”, is more than a slogan – it reflects our … Read more

Wykeland donates tablet devices to help primary pupils with lockdown home learning

Hull-based Wykeland Group has donated 65 tablet devices to four primary schools in the city so children without access to appropriate technology can learn from home during lockdown.  The donations have been made to Longhill, Chiltern, Collingwood and Thoresby primaries, all of which needed help to provide the families of some of their pupils with the devices to access online materials for home learning.  The schools have distributed the Lenovo tablets to families in need of support, meaning the children are now able to join remote … Read more

Wykeland appoints local contractor for latest Melton West infrastructure works

An aerial view of the site of the roundabout works and Plot D development at Wykeland Group’s Melton West business park. Wykeland Group has appointed local contractor C R Reynolds Ltd to deliver the latest major infrastructure investment at the developer’s Melton West business park. Hessle-based civil engineering and construction company C R Reynolds has … Read more

Browns Books opens new chapter in growth story with move to Melton West

Educational supplier Browns Books is opening a new chapter in the history of the business by relocating to developer Wykeland Group’s Melton West business park.  The business, which supplies libraries, schools, colleges and universities across the UK and abroad, is moving to a new, purpose-built head office and distribution centre at the growing East Yorkshire business location.  Browns Books has outgrown its current premises in … Read more

Wykeland gives landmark Whitefriargate buildings a sensitive facelift

Developer Wykeland Group has carried out a programme of sensitive cleaning works to smarten up landmark buildings in Hull city centre.  The frontages of the former Marks & Spencer store and the property sub–divided between HMV and the former New Look unit, on Whitefriargate, as well as the old central police station in adjoining Parliament Street, have all received a facelift.  The buildings were cleaned using a specialist chemical-free system designed specifically for conservation work that removes grime and dirt without damaging the limestone.   The cleaning, including of the pillars … Read more

Wykeland and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust extend partnership with Melton West ecology agreement

Wykeland Group and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have agreed a formal relationship for the management of an enhanced area of woodland, natural habitat and recreation at Melton West business park. The partners have put in place a Management Agreement for the Trust to manage the existing 35-acre Long Plantation woodland with immediate effect as well as … Read more

Beal plans showpiece head office to take customer service to next level

Fast-growing Beal Homes has revealed plans for a showpiece new head office at Wykeland Group’s Bridgehead business park featuring industry-leading customer experience facilities.  The family-owned housebuilder plans to move just 100 yards across the road from its existing home to a new £4.5m building next to the Porsche Centre at Bridgehead.  A planning application has been submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire Council for the 19,000 sq ft, two-storey building, which will take Beal’s renowned and uniquely-personal customer service to a new … Read more

Wykeland presents biodiversity measures as part of logistics facility development

Developer Wykeland Group has presented major landscaping, ecological and biodiversity measures as part of plans for a global retail logistics facility to a virtual meeting of local residents.  Wykeland set out proposals for the creation of a nine-acre biodiversity and wildlife corridor, which will enhance and extend the existing 35-acre Long Plantation woodland separating the development site at Melton West business park from the village of North Ferriby.  … Read more