Work on a new £35 million retail park in Norton, South Sheffield is now complete.

The new 146,000 sq ft St James Retail Park was delivered by GMI Construction Group over a 56-week construction period.

Works included the full demolition of the former Norton College building and new infrastructure works for more controlled access to the site. Other features involved adjustments and widening of the existing Meadowhead roundabout and a new traffic light system at Bochum Parkway. A total of 124 jobs were also created during the construction phase.

Overall, GMI delivered 13 high specification units, with features including live 'green' walls and colour coded aluminium cladding, yard space and 420 car parking spaces.


The site has now been officially handed over to St James Securities and NFU Mutual, who have already pre-let the entire scheme ahead of opening. An official opening is planned to take place in July.

Andy Bruce, Managing Director of GMI Construction Group said: "We are delighted to complete this project working closely with St James Securities and delivery partners Whittam Cox Architects and Rex Procter & Partners. We completed the project exactly to schedule despite the challenges of working in a live environment, close to a main road, leisure centre and school, where pedestrian and traffic management were critical."

Dan Murray, Construction Director at St James Securities, said: "The project has been a huge success achieved through a lot of hard work by all the team who should all be very proud of what we have delivered here."

Image (L - R): Richard Else, Whittam Cox Architects; Andrew Dabbs, Whittam Cox Architects; Andy Bruce, GMI Construction Group; Dan Murray, St James Securities; Jack Proctor, Rex Procter & Partners.

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