Industry to get a boost from firms
By Jo Deeks on Thursday, 2nd August 2001.
INDUSTRY in Haverhill looks set for a boost after two firms applied to build new industrial premises in the town.
The plans include a new printing works on part of an undeveloped site at the entrance to the town and 10 industrial units at the Homefield Business Park.
Saffron Walden based Hart Talbot Printers has applied to St Edmundsbury Borough Council for two buildings to form a printing works and offices at Boundary Road, on the plot adjacent to Sturmer Road.
Ken Wood, managing director of the company, said it was established in Saffron Walden in 1836, but planned to move to Haverhill because no land was available in its home town.
If planning permission is granted, it is hoped to complete the 9,000 sq ft new premises, costing at least £500,000, within nine to 10 months. The company employs 26 staff and it is hoped they will continue at the new Haverhill premises.
"We already employ people from Haverhill and we hope all our staff will move with us. We are looking to expand and ultimately will be recruiting from the Haverhill area," said Mr Wood.
"We would like to stay in Saffron Walden, but we have to move from our existing premises and there is no other land available. Haverhill has good links to London and Cambridge, where most of our clients are."
Meanwhile, Brocks Construction has applied to build 10 industrial units on a 1.5 acre site at Homefield Business Park, one of the last undeveloped plots in the area.
Chris Rand, St Edmundsbury Borough Council planning officer, welcomed plans to develop the Boundary Road site, where enforcement action was taken to get a dilapidated half-finished building demolished.
He hoped development would now follow on the remainder of the six acre site.
"There is certainly plenty of interest in industrial development in Haverhill at the moment and cause for optimism. We are sure that the removal of the building has made the Boundary Road site more attractive to developers and hopefully this will encourage further applications for the rest of this key site," Mr Rand said.
Industrialist pressure group Enterprise 2000 is continuing its efforts to attract new industry to Haverhill and has previously condemned the Boundary Road site as "an eyesore". Chairman Tom Harrison welcomed plans to develop it at last, as well as the new units.
"These two applications are evidence of the confidence and willingness of business to invest in Haverhill. It is excellent news for the town," Mr Harrison said.
The plans include a new printing works on part of an undeveloped site at the entrance to the town and 10 industrial units at the Homefield Business Park.
Saffron Walden based Hart Talbot Printers has applied to St Edmundsbury Borough Council for two buildings to form a printing works and offices at Boundary Road, on the plot adjacent to Sturmer Road.
Ken Wood, managing director of the company, said it was established in Saffron Walden in 1836, but planned to move to Haverhill because no land was available in its home town.
If planning permission is granted, it is hoped to complete the 9,000 sq ft new premises, costing at least £500,000, within nine to 10 months. The company employs 26 staff and it is hoped they will continue at the new Haverhill premises.
"We already employ people from Haverhill and we hope all our staff will move with us. We are looking to expand and ultimately will be recruiting from the Haverhill area," said Mr Wood.
"We would like to stay in Saffron Walden, but we have to move from our existing premises and there is no other land available. Haverhill has good links to London and Cambridge, where most of our clients are."
Meanwhile, Brocks Construction has applied to build 10 industrial units on a 1.5 acre site at Homefield Business Park, one of the last undeveloped plots in the area.
Chris Rand, St Edmundsbury Borough Council planning officer, welcomed plans to develop the Boundary Road site, where enforcement action was taken to get a dilapidated half-finished building demolished.
He hoped development would now follow on the remainder of the six acre site.
"There is certainly plenty of interest in industrial development in Haverhill at the moment and cause for optimism. We are sure that the removal of the building has made the Boundary Road site more attractive to developers and hopefully this will encourage further applications for the rest of this key site," Mr Rand said.
Industrialist pressure group Enterprise 2000 is continuing its efforts to attract new industry to Haverhill and has previously condemned the Boundary Road site as "an eyesore". Chairman Tom Harrison welcomed plans to develop it at last, as well as the new units.
"These two applications are evidence of the confidence and willingness of business to invest in Haverhill. It is excellent news for the town," Mr Harrison said.
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