East Midlands-based construction and refurbishment company J Tomlinson has won its ninth contract in less than two years at one of Derby’s major business parks.
The owner of RTC Business Park, LCR, has engaged the firm on a range of key refurbishments, mechanical & electrical engineering installations, and demolition work at the business park – one of the major employment sites in Derby.
The projects have been part of a scheme to upgrade and modernise the mixture of low rise office and laboratory buildings together with a number of rail connected industrial units.
J Tomlinson has completed more than £3 million worth of improvements to office accommodation at two main buildings, Derwent House and Kelvin House, as well as refurbishment at Trent House and M & E installation work at Brunel House.
Now the Nottingham-based company has been appointed to its ninth contract at the business park, and will be undertaking an additional £500,000 worth of refurbishment work at Derwent House – taking the total value of the work carried out at Derwent House alone to more than £1 million.
David Joy, Chief Executive of LCR, said: “We are delighted to award J Tomlinson their ninth contract for refurbishment works at the RTC Business Park. I’m sure the tenants on site will agree that the work carried out to date has been to an exceptional standard and serves as a testament to the company. We are pleased to be able to continue this contractual relationship and are confident that this next stage of work won’t disappoint.”
J Tomlinson’s first contract at RTC Business Park began in September 2014 and the latest has just got underway.
“These multiple contracts are a ringing endorsement of the skill and professionalism of the J Tomlinson team, who are proud to be playing an ongoing role in modernising such a key business site for Derby’s local economy and also the wider East Midlands economy,” said operations director Pete Woods.
J Tomlinson offers construction, refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical engineering, facilities management, and energy efficiency and renewables services.
RTC Business Park, which has more than 30 tenants and is home to a workforce of over 1,100, provides 430,000 sq ft of accommodation located on more than 28 acres of landscaped grounds. The owners, LCR, in conjunction with Derby City Council using their allocation of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund, are investing in RTC to create economic growth, sustainable employment and rebalance the economy.
Sanderson Weatherall is project managing the scheme.
