Construction starts on major north Bristol mixed-use scheme

Joint venture partners and commercial property developers, St Francis Group and iSec have confirmed the completion of groundworks ahead of schedule on Horizon 38, a major new 92,900m² mixed-use development in Filton, Bristol.

Buckingham Group has been appointed contractor on the development and has moved onto site to begin work on the first phase of building works.

St Francis Group Development Director Gareth Williams said: “This is an exciting phase of development. With the entire site now cleared and levelled you can clearly see the scale of development proposed at Horizon 38. It is the first major employment scheme to come out of the ground in north Bristol for 20 years.”

The development will include 53,500m² of warehouse and industrial space, which is being built in four phases and funded by BP Pension Fund.

This will consist of 27 units, with the first delivery of completed logistics and manufacturing space coming on stream in the summer of 2017 with later phases completed in 2018.

Horizon 38 is described as a landmark strategic development site, fronting onto the A38 in Filton near the former Filton airfield, Airbus and Rolls-Royce Engines manufacturing plants.

It sits within the Filton Enterprise Area; the largest and most significant regeneration and inward investment project in the south west and just 3 miles from Bristol city centre and less than 2 miles from the M5.