New milestone for St. Martin’s Quarter as ASDA store is handed over

New milestone for St. Martin's Quarter as ASDA store is handed over

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Martyn Richardson (Carillion Richardson) hands over the new building to the ASDA team

L/R Martyn Richardson; Mike Payne, Architect ( RPS); Janni Ishaq, Construction Manager (ASDA) and Derek Glass Project Manager (TCM).

The handover of the ASDA superstore from developer Carillion Richardson to supermarket bosses was completed this week as Martyn Richardson gave the keys to the ASDA project team.

The ASDA will provide more than 350 new jobs for Worcester when it opens early in 2012, and is an anchor for the remaining retail and leisure space within the exciting Carillion Richardson scheme.

The new store is the latest major milestone for the development of the St. Martin’s Quarter. As the interior of the ASDA is fitted out, finished and polished, developments on the rest of the site will quickly take shape.

The Carillion Richardson construction team is now focussed on the remaining aspects of the St Martin’s Quarter retail and leisure scheme. Upon completion the area will include 284,050 sq. feet of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities creating hundreds more jobs and providing Worcester with a new shopping and leisure destination.

Selwyn Rowley of Carillion Richardson said: “With the construction of the ASDA now complete we can really start to see the potential of the St. Martin’s Quarter. It won’t be long before the public can start to enjoy this new leisure destination and the benefits of the development will have a major impact on the city.”

The development is also a monument to the history of Worcester as the construction has incorporated elements of the old vinegar works and porcelain factory to help preserve the past. Many aspects of the development including the ASDA entrance preserve buildings and pay homage to the heritage of the city.

A virtual video tour of St Martin’s Quarter is also available online which takes viewers on a journey through the finished pedestrian walkways and open spaces, around the shops and restaurants and to the completed ASDA superstore. See it here:

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