Construction of a new £110 million industrial park in the Black Country has hit a new milestone.
The steels have been completed on the first phase of the Spark project near Walsall which is being delivered by Origin, a joint venture between HBD and Feldberg Capital.
Spark is being built on the former James Bridge Copper Works site near junction nine of the M6 and will create 620,000 sq ft of warehousing space aimed at manufacturing and logistics occupiers.
Contractor Bowmer + Kirkland has completed the steels on the first two buildings.
The new warehouses will range from 18,000 sq ft to 250,000 sq ft and the park is expected to create 1,000 jobs when it is complete and fully operational.
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A planning application has already been submitted for the second phase which will deliver a further three units at the landmark site.
Construction is expected to begin in January and complete in autumn 2026.
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The regeneration site extends to 44 acres of brownfield land off Reservoir Place but has remained unused for two decades.
Vivienne Clements, executive director at HBD, said: "Seeing the steels complete is an exciting milestone for Spark as the development begins to take shape.
"It's an important scheme, not just for the local community, but for the wider region.
"Given this excellent progress, the first two units are on track to be completed in autumn and ready for occupation before the end of the year."
Jamie Acheson, managing director of Feldberg Capital, added: "Following on from the launch of Origin in December, the speed of progress at Spark demonstrates the collaboration and success of our joint venture.
"Spark is a flagship scheme in a very under-supplied micro-location and will bring critical employment and social benefits to the surrounding community."
Cllr Adrian Andrew, acting leader of Walsall Council, said: "It's fantastic to see the steels complete as Spark reaches another milestone.
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"It's just an incredible feeling to see something I've been involved with for such a long time coming together and the buildings starting to come out of the ground."
HBD completed a remediation project to ready the site for development.
The works were completed in partnership with Walsall Council, Homes England, Black Country LEP and West Midlands Combined Authority.