GMI Construction Group has completed a 196,000 sq ft national headquarters for educational resource provider RM Resources.
The 70 acre Harrier Park in Hucknall, Notts, is part of a long-term joint venture between Rolls-Royce and urban regeneration specialist Muse Developments.
It will eventually will bring almost one million sq ft of employment space, alongside hundreds of new homes and community facilities on the former of RAF Hucknall site alongside the Rolls-Royce Aerospace supply chain plant off Watnall Road.
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It takes its name from the Harrier jump jet, which was developed at the site and which involved the design of revolutionary engine technology by Rolls-Royce.
Originally a Royal Flying Corps base, Hucknall Aerodrome was later shared between the RAF and Rolls-Royce, which carried out development of the Merlin and Griffon engines which powered the legendary Spitfire fighter during the Second World War.
While engine development and test flights no longer take place at Hucknall, the site remains home to part of Rolls-Royce’s aerospace supply chain, a key part of its global aerospace and power technologies activities, which employs around 800 people.
RM Resources is part of RM plc, supplying technology and resources to the education sector across the globe – from pre-school to higher education – including examination boards, central governments and other professional institutions.
Lee Powell, divisional managing director at GMI Construction, said: “It has been great to work on this exciting project at Harrier Park, we’re proud to have played a part in such an innovative development.
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“Working with such illustrious clients as Muse Developments, RM Resources and Rolls-Royce to successfully and efficiently produce a business HQ of such high-quality is something we at GMI are very proud of.”
Dan Needham, development director at Muse Developments, said: “We’re delighted to hand over the keys to one of our latest distribution hubs to RM Resources, and we hope they’re happy in their new home.
“We’ve been working hard with partners behind the scenes to deliver this and our residential schemes at Harrier Park safely and in line with government guidelines.
“What we’re looking at achieving here is to drive economic growth and prosperity, while creating job opportunities to benefit the Hucknall community and in light of the unprecedented situation we’re all in, this will be a welcome addition to benefit the town.”
Monique Louis, managing director at RM Resources, said: "We are excited to be taking ownership of our new home for RM Resources which will see us consolidate multiple distribution centres into a solo, modernised and automated site.
“At the same time, the new location will enable us to bring together our office and operational teams into a single HQ that meets our longer-term business needs and objectives.
“The modernisation and consolidation of our distributions facilities is part of a wider transformation programme at RM which includes the delivery of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.
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“These investments will support our strategic imperatives of delivering excellence in customer service and digitalising our sales channels and wider organisational operations.
“They also reflect our confidence in the long-term future of RM and our commitment to the Nottinghamshire area.
“We very much look forward to moving into our energising and invigorating new working environment in April 2021.”