Just over a year since work started on the construction of Stockport town centre’s new transport interchange, the economic boost of the project to the wider borough has been revealed.
Delivery of the new bus station, rooftop park and build-to-rent apartment scheme has resulted in new jobs for Stockport residents and local companies benefiting from supply chain contracts.
75 new jobs have been created through contractor Willmott Dixon and its supply chain across roles in steel fixing, joinery, labouring, gatekeeping, cleaning, document control, engineering, trainee management, groundworks and Social Value.
So far, the build has seen 133 weeks of apprentice and trainee training achieved in build management, engineering and quantity surveying roles, while 12 local students have benefited from work experience weeks.
In addition, 99 per cent of spend on the residential development has been with firms within a 40 mile radius of Stockport, while that figure is 87 per cent for firms within a 40-mile radius who have been working on the Interchange. Nearly three-quarters of the entire project time (71.2%) also live within 20 miles of the site.
Wilmott Dixon has also delivered career fairs Werneth High, while pupils from Hazel Grove High have taken part in mock interviews.
To highlight the impact of the development on the local economy, contractors Wilmott Dixon summarised how the whole borough is benefiting from the Stockport Interchange construction project in a short video:
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