Wigan Galleries Scheme

BCEGI is the main construction partner for the circa £130m redevelopment of the Galleries Shopping Centre in Wigan. Wigan Galleries is a 440,000 sq ft shopping centre transformation project. The scheme will deliver; a multi-media centre, evening entertainment space, new hotel, 464 homes, a new market hall, a re-animated Makinson Arcade and a 460-space car park within the existing basement. The redevelopment will create 475 construction jobs and a further 190 jobs when the scheme opens.
BCEGI has started work on site with the demolition of the car park bridge. The work is due to take 18 months in total, however, during this time once areas of the site have been demolished, new development phases will commence. The first phase of these phases is the New Market Hall, which is due to be delivered by 2024.

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BCEGI is the main construction partner for the circa £130m redevelopment of the Galleries Shopping Centre in Wigan. Wigan Galleries is a 440,000 sq ft shopping centre transformation project. The scheme will deliver; a multi-media centre, evening entertainment space, new hotel, 464 homes, a new market hall, a re-animated Makinson Arcade and a 460-space car park within the existing basement. The redevelopment will create 475 construction jobs and a further 190 jobs when the scheme opens.
BCEGI has started work on site with the demolition of the car park bridge. The work is due to take 18 months in total, however, during this time once areas of the site have been demolished, new development phases will commence. The first phase of these phases is the New Market Hall, which is due to be delivered by 2024.

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In keeping with Wigan’s environmental strategy and objectives, several environmentally friendly construction techniques will be used to reduce the environmental impact. This includes the installation of photovoltaics to generate solar power and reduce carbon emissions, energy efficient water fittings to reduce water consumption and plenty of electric car charging points and cycling storage in the car park to encourage smarter travel.

The plans support the Wigan Town Centre Strategic Regeneration Framework developed by the council last year. Its aims include:

● A place to live, work and visit: Our vision is to create a successful, vibrant and attractive town centre where people want to live, work and visit.
● A diverse leisure and retail offer that is attractive to all: A diverse leisure offer to attract more visitors and to keep them in the town centre for longer and during the evening.
● A better-connected town: Wigan will be more accessible, permeable and legible. It will be easier to move between key areas through better pedestrian links.

Wigan Demolition

BCEGI has started on site for the proposed £135 million redevelopment of the former Galleries shopping Centre in heart of Wigan town centre.

The first phase of the demolition works is expected to take approximately 18 months, with the majority of buildings cleared across the site in that time. Ground and enabling works for new buildings will begin in tandem as the demolition moves across the site. This sequencing will accelerate the provision of new leisure, retail, commercial and residential facilities in the town centre allowing main building works to promptly start on cleared plots.

The first new building anticipated for completion is the new market hall, which is due to open its doors to the public in 2024. The existing market Wigan Market and Makinson Arcade will remain operational throughout the development.