We’ve completed steelwork on flagship wellbeing hub development in Hartlepool

Today we held a steel signing ceremony with Hartlepool Borough Council to mark the completion of steelwork on Hartlepool’s new flagship wellbeing hub development.
The new wellbeing hub, called Highlight, is due for completion next year and will include three pools and spectator seating, a 100-station gym, fitness studios, soft play areas, a café and refreshment area, and an NHS consultation suite.
The £30m scheme represents the council’s significant commitment to regeneration and revitalisation within the borough. The steel signing ceremony saw representatives of Hartlepool Borough Council, Tees Valley Combined Authority, Sport England, principal contractor Wates and other key stakeholders come together at the site to sign the final piece of steel before it was lifted into position. The frame, which has taken 14 weeks to construct, is made up of 1,813 individual steel members weighing 420 tonnes.
Throughout this project, we will provide the equivalent of 520 apprentice weeks and Fifty Five (55) work placement weeks, while the local supply chain spend over the entire life of the construction project is forecast to be £21m – 68% of the total value.
Simon Law
Project Director at Wates
Councillor Pam Hargreaves
Chair of Hartlepool Borough Council’s Economic Growth and Regeneration Committee
The project is being funded by Hartlepool Borough Council, Tees Valley Combined Authority and Sport England.