Morgan Sindall has been appointed to deliver a £1.8 million project to ready the new Enterprise Zone at Scottow Enterprise Park in Badersfield, for increased occupation.

The project for Norfolk County Council is already underway and involves the installation of a new water main to supply clean water to the site, which recently received Enterprise Zone status and will house businesses in the creative digital and low carbon sectors.

Enterprise Zones deliver a wide range of benefits to companies including a business rate discount of up to £275,000 over five years, simplified planning and access to superfast broadband.

Norfolk County Council took ownership of the former RAF Coltishall airbase in 2013 and is transforming the new Enterprise Zone site as part of a long-term project to boost businesses and create jobs in Norfolk.

The site will act as a powerful magnet to attract new businesses, particularly overseas companies looking to capitalise on the county’s expertise in these sectors.

Norfolk County Council’s Chairman of the Economic Development Sub-Committee, Stuart Clancy, said: “This investment to provide more infrastructure is very important for the Enterprise Park and will attract more businesses to be based in Norfolk, generating significant income for the future.”

Morgan Sindall is currently delivering a number of projects for Norfolk County Council including the expansion of Queen’s Hill Primary School in Norwich and the expansion of Southtown Primary School in Great Yarmouth. Both projects are already underway and will be completed by spring 2017.