Construction starts on UK’s first freeport site

Construction has started on the first of eight planned freeports in the UK.
Jackson Civil Engineering has won the first £6.4m deal at Gateway 14 in Stowmarket, Suffolk for site infrastructure work.
The development, by Gateway 14 Ltd (wholly owned by Mid Suffolk District Council) and development manager, Jaynic, will provide a new base for manufacturing, logistics and R&D businesses as well as providing innovation space for smaller and start-up businesses.It is part of Freeport East &nd