Conroy Brook Construction Appointed for Prestigious NUM Building 

Conroy Brook Construction Ltd, part of the Conroy Brook Group, has been appointed by Quest Property (Holly Street Ltd) as the main contractor for the former National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Building in Sheffield city centre. 

Conroy Brook appointed as main contractor for NUM building in Sheffield

Quest Property (Holly Street Ltd), a Barnsley based, family owned property company have secured the long-term lease of the centrally located, former NUM headquarters and the adjacent carpark. Quest Property are the developers behind the striking Gateway Plaza scheme in Barnsley, a project that has reignited the office and living offer in the heart of the town. 

The former NUM headquarters is an important landmark in Sheffield but has stood empty since the NUM vacated it in the mid 80s. Quest Property endeavours to give it a new lease of life and convert it into office and leisure space. The building’s £5.5m renovation is being funded by a collaboration between CBRE, the Sheffield City Region JESSICA Fund and Sheffield City Council’s Growing Places Fund. 

The site has been vacant for the last 25 years and a number of attempts have been made to bring the site to the market either as a new build development or a comprehensive refurbishment, without success. Redevelopment was previously constrained by a short lease period which proved a restriction to funding however Quest Property has agreed a 250 year lease with the NUM and will redevelop the existing building from its current derelict state to striking new premises for Sheffield. 

Matthew Stephens, Development Director at Quest Property, said: “Conroy Brook are a highly regarded company that are well known for their building experience and outstanding developments of the highest quality. Quest Property is delighted to be teaming up with this award-winning company to deliver such prominent development in the centre of Sheffield.” 

Richard Conroy, Chief Executive at Conroy Brook, said: “It is fantastic news that Conroy Brook has been asked to work with Quest Property to bring the redevelopment of the NUM Building forward. We are committed to quality design and aesthetics and are very much looking forward to bringing the NUM Building back into use.” 

The announcement that Conroy Brook has been appointed comes soon after accountancy firm, Grant Thornton, announced their commitment to the scheme. 120 staff will be relocated from their Broadfield Court offices to the former NUM Building in Sheffield city centre and will take over all of the commercial space at the building on Holly Street.

Pitcher and Piano, owned by Marston’s, has also confirmed that it will occupy one of the three ground-floor restaurant units. 

Knight Frank (Sheffield) are acting on behalf of Quest Property for the office element of Sheffield’s historic NUM Building. Jones Lang Lasalle acted for Quest Property on the leisure element of the scheme. 

Work is now underway and is expected to be completed at the start of 2017.