Market Curators wins four new local authority contracts

Market and food hall development consultancy Market Curators has been appointed by four local authorities to advise on eight town centre market redevelopments. The firm will be working with the councils in Walsall, Westmoreland and Furness, and Stevenage in England and Blaenau Gwent in Wales to provide operational guidance and review each location’s existing offering. The consultancy will also work with its own and external architects to support the market and food halls’ design and layout as well as their preletting strategies and detailed financial forecasting to ensure adequate return on investment for each local authority.  Westmoreland and Furness will see Barrow Market redeveloped to create a unique food and retail destination with events and entertainment. As well as supporting the market’s existing traders, the preletting campaign also hopes to attract new entrepreneurial artisans to the region.  In Wales, Market Curators will work with Blaenau Gwent on its three town centre locations in Abertillery, Brynmawr and Tredegar, with the works expected to take place in 2024. This trio of developments will seek to establish an aspirational mix of tenants for its kitchens, retail and service offerings. James Wrigley, director at Market Curators, said: “It’s amazing what a thriving market can bring to an area, and we are looking forward to bringing each of these local authorities’ visions to life with their upcoming developments. “We have proven experience of delivering catalyst projects for town centre redevelopment, and we are looking forward to making a success of these eight projects to provide residents with new and exciting shopping and food destinations.”