News from The Source

Once a lively social club, the Chaucer Club is being transformed into seven stylish apartments. However, challenges arose during construction. A critical issue emerged when the builder failed to correctly label water pipes, leaving it unclear which pipe served which unit, creating major concerns for individual metering and accurate billing.

Cannon Brewery, once the site of Sheffield’s iconic Stones' brewery, is set for redevelopment into housing. The transformation involves complex utility decommissioning, demanding expert oversight. This historic site’s transition marks both an end and a beginning, blending heritage with modern needs through a carefully managed, technically challenging redevelopment process.

We’re excited to announce a new project in Sheffield, where we’ve been tasked with coordinating gas, water, and electricity supplies for four new homes. This appointment from a repeat client highlights their ongoing trust in our expertise. The site’s narrow shared access road presents logistical challenges, requiring careful planning.

A dated bungalow in the picturesque village of Dore, Sheffield, is being transformed into 10 contemporary apartments. This thoughtful development brings much-needed housing to a highly sought-after area on the edge of the Peak District, blending modern living with village charm and enhancing the local residential offering.

This project installs gas, electricity, and water for a new bungalow on land formerly used for garages. The customer agreed to buy the land, but the legal transfer was delayed, as it depended on selling her current home before the purchase could be finalised.

We’ve begun a new project at 53 Copeland Road for a first-time client building a three-bedroom detached home on land bought from a neighbor. Our role is to manage the full utility installation—gas, water, electricity, and BT—ensuring a smooth setup for their dream home.

We're excited to be appointed for full utility coordination on the redevelopment of 12-14 Ropergate, Pontefract. This project includes transforming the ground floor into a commercial unit and converting the upper floors into five new residential apartments. Our involvement highlights our strong, trusted relationship with a valued client.

Property investors eyeing Sheffield’s growing residential market should note the redevelopment of Hillsborough Barracks. Utility Source is proud to support this historic transformation by managing BT registration, water, and electrical installations—helping to shape a vibrant new future for the site and offering a prime investment opportunity in the city.

As Sheffield continues its urban renewal, the historic Cannon Brewery, once Stones' Brewery, will be redeveloped into essential new housing. A landmark of the city’s brewing past, the site is entering a new phase of life, and we’re honoured to help shape this important transformation for the community’s future.

The Biscay Lane development has made solid progress, despite some unexpected issues. Initially planned as a bungalow with two further homes, the project recently encountered delays related to BT Openreach. Ensuring proper telecom infrastructure has been a key focus as we work to move things forward.

Revitalising Westgate, Wakefield, we partnered with a returning client on a prime redevelopment opposite Wakefield Cathedral. The project included installing utilities for a new Greggs store and converting upper floors into seven modern apartments, transforming a vacant property into a vibrant commercial and residential space in the city centre.

This project demonstrated our mission to solve complex client challenges, not just deliver utilities. At Gisburn Mansions, a Victorian terrace in Haringey, we tackled outdated infrastructure, unregistered meters, and site constraints during a vertical extension. Despite difficulties, we delivered solutions and gained experience that refined our expertise and approach.