Artium’s £2m Starbucks drive-thru: delivery, phasing and EV notes for project teams
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
Artium Construction has completed a £2m Starbucks drive-thru and retail scheme at Brough South, East Yorkshire, delivering the 30‑week steel‑piled project nearly three weeks early. The development comprises a 1,800 sq ft Starbucks unit with drive‑thru lane and car park, plus six ground-floor retail units totalling about 7,400 sq ft, all built by Artium from steel frame through to external works, with E.ON EV chargers installed on site. Early access sequencing allowed Starbucks fit-out to proceed in parallel with ongoing construction.
Technical Brief
- Steel piling commenced in March, indicating piled foundations to address local ground or load constraints.
- Artium acted as principal contractor, self-delivering steel frame, parking, drive‑thru lane and all six units.
- Early-access sequencing allowed Starbucks fit‑out trades to work concurrently with shell construction activities.
- The six ground-floor retail units provide approximately 7,400 sq ft of lettable area adjacent to Starbucks.
- One retail unit was pre‑let to Domino’s at construction start, reducing letting risk and influencing service layouts.
- Remaining units were fully let before completion, supporting early occupation and rapid revenue generation for the park.
- E.ON EV charging infrastructure is integrated into the external works, future‑proofing parking and power demand on site.
- Brough South context includes 750 homes plus existing Aldi and care home, driving high local traffic and service demand.
Our Take
Being less than a mile from the A63 and about 10 miles from Hull, this Brough South site taps the same commuter and logistics corridor that features in several other East Yorkshire retail and light-industrial projects, which typically show strong tenant uptake once anchor brands like Aldi or Starbucks are in place.
Delivering a 30‑week programme three weeks early on a multi-unit scheme gives Artium Construction a useful performance reference for future drive‑thru and roadside bids, where programme certainty and early opening dates are often weighted heavily in framework and developer evaluations.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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