Hayle is an important town in Cornwall’s industrial history, and two foundries - Copperhouse and Harvey’s - developed during the earliest stages of the mining industry to make important contributions for nearly 150 years, providing a range of equipment - including beam engines - and developing new techniques, designs and materials for manufacture.

Harvey’s Foundry is a two-hectare site on the western side of the town and is a designated World Heritage Site, containing many statutory listed buildings. Parts of the site have been re-used in two earlier phases of re-development to provide award-winning workspace for small businesses. However, the majority of the site, containing most of the important remaining buildings, remains unused. The cluster of buildings contain a number of high-quality office suites which draw character from the industrial heritage of the town and are described by the owners as 'the pinnacle of a ten-year regeneration scheme'.

The redevelopment of Harvey’s Foundry aimed to engage heavily with the local community. A partnership with Cornwall College to create apprenticeships on site during construction proved very successful, with over 100 new jobs created within the 40 businesses now based on the site.

Location: Hayle, Cornwall
Client: Harvey’s Foundry Trust
Construction Value: £3.1m
Listing: World Heritage Site