Heath Park ‘Port Sunlight’ masterplan is submitted for planning approval
SOG Group has submitted a planning application to Halton Borough Council in the next step of their ground-breaking proposals to transform The Heath Business and Technical Park into ‘Heath Park’, a 21st century version of Port Sunlight *. Heath Park evolved from a global competition challenging architects, designers, planners and forward thinkers to create a […]
International Horticultural Congress 2022 hears how Heath Park’s net-zero Vertical Farming model can put UK at the forefront of the world’s challenge to grow carbon free food
SOG Group’s proposals to build a ground-breaking ‘Field of the Future’ vertical farm powered by hydrogen at Heath Park in Runcorn is a model that can put the UK at the forefront of ‘Net Zero’ farming technology. The findings from a world-first pilot study, ‘Pathways to net-zero farming: a carbon footprint comparison of vertical versus […]
Heath Park masterplan wins top national urban design award
The masterplan for Heath Park has won a prestigious national award in the UK’s ‘Festival of Place: Pineapple Awards’ celebrating the urban life of places and recognising developments where people seek to live, work and play. EcoResponsive Environments won a global competition organised by RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) and sponsored by SOG which […]
SOG boss John Lewis says ‘Heath Park will signal rebirth of Runcorn’ and ‘Liverpool can again become UK’s second city’
SOG Group owner John Lewis MBE says he sees no reason why Liverpool can’t become the UK’s ‘second city’ again as it was 100 years ago. Appearing at Real Estate Live UK roadshow, hosted by Liverpool City Region, Mr Lewis said his business, in the Borough of Halton and part of the Combined Authority area, […]
Heath Park team to speak at Real Estate Live UK roadshow
SOG Group owner John Lewis MBE and his Vertical Farming advisor Dr Paul Myers, the co-founder of Farm Urban, are both speaking at the Real Estate Live UK roadshow being staged in Liverpool. Mr Lewis, the inspiration behind the vision to transform The Heath Business and Technical Park in Runcorn into Heath Park, a Net […]
SOG Group win ‘Commitment to the Community’ accolade at 2022 Halton Business Awards
SOG Group won the ‘Commitment to the Community’ Award at the 2022 Halton Business Awards in recognition of Eat@TheHeath’s initiative programme which combats loneliness among the over 50s. Eat@TheHeath is a weekly club run by SOG staff and Runcorn Police Community Support Officers which supports elderly and vulnerable people including many who live alone. Originally […]
Queen’s Jubilee celebration demonstrates how community sits at the heart of the Heath Park vision
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee provided SOG Group with a perfect platform to illustrate the importance of community to the vision for Heath Park. The Heath Park concept evolved from a global competition challenging architects, designers, planners, and forward thinkers to create a sustainable futuristic environment, powered by renewable energy, where people can live, work and […]
SOG boss John Lewis meets Minister for Investment Lord Grimstone
SOG Group boss John Lewis MBE met with Minister for Investment Lord Grimstone yesterday on the opening day of the inaugural UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum. Mr Lewis was introduced to the Minister in the Department for International Trade’s Pavilion shortly before Lord Grimstone officially opened the UKREiif event in Leeds. Mr Lewis […]
SOG boss to speak on Net Zero panel at UK Real Estate and Investment Forum
SOG Group boss John Lewis MBE has been invited to take part in a panel discussion on how investment opportunities will deliver Net Zero targets that will be staged in the Department for International Trade’s Pavilion at next week’s inaugural UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum. Mr Lewis, the inspiration behind the visionary Heath […]
Solid Foundations
The Heath Park Development is situated on the site of the current Heath Business & Technical Park. The Heath Business and Technical Park is a phenomenal regeneration success story. Formed in 2000, its owner and operator, SOG Ltd, has transformed a once single occupancy corporate facility into a thriving independent business park. The Heath now […]