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Gravity Look Ahead – Q2 2026

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April – June

2026 continues to be the year when delivery can be seen in action. The progress on Agratas Building One moves at pace with the steel frame complete and installation of the cladding well underway. Agratas release regular footage of the construction site and updates can be seen here.

Similarly, our partners at National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) are making strong progress on the delivery of the new energy infrastructure, a vital component of the Gravity project.

As Building One continues to take shape, Agratas and their delivery partners Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM) have installed new temporary offices and welfare facilities to provide a better working environment for the new employees working on the project. It is anticipated that the number of people working on the site will reach a peak during the course of this year and Agratas are working hard to ensure that the site is as welcoming as possible for its team, whilst causing the minimum impact for local residents.

Gravity Site works

  • The Village Enhancement Scheme (VES) is on track to commence this Spring, works are expected to take six months, with the path set to open to the public later this year.
  • Construction on the new 37 Club, located in the in South West corner of the site is set to commence in the summer.
  • The steel frame of Agratas Building One has been completed and they have moved onto the roof and wall cladding installation. Work on Phase One of the Ring Road is still envisaged to begin soon, subject to compliance approval from Somerset Council. Meanwhile Agratas have launched a recruitment Register Your Interest campaign and held a series of public and school visits to the site in late March – thanks to all who attended.
  • National Grid continue their activities on site to prepare for the main constriction phase. The temporary welfare compound provides access for their workers and visitors to the site. NGET has written to nearby residents ahead of upcoming piling works starting on 8th April and taking place for approximately one week. The piling works may generate some noise and dust which will be closely monitored. Subject to the outcome of the Local Development Order Compliance Process administered by Somerset Council, NGET hope to commence main construction of the Woolavington substation later this year. Once in construction the substation will take approximately three years to complete.

Other matters

  • The respective teams will continue to respond to enquiries – see contact details below

Contacts

Market Engagement Event for Water Infrastructure Draws Strong Interest

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Paul Lowndes welcoming attendees

This is Gravity and Agratas welcomed a strong turnout at a Market Engagement Event, held at The 37 Club.

The event was convened to explore the procurement of a Water Supply and Wastewater Infrastructure Provider for the 616-acre Gravity Smart Campus — an opportunity to be procured under the Ofwat NAV regulated procedure.

Organisers from both Gravity and Agratas expressed their delight at the level of interest shown by attendees, which included NAVs and supply chain partners from across the sector. All those who attended were thanked for their time and for engaging so constructively ahead of formal procurement.

The procurement will cover the design, build, financing, ownership and operation of integrated water and wastewater assets across the site, including greywater reuse as part of a whole-campus water strategy aimed at reducing carbon footprint and advancing on-site sustainability in line with the site’s Local Development Order commitments.

About Gravity

Gravity is the UK’s first strategic commercial smart campus and a blueprint for a ‘cleaner’, smarter future. Anchored by the 40 GWh Agratas battery manufacturing facility, the campus is now the catalyst for economic transformation across the South West. Delivering the Gravity campus will support the wider efforts towards transport decarbonisation as well as the UK’s acceleration progress on electrification.

Our site is at the heart of an ideal ecosystem and is the platform of choice to stimulate home-grown advanced battery manufacturing, it offers unrivalled connectivity, planning flexibility and access to world-class assets and talent pool with expertise in innovation and clean growth. Underpinning the ability to serve a multitude of customers across sectors in the transition to a net zero economy.

Gravity Launches Market Engagement for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Provider

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Market Engagement Event

We’re taking the next step in building Gravity’s sustainable infrastructure — and we want to hear from the market.

This is Gravity, in collaboration with Agratas, is hosting a Market Engagement Event on Tuesday 24th March to explore the procurement of a Water Supply and Wastewater Infrastructure Provider for the Gravity Smart Campus, Bridgwater.

The opportunity, to be procured under the Ofwat NAV regulated procedure, involves designing, building, financing, owning and operating integrated water and wastewater assets across our 616-acre site. This includes greywater reuse as part of a whole-campus water strategy, reducing carbon footprint and increasing on-site sustainability in line with our Local Development Order commitments.

We’re keen to hear from NAVs and supply chain partners at all levels. This is your chance to shape the opportunity before formal procurement begins.

📅 24 March 2026 | 11am–3pm

📍 The 37 Club, This is Gravity, Puriton, Bridgwater TA7 8AD

To register (max. two attendees per organisation), contact:

Please include the following details: full name, job title, organisation, email address, phone number, any access requirements, and any dietary or allergy requirements.

Read full invitation here.

Gravity Look Ahead – Q1 2026

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January – March

2026 will see delivery partners continue to build on the momentum established in 2025. Agratas and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) will advance their respective elements of the project, marking significant milestones in the development.

Agratas will continue with the construction of Building One while installing new temporary offices to provide enhanced workspace and welfare facilities for its expanding team. This infrastructure investment will support the growing workforce as construction activity intensifies.

Gravity is preparing to deliver two important community-focused initiatives: the Village Enhancement Scheme (VES), which will connect Puriton and Woolavington via a dedicated pedestrian and cycling path, and ‘The 37’, a new facility designed to replace the outgoing 37 Club.

Gravity Site works

  • Physical works to deliver the Village Enhancement Scheme (VES) will commence in Spring, works are expected to take six months, with the path set to open to the public in the autumn.
  • Construction on the new 37 Club, located in the in South West corner of the site is due to commence in the Spring.
  • The steel frame of Agratas Building One is largely complete with cladding for the walls and roof underway soon. Concrete work to create the floor of the building will start in April. Steel work continues for the ancillary buildings that will support manufacturing in Building One, including the waste facility, storage and goods in/out. Work on Phase One of the Ring Road is also due to begin soon, subject to compliance approval from Somerset Council.
  • NGET are continuing to undertake several activities on site, under their early works programme. They have established a temporary construction compound, including welfare units and parking for workers. Subject to the outcome of the Local Development Order Compliance Process administered by Somerset Council, NGET aim to commence main construction of the Woolavington substation later this year. NGET will share updates with local residents ahead of starting the main construction phase. Once in construction the substation will take approximately three years to complete.

Other matters

  • The respective teams will continue to respond to enquiries – see contact details below

Contacts

Gravity Programme Director to join panel at The Business of the South West Conference 2026

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We’re pleased to share that Paul Lowndes, Programme Director at Gravity, has been invited to speak at TheBusinessDesk.com’s 2026 Business of the South West Conference, taking place in Bristol.

Paul Lowndes will join the panel “The major projects delivering on strategic promises” alongside leaders from Muse, Cheltenham Borough Council, YTL UK Group and Panattoni. The session will explore how transformational developments across the region are driving sustainable economic growth, innovation, and long-term opportunity.

Representing Gravity, Paul will discuss the delivery of the UK’s first commercial smart campus and the role Gravity is playing in supporting clean growth, inward investment, and high-value job creation in the South West.

The conference brings together business leaders, investors and policymakers to examine the opportunities shaping the South West’s economic future including sustainable development, industrial growth, and entrepreneurial innovation.

We look forward to contributing to this important regional conversation and highlighting Gravity’s role in delivering a new era of clean and inclusive growth.

Event details

Gravity to host VES residents briefing

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VES Residents Briefing

Join representatives from This is Gravity Ltd, Gleeds, and Stantec as they present details of the Village Enhancement Scheme (VES), explain the planned works, and answer any questions.

Residents Briefing

  • Venue: The 37 Club
  • Date: 18th November, 2025
  • Time: 17:00 – 19:00

Click here to view/download this as a PDF.

New footage shows impressive progress at Agratas’ Somerset battery facility

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Gravity’s primary site occupier, Agratas, has shared dramatic aerial footage capturing construction progress at its battery manufacturing facility in Bridgwater, Somerset.

The multi-billion-pound project is set to be the biggest of its kind in the UK and will play a pivotal role in advancing clean technology and sustainable energy, producing battery cells destined for electric vehicles and energy storage solutions. 

The footage shows the latest developments made at the 308-acre site – located just off junction 23 of the M5 motorway – and in the first construction phase of the complex project, referred to as ‘Building One’.

Recent progress includes the start of work on multiple floor levels, with 3,000 tonnes of locally-supplied concrete having been poured to date, to build lower and mezzanine floor decks.

The steel framework for a 100-metre-long central utilities building has also started to take shape. The separate structure will eventually host the facility’s management system – a control system to monitor and manage important functions like the data and power supply to the building when it becomes operational.

As construction ramps up, there are now 450 people based on site, working both directly for Agratas and indirectly through its supply chain and construction delivery partner Sir Robert McAlpine. Construction of the first manufacturing building alone will support more than 2,200 direct jobs and around 7,500 jobs in the supply chain, for the duration of the build.

Read the full Agratas press release here.

Gravity Look Ahead – Q4 2025

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Gravity Look Ahead - Q4 2025

October – December

As we move into Autumn, activity across the delivery partners on site will continue at pace. Following the installation of necessary utilities for Gravity and Agratas, Woolavington Road reopened to the public on time in late August. We would like to thank the local community for their patience.

Since Agratas commenced development under the LDO in the summer, over 4,000 tonnes of steel have been erected, and Building One is taking shape. See Agratas’ latest construction update video on Building One here.

Balfour Beatty are undertaking early site setup works associated with the National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) substation. This includes the setup of a temporary construction compound adjacent to Woolavington Road. The substation provides a vital grid connection point for Agratas and the wider Gravity development. The associated Local Development Order compliance submission for the Woolavington substation is now expected to be submitted to Somerset Council in Q4.

Gravity Site works

  • Onsite works to divert the existing mains gas supply are progressing and will be completed imminently.
  • Stantec on behalf of This is Gravity and Agratas are coordinating the installation of five air quality sensors, these are due to be installed on Thursday 30th October. This programme forms part of the approved Local Development Order for the Gravity site. Further details can be found here.
  • This is Gravity are expecting to initiate the works to deliver the Village Enhancement Scheme (VES) in Q4. Physical works will commence in Q1, 2026. Completion of these works will see Puriton and Woolavington connected by a pedestrian/cycle path, as well as traffic calming measures introduced in both villages.
  • Agratas has now received planning consent for the amendments to Building One. The application for Phase One of the Ring Road has been submitted to the council, with work expected to start early in 2026. Groundwork continues across the site, including on the platform for the new NGET substation.
  • Since the beginning of September, Balfour Beatty have been undertaking early works, establishing a temporary construction compound and welfare area off Woolavington Road. From late October, NGET will be carrying out further early works, laying foundations for the gantries situated underneath the existing overhead lines. NGET’s main construction works are currently programmed to start in the New Year, subject to the Local Development Order Compliance Process.

Other matters

  • The respective teams will continue to respond to enquiries – see contact details below

Contacts

This notice can be downloaded as a PDF here.

Air monitoring equipment to be installed across Puriton and Woolavington

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Stantec on behalf of This is Gravity and Agratas are coordinating the installation of five air quality sensors. Specifically, three sensors will be installed in Puriton and two in Woolavington. This programme forms part of the approved Local Development Order for the Gravity site.

The monitoring will take place for a number of years as the Gravity development is built out and occupied however, there are no air quality related issues expected to arise from the development.

The air quality sensors will be mounted to existing street lighting columns with two of them being accompanied by a wind speed and direction sensor. The sensors are being mounted to the street-lighting columns by Stantec and the electrical work on the street-lighting columns will be being completed by Volkers who are Somerset Councils lighting contractor.

The Air Quality sensors will be installed on Thursday 30th October

If you have any questions please contact: William.Storey@stantec.com

Gravity proudly sponsors The Sedgemoor Business Excellence Awards

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Gravity proudly sponsors The Sedgemoor Business Excellence Awards

Gravity is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the upcoming Sedgemoor Business Excellence Awards, joining Mike Morgan Electrical Services and Walpole Dunn in supporting this celebration of local enterprise. The awards are organised by the Sedgemoor Chamber of Commerce.

Gravity Programme Director, Paul Lowndes, commented: “Celebrating and supporting local businesses is something Gravity has a strong track record of. We look forward to seeing the best of what our local businesses have achieved and celebrating their success together”.

The award ceremony will take place at The Canalside in Bridgwater on Friday November 2025.

Entries across 19 categories can be made here.

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