Contractor named for £23m Trent Uni engineering building
Henry Brothers has been appointed to build the new £23m engineering facility for Nottingham Trent University.
The two-storey development, on the Clifton Campus, will feature a range of engineering, teaching and research spaces, together with a large design suite, IT suite, offices and amenity facilities – and has been designed to be in the top 10% of sustainable buildings in the UK, when it comes to energy efficiency.
It is Henry Brothers’ first major Nottingham contract.
Ian Taylor, managing director of Henry Brothers Midlands, said: “As a company, Henry Brothers has significant experience of partnering with universities to create inspiring buildings. Following the award-winning STEMLab project at Loughborough University, our team is currently on site with the same client delivering the £30m refurbishment of a 1960s building which houses science labs and teaching spaces.
“We are delighted to now be working with another major university in the East Midlands, Nottingham Trent University. The prestigious new engineering building at NTU will enhance the already excellent facilities at the Clifton Campus, and we are very pleased to be part of the team delivering it.”
Work on the engineering facility, which will also include the creation of a new Institute of Industrial Digitalisation, Robotics and Automation is due to get under way in early June, with completion expected in time for the start of the 2019/2020 academic year.
A Nottingham-based team has been appointed for the design and build contract, including project manager Edge, quantity surveyor Gleeds, architect Maber and civil and structural engineer Curtins.
