Ocon completes £46m project
NORTH West construction firm Ocon has completed a £46m project in Sheffield – its third in the city.
The company, part of the Manchester-based Opal Property Group, specialises in building student accommodation and residential projects.
Its Opal 3 Sheffield Development provides 1,000 rooms, 10,000 sq ft of retail space and 26,000 sq ft of office accommodation.
The office suite has been let to Sheffield University’s English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC). Opal 3 brings the number of student bedrooms that the contractor has built in the city to 2,500.
The project included partial demolition of a foundry, called The Titanic Works, and rebuilding 40% of the structure using original brick, timber and slate reclaimed from the site.
Clive Williamson, managing director of Ocon said: “We have considerable experience in the student accommodation sector and this project builds on that expertise.
“However, with the project’s considerable conservation element and the flexible approach we’ve provided to tailoring the office accommodation to meet the needs of the university, it also demonstrates the breadth of services that we can offer.”
