A unique college exclusively dedicated to construction and the built environment is undergoing a massive expansion, and HBPW is firmly at the helm alongside Clugston Construction.
Leeds College of Building is nationally recognised as a leader in its field and has now begun work on Phase Two of its Hunslet campus development in the city’s South Bank district, with the promise of a 57,000 sq ft, four-storey building by the end of this year.
HBPW Partner, Emyr Parry, said: “We are really pleased to be involved in this sizeable project which will see the delivery of new classrooms, workshops and an impressive central atrium, alongside the College’s existing South Bank campus between Cudbear Street and Black Bull Street.
Clugston’s at the start of Phase One
“It is being built on land formerly occupied by Yorkshire Chemicals and Clugston’s asked us to produce the steelwork and upper floor design for this prestigious development, which has already received wide recognition and £12m in support grants via the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal. As part of the funding £1m will also be spent refurbishing the North Street campus.”
Once complete a large proportion of Leeds College of Building’s 7,000 students will attend the two South Bank sites, with the remainder using the College’s North Street campus.
Leeds College of Building will be offering a wide range of traditional courses within the facilities including mechanical and electrical and plumbing and heating programmes, as well as being able to provide more courses in the ever-expanding area of BIM technology.
The building will also provide purpose designed classrooms for its Higher Education courses.
Phase 2 (Left) will complement existing college buildings
Steve Radcliffe, Managing Director of Clugston Construction, said: “ The project is especially notable because it will play such a crucial role in contributing to the future talent of the construction sector at a time when there are clear skills shortages.”
Emyr added: “This win is another feather in the cap of the HBPW team and proof, yet again, that we continue to work on some of the most prestigious and complicated engineering jobs in the UK.”