Construction starts on £10m university project

Construction has started on a £10m Degree Apprenticeship Centre at the University of Warwick.Kier has been named as the contractor for the centre which will be used by the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) and is due to be completed in 2019.This is the third project Kier is on-site constructing at the university and marks the third WMG project it has been appointed to deliver.The project will see the construction of a three-storey 25,833 sq ft development centre which will include a number of teaching rooms, breakout space for students, employee offices, a laboratory and a wind tunnel to be used for transportation aerodynamics.Once completed it will have capacity for 1,000 students to provide training programmes up to level seven (Master’s degree level).The scheme is being funded by the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) and was won by Kier as part of the LHC Schools and Community Building (SCB2) framework.Kier is currently constructing the £7.2m Materials Engineering Centre at the University of Warwick for WMG and is also on site delivering more than 1,000 student rooms at the university, including the £57m Cryfield Student Village.Planning permission for the centre was approved by Coventry City Council in June.