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Midas builds Southampton engineering centre

Source: https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/all-construction-news

Midas Construction has started work building on an engineering centre at the University of Southampton Science Park.The £14m development will house the Future Towns Innovations Hub (FTIH), which is being established to promote cooperation between commercial enterprises in the region and Southampton University research laboratories.Specialist laboratory facilities will support eco-hydraulics, electronics, transport research, aerospace, energy, unmanned systems and a number of hydraulic flumes. Among the elements to be developed by Midas are wave force tanks and anechoic chambers.The contract was awarded the Procurement Partnerships framework.Completion is scheduled for early 2022.