Miller Construction - Commences on new Motherwell collage campus
Miller Construction has started work on the new £44million
Motherwell College, Lanarkshire, adding to its impressive education
portfolio.
The new campus will be located at Ravenscraig, making it the first
major development on the former steelworks site in the heart of
North Lanarkshire.
Vic Richardson, Regional Director, Miller Construction, said: "We
are delighted to have been awarded the contract to build the new
Motherwell College, a 21st century learning environment which will
set the highest standards in further education.
“We pride ourselves on our excellent reputation in the education
sector and are confident the new buildings will enhance and reflect
Motherwell College's reputation for quality."
The campus, which comprises of four buildings, will replace the
existing 40-year-old college buildings with a state-of-the-art
learning environment. The main teaching block will span some
16,000sqm over five storeys - incorporated into the design are
conference facilities, a public learning centre, a training
restaurant and bar, performing arts space, job shop, and a plaza
which will provide social space.
The new campus will also feature a 6,590sqm two storey workshop
block dedicated to practical disciplines including automotive
studies and engineering; and a 1,890sqm nursery providing 300
nursery places for pre-school children and after school care.
Student accommodation will also be provided in a seven-storey hall
of residence building which is cylindrically designed to echo the
iconic towers which dominated the skyline at Ravenscraig in its
heyday.
Motherwell College Chairman Ian Watson, said: “After a huge amount
of planning, the start on-site is highly symbolic as we officially
recognise the beginning of the new college campus.”
The official start on site was marked by a ground breaking ceremony
which was attended by Motherwell College Chairman, Principal and
students; Chair of Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding (SFC),
Provost for North Lanarkshire Council and the MP and MSP for
Motherwell and Wishaw.
The new Motherwell College campus is set to open in August 2009.
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