GRAHAM Construction appointed to £9m Calderdale College scheme

GRAHAM Construction has been appointed by Calderdale College in West Yorkshire has the main contractor on a multi-million pound Unlocking Potential Project.

The £9m scheme will see GRAHAM Construction carry out the refurbishment of three floors of the college’s Percival Whitley Centre to create state-of-the-art learning facilities and a Learning Resource Centre (LRC).

Once complete, the new facilities will allow the College to provide new courses in games design, video editing, visual effects, computer sciences, dentistry, pharmacy, health, social care, childcare, engineering and manufacturing.

The upgraded Learning Resource Centre will also boast the latest digital technology and print resources to aid learning, and improve digital skills and employability.

Gary Hughes, GRAHAM regional director for the North of England, said: “This contract demonstrates our continuing growth and reflects our strong reputation for outstanding works within the education sector. It also emphasises the benefits of the value we place on a collaborative approach and working partnerships with clients and local authorities.

“We are proud to be involved in a project that will help to open up doors to more career paths and improve the learning experiences for thousands of students in West Yorkshire.”

Denise Cheng-Carter, vice principal at Calderdale College, added: “This regional investment will enable the College to support the delivery of higher level skills, including higher level apprenticeships to match training to the particular needs of students and businesses as these skills are very much in demand throughout Calderdale and the wider Leeds City Region.”

Designed by Jefferson Sheard Architects, the project will begin later this month with the and is due to be completed in August 2016. It is being co-funded by Calderdale College and the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership.

The Unlocking Potential Project will become GRAHAM Construction’s second major project in Halifax in two years as it continues to work on the £23mrestoration and transformation of Piece Hall, which is due to reopen in summer 2016.

Earlier this year, GRAHAM secured three multi-million pound new build and refurbishment contractswith the University of Manchester, University of York and University of Chester.

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