Bournville College tops out
The £66m Bournville College at Longbridge has reached completion with St Modwen, Shepherd Construction and the college celebrating its topping out.
The new college is scheduled to be completed by September 2011, in time for a new intake of students.
The 4.2 acre campus site will consolidate Bournville’s three existing campuses, with capacity for over 15,000 students. The purpose-built 250,000 sq ft main building will be home to learning resource centre, business school, construction workshop and leisure and sport facilities.
Bill Oliver, chief executive of St Modwen, said: "The topping out of a development marks a great milestone and is always cause for celebration, especially with a project as important to the local area as this.
"The striking design of the building is already evident to see and it will form a landmark in the proposed new Longbridge town centre for which we have recently submitted a planning application.
"The construction programme has kept on track, despite the weather setbacks at the end of 2010, which is testament to the hard work and dedication of all involved."
The college represents the first phase of the redevelopment of the former MG Rover plant at Longbridge and has been designed by the Birmingham practice of architect Broadway Malyan. The campus has been designed to achieve a BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’.
