Lancashire: Eric Wright Group appointed to build new university facilities

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ONE OF Lancashire’s largest construction companies has been appointed by the Department of Education to build new facilities in the North West.

Eric Wright Group, which works across Lancashire, is expected to start work next week on a new technical workshop, sports field and pavilion for Energy Coast University Technical College on Lillyhall Industrial Estate in Workington, Cumbria.

The site offers academic, practical and technical education to students aged 14 to 19.

Eric Wright Construction Director James Eager said: “The college, which was originally built by Eric Wright Construction in 2013, provides much needed education and training for young people in Cumbria in collaboration with local employers and we are delighted to help them further develop their exceptional facilities.

“As part of our commitment to the program, we have already engaged with students during the design development phase.

“We will also provide a live learning environment for some students so that they can join our on-site construction teams and practice some of the theory they studied in college.”

He added, “We have successfully delivered a considerable number of educational institutions through the low value framework of the Ministry of Education and it is always nice to see how students and staff engage with the team while we’re on site through live learning opportunities.

Plans include the construction of new engineering workshops and support spaces as well as the reconfiguration of existing spaces to provide construction workshops, support spaces, outdoor work areas, a replacement sports field including a pavilion changing to a new site and a new pedestrian crossing to connect the two college sites.

Energy Coast UTC Director Cherry Tingle said, “These new facilities are really going to take the student experience to the next level and we are delighted to see Eric Wright’s team start on site.

“Their bidding was really strong on social value and they had some great ideas on how students could participate and learn in real time as the work unfolds.”

“We are in desperate need of people with engineering and civil engineering skills, as well as a great university education, and now we have something really great to look forward to.”

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