University Campus of Football Business (Image: Cole Waterhouse)
Modular construction firm Caledonian has won a £25m contract to manufacture bedroom accommodation modules on a student housing development.
Caledonian will work with main contractor Bowmer & Kirkland on the £54m development for the University Campus of Football Business, First Way Campus in Wembley, near Wembley Stadium.
The 680 bedrooms will be manufactured by Caledonian at its 40-acre site in Newark, Nottinghamshire, before being installed using its modular building system.
The bedrooms will be 96% complete prior to shipping to site.
Caledonian said was selected for the work because its modular system meant it could deliver on a strict July 2020 deadline, in time for Euro 2020.
The fact that this is a high-rise development meant that the fire compliance capabilities of the Caledonian modular system also featured highly in the selection process, the company claimed.
Paul Lang, CEO of Caledonian Modular, said: “Our ability to deliver to a strict schedule and have an existing fire compliant solution made a compelling proposition for First Way Campus. The development rises to 11 stories and that really shows what is possible with our modular building solution.”
Damian Flood, CEO of developer Cole Waterhouse, which has struck a deal with student accommodation provider United Students for the project, said: “We liked the modular building solution proposed by Bowmer + Kirkland and its supply partner Caledonian for First Way Campus because it was a practical way of meeting the strict schedule. We are providing Wembley and the UCFB students with a fantastic campus that will include a number of facilities for students including purpose-built accommodation (678 beds), seminar rooms and staff office spaces as well as amenities such as a café style restaurant, a gym and library/IT suite.”
