BACKGROUND
The project will ensure the college and its T Level curriculum can grow in alignment with the evolving needs of industry across Wearside and the wider North East region.
Silverstone Building Consultancy, is a specialist firm of chartered building surveyors and project managers, with offices in Newcastle, Leeds and London.
Sunderland College, is a further education and higher education college based in Sunderland, North East England.
Having developed a long-term relationship with Sunderland College, Silverstone Building Consultancy was appointed as cost consultant and project manager of the £1.2 million investment in technical facilities at Sunderland College’s City Campus.
APPROACH
Silverstone Building Consultancy acted as both cost consultant and project manager of the investment programme from the initial stages, successfully obtaining funding through to completion of the new facility.
Working closely with Sunderland College, Silverstone Building Consultancy appointed North East-based organisations onto the project including main contractor EQUANS, (ENGIE’s UK and Ireland services-led division with offices in the North East) lead architect, Seymour Architecture and Newcastle-based JCP Consulting Engineers Ltd as mechanical and electrical consultants.
The campus will provide learners with new, cutting-edge, technology.
OUTCOME
Following capital investment at the college’s campus, supported by the Department for Education’s T Level Capital Fund (TLCF), the technical facility will revolutionise skills and technical education for students aged 16-18, supporting the delivery of new engineering, manufacturing and energy skills and provision in leadership, management and business administration.
It will ensure the college and its T Level curriculum, can grow in alignment with the evolving needs of industry across Sunderland and the wider North East region.
“Silverstone has successfully worked with us to deliver fabulous new City Campus facilities within very short timescales and to budget, even at a time when all external costs are increasing. This has only been achieved by investing time and energy, understanding the college’s requirements and quickly translating these into a package of works that locally sourced contractors could deliver.”
Vikkie Morton, Vice Principal
Sunderland College
“We have developed a long-standing relationship with Sunderland College and are currently working on a number of projects with them. The new technical facilities will provide students with cutting-edge technology and enable them to learn skills that will be of value to employers. This is a huge boost for the region, particularly when employing and recruiting a skilled workforce remains a challenge not just within the construction sector and the built environment but across all sectors.”
Paul Wharton, Senior Associate Director
Silverstone Building Consultancy
