New £3million construction workshop for CRC
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The state-of-the-art building will provide nearly 1,000 square metres of modern workshop space along with well-equipped classrooms. Building work has started on the stand-alone extension to the college’s construction academy, home to around 700 students, and should be finished by May next year.
John Malone, head of CRC’s construction and engineering faculty, said: “We will be able to offer more courses in bricklaying and plastering, with purpose-built areas for students to train in.
“The new centre will also be a great place for professional training courses and for adult evening classes – it’s a fantastic new addition to the construction department’s facilities.
“We have been teaching bricklaying in a temporary structure for a number of years, and the new building will enable us to have all our workshops closer together on the college campus and enhance the experience of our learners.”
To mark the project, a time capsule containing a copy of the News, a current college prospectus and photographs of the old workshop was buried under the new building.
Trevor Smith, CRC’s head of facilities and estates, who is project managing the building construction, said: “This bespoke workshop completes the college’s plans for new buildings which has been ongoing for the past 10 years. We can now concentrate on maintaining the outstanding estate that we have worked so hard to produce and which provides first class facilities for the most important people, our students.”