Britcon begin work on £4.2m Sheffield technical centre

Work to design and build a £4.2m technical centre at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Sheffield has officially begun by Yorkshire-based building and civil engineering contractor, Britcon.

Paul Clarkson, Britcon’s managing director, visited the site with Communities minister, Lord Ahmad and the land owner, Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), to conduct a ceremony to break ground on the project.

Britcon will develop a 32,291 sq ft facility on the AMP, which will consist of five split level workshops with shared office space, while working with AHR Architects and WYG Engineers.

The building is to be advertised as an incubator for high tech business alongside other buildings within the AMP.

Sheffield’s AMP assists businesses that supply world-class technology solutions to operate in precision industries including aerospace, defence, construction, automotive, sport and others.

The 100 acre development, which is a joint venture between public and private sector organisations, aims to create an internationally recognised centre for engineering, innovation, research and manufacturing excellence.

The AMP already has some of the world’s leading materials and manufacturing technologies organisations: the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (AMRC), Rolls-Royce, Castings Technology International (CTi), TWI Technology Centre (Yorkshire) and the Nuclear AMRC.

Furthermore, Sheffield and Rotherham announced earlier this week that the technology park is part of a plan to develop the first Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District in the UK.

Britcon expects to complete the project in September 2015.