Construction firm, Morgan Sindall, is making significant progress on a £7.1 million project in Kent.

The scheme involves building a new business and enterprise centre, sports facilities and an art building at Canterbury College's Dover Road campus.

The project, which started on site in April, consists of the demolition of existing facilities which will make way for two new purpose-built teaching blocks. The new facilities will include 12 new classrooms and a two-storey sports and business building. An adjacent art facility will also be constructed.


The sport and business building will include a brand new sports hall, as well as a gym suite. There will also be break out areas for students and staff as well as IT facilities. The business area will include a venue for business events and training space, providing essential space for local businesses and the college to host events.

The art block will be a modernised sculpture and ceramics studio. A supported learning facility will also be included in the new block, creating a relaxed learning environment for teachers to offer extra support to students.

The buildings are being developed to the latest environmental standards and will include the use of sustainable energy in the form of roof-mounted solar panels which will generate electricity for use within the building. This is in keeping with the building’s target of achieving a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) Excellent rating.

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