NG Bailey has been selected to deliver all mechanical and electrical (M&E) design and installation work at an advanced factory for aerospace research.

The work is for the University of Sheffield's new £43m Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Factory 2050.

Working alongside construction group Interserve, the project's main contractor, NG Bailey, will pool the expertise of its Engineering, IT Services and Offsite Manufacture divisions.

This is the first facility to be created on the site of the former Sheffield Airport and the AMRC Factory 2050 will drive innovation to meet the future needs of aerospace and other high-value manufacturing industries.


Work will begin onsite in January and be completed by October 2015. The timescale will be accelerated by drawing upon NG Bailey's Offsite Manufacture division to create pipework modules ahead of their swift and safe installation onsite.

Andy Morley, operations director for NG Bailey's Engineering division, said: "As a company with strong roots in engineering, we are delighted that our work will support the engineers at this facility in taking forward their own global reputation for manufacturing research into an exciting new era.

"The biggest challenge we faced was meeting the University's demands for the centre to be both future proof and flexible – the bespoke approach we are taking reflects that."

(CD/JP)