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31/03/2015
Plans Submitted For Education Hub
Plans have been submitted to transform a former brewery site in Wolverhampton.
The multi-million pound proposals, submitted to Wolverhampton City Council, aims to create a hub for construction education.
The University of Wolverhampton is currently in negotiations to acquire the former Springfield Brewery site in the city centre. The deal will unlock £70 million investment in the site, transforming it into an international centre of excellence and a construction and skills focused campus and business park.
The application is to convert part of the Springfield Brewery site and build a three storey extension to create the university technical college with parking and external hard surfaced sports, play and teaching spaces.
The plans include sympathetic repair and refurbishment of the existing Grade II listed building on site, and the historically important entrance gates will be preserved.
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Geoff Layer, said: "This is a really exciting development for the city of Wolverhampton and the West Midlands as a whole.
"The plans will enable us to transform the Springfield site into a centre of excellence for construction, providing skills and training for future leaders of the industry.
"Universities are economic anchors in the communities they serve, and we see our role as driving forward regeneration, creating jobs and meeting the needs of business and industry.
"We are delighted to be working with the CITB on this project, which is set to transform the site and become a real focal point for the city."
(CD/MH)
The multi-million pound proposals, submitted to Wolverhampton City Council, aims to create a hub for construction education.
The University of Wolverhampton is currently in negotiations to acquire the former Springfield Brewery site in the city centre. The deal will unlock £70 million investment in the site, transforming it into an international centre of excellence and a construction and skills focused campus and business park.
The application is to convert part of the Springfield Brewery site and build a three storey extension to create the university technical college with parking and external hard surfaced sports, play and teaching spaces.
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The plans include sympathetic repair and refurbishment of the existing Grade II listed building on site, and the historically important entrance gates will be preserved.
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Geoff Layer, said: "This is a really exciting development for the city of Wolverhampton and the West Midlands as a whole.
"The plans will enable us to transform the Springfield site into a centre of excellence for construction, providing skills and training for future leaders of the industry.
"Universities are economic anchors in the communities they serve, and we see our role as driving forward regeneration, creating jobs and meeting the needs of business and industry.
"We are delighted to be working with the CITB on this project, which is set to transform the site and become a real focal point for the city."
(CD/MH)
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