Work on new student accommodation at the University of Cumbria is now complete.

Keepmoat worked alongside the University to deliver 11 bed and two eight-bedroom town houses for 71 students in Ambleside.

The contractor used Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) to complete the scheme in time for students arriving this month.

The use of SIPs reduces on-site labour, minimises on-site disruption, creates safer sites and reduces waste on site, providing lower energy and fuel bills.

In addition, local slate was used for the roofs render and local wall hung slate to the elevation and roughcast render to hatch existing buildings within the Lake District National Park.


Frank Mondino, area director for Keepmoat in the North West said: "We're delighted to have delivered a project, which stretches far beyond constructing the student housing. The off-site method enabled us to keep local disruption to a minimum.

"Additionally, the SIPs panels provided a cost effective, environmentally friendly and labour saving alternative to traditional methods, enabling us to source local products and provide employment and training opportunities for local subcontractors – something which is incredibly important to us."

Janet Whitworth, Chief Operating Officer for the University, added: "We are delighted with our new student accommodation delivered by Keepmoat. Keepmoat stepped in during January 2016 to help us deliver this project with extremely tight deadlines as we needed the rooms ready for students arriving in October."

(LM/CD)