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30/05/2019
University Of Kent Finds Contractor For New Medical School
The University of Kent has appointed a contractor to deliver its new Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS), with work expected to start on site shortly.
Willmott Dixon will serve as main contractor on the project following its successful collaboration with the university delivering a new home for the School of Economics this year and the award-winning Sibson Building in 2016.
This new £10 million contract will see the firm build a three storey facility to allow the university to locate KMMS in purpose-built accommodation providing a modern environment for students and academics to learn and conduct research. Alongside the lecture theatre and seminar spaces there is also a GP simulation suite.
Roger Forsdyke, managing director for Willmott Dixon in the Southern Home Counties said: "We are delighted to be working again with the University of Kent. We'll be bringing our experience from the previous two projects to ensure we create another centrepiece that will provide an excellent learning environment for many generations to come."
The new facility is designed by the architect Hazel McCormack Young and procured via procured via Major Works England and Northern Ireland, a part of the Scape National Construction framework.
KMMS is a joint venture between University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University. It will be ready in time for the start of the 2020-21 academic year.
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Willmott Dixon will serve as main contractor on the project following its successful collaboration with the university delivering a new home for the School of Economics this year and the award-winning Sibson Building in 2016.
This new £10 million contract will see the firm build a three storey facility to allow the university to locate KMMS in purpose-built accommodation providing a modern environment for students and academics to learn and conduct research. Alongside the lecture theatre and seminar spaces there is also a GP simulation suite.
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Roger Forsdyke, managing director for Willmott Dixon in the Southern Home Counties said: "We are delighted to be working again with the University of Kent. We'll be bringing our experience from the previous two projects to ensure we create another centrepiece that will provide an excellent learning environment for many generations to come."
The new facility is designed by the architect Hazel McCormack Young and procured via procured via Major Works England and Northern Ireland, a part of the Scape National Construction framework.
KMMS is a joint venture between University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University. It will be ready in time for the start of the 2020-21 academic year.
(CM/MH)
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