Ocon builds on student sector expertise with £35.6 million worth of new contracts
Back to latest News
Manchester based Ocon Construction is starting on site on three new student accommodation projects in three different parts of the country in a hat trick of new contract wins totalling £35.6 million.
A £25.2 million Northfield contract for the University of Sussex will see the contractor build 776 new student bedrooms at the university´s campus near Brighton. Starting in January for July 2011 completion, the project involves careful management of the site This is the largest project constructed on the campus since the University was built in the 1960s. Ocon has brought in environmental and sustainability experts to help deliver the project and hopes to exceed the client´s aim of a BREEAM excellent rating for the development. The scheme comprises 16 buildings of timber frame construction, all of which will be connected to the campus´ district heating system and will feature other sustainable elements including green “sedum” roofs and high levels of insulation.
Meanwhile in Exeter, the Ocon team is about to start work on a £7.2 million student accommodation project for sister company, Opal Property Group. The 219 bedroom timber framed scheme is the first student accommodation project for Ocon in Exeter. The brownfield site, adjacent to the West of England main railway line, has required decontamination and extensive drainage works prior to construction of the four 3/4 storey blocks and completion is expected in August 2010 ready for the start of the new academic year.
Finally, in Loughborough, work has commenced on a £3.2 million 101 bedroom student accommodation scheme. Developer, Anash Holdings, has commissioned Ocon to construct the four-storey brick-fronted scheme with a completion date of August 2010.
The three schemes add to Ocon's reputation for the construction of student accommodation with a portfolio that includes 1600 student bedrooms handed over in 2009 alone.
Back to latest News