Interior gets £30m BBC Brum job


by Brian Warner



Interior has tuned in to a £30m win on a prestige project for the BBC in Birmingham.

Insiders say that the fit-out specialist has clinched the management contract for a new studio, beating off intense challenges from Bovis Lend Lease, Amec and Sir Robert McAlpine.

The BBC will quit its Pebble Mill studio in Birmingham and move to its new home at the mixed-use Mailbox scheme - a revamp of the former Royal Mail sorting office, which is being carried out by Carillion under a £37m deal.

Insiders say the fit-out aspects of the studio project are "very demanding and technically complex".

The job calls for high-tech radio drama studios and flexible technical services.
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The 10,000m2 project will span two floors and include offices, workshops and public spaces.

A start on site is expected within the next few weeks and completion is set for August 2002 at the latest.

BDP is the scheme's architect and engineer.


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