Mace wins £150m Birmingham City University job

Mace has been appointed project manager on the new Birmingham City University development. The win comes after the university was given the green light to build its new £150m Eastside City Centre campus.

The campus forms the basis of the regeneration of Birmingham’s Eastside and will include fully operational television studios, a library, concert hall, lecture theatres and a learning resource centre. The proposed scheme will also include the University’s Skillset Media Academy and become the home of the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design.

Mace has delivered a number of previous projects with Birmingham City University. Mace project manager, Tony Gale said: “Being able to draw on this prior relationship put the team in a strong position allowing us to secure what is currently one of the largest schemes in the Midlands.”

Director of Estates at Birmingham City University, Graham Rhodes said: “To get the go ahead on this exciting new project is great news for the University. The new campus will be a centre for cultural and creative activities with an international reputation for expertise.”

The first phase of the development will deliver 15,000 square metres of shell and core by December 2011.