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28/04/2014

New Engineering Facility Opens

The University of Sheffield has officially opened the new Engineering Facility built by Graham Construction.

The newly named Pam Liversidge Building will provide state-of-the-art study facilities for the Faculty of Engineering, comprising of two lecture theatres, flexible study and teaching spaces, IT facilities and an eye-catching atrium.

Graham Construction began work on the development in May 2012 with work completed earlier this year.

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The new building is named in recognition of the achievements of Pam Liversidge, one of the UK's leading female engineers and industrial entrepreneurs.

Gary Hughes, Regional Director at Graham Construction, said: "At Graham we strongly believe in collaboration and working in partnership with our clients and this has been key to the success of this project.

"The University of Sheffield is an historic and prestigious institution and we are very proud that they recognised our quality, and trusted in our vision and ability to deliver. This was a complex development which involved the expertise and commitment of a number of project partners, including Bond Bryan Architects, ARUP, Harvey Group, Techrete and Inasus."

(CD)

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