BAM Construction has completed construction work on a £10m school in Middlesex six weeks ahead of schedule.

BAM handed over Heathrow UTC on 26 November, six weeks before its contracted completion date of 15 January next year.

The contractor also built a temporary school nearby with the same site team.

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All subcontractors finished earlier than expected, with many works able to overlap as the team found ways to shorten the programme.

The 4,500 sq m building will house pupils from January 2015, eventually holding 600 as the UTC grows.

BAM used 250 tonnes of steel, 30,000 bricks, 25,000 blocks, inducted 500 workers, and ran 10 apprenticeships.

The finished building houses specialist engineering workshops sitting at the heart of the new facilities with specific areas dedicated to prototyping equipment, composites, welding and turning, circuit design and Cad/Cam.

(CD/JP)