Kier has been selected to build a new £30 million Student Activity Centre and Precinct for Swansea University.

The facility will be built at the University's Singleton Park Campus and work is expected to begin in summer 2018, pending planning approval. Completion is scheduled for early spring 2020.

Professor Richard B Davies, Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, said: "The Student Precinct and the new 8,250m² Student Activity Centre will be at the core of student campus life at Singleton Park and will modernise the University estate, protecting and enhancing Swansea University's history and heritage, and investing to ensure that our students in the future will continue to benefit from high quality facilities.


"This exciting new project for the University, which will link the east and west sides of the Singleton Park Campus, streamlining and improving its layout, will be at the forefront of sustainable construction; employing sustainable, energy efficient building techniques, and renewable energy technology."

Jason Taylor, Operations Director, Kier Construction Western and Wales, said: "Kier are delighted to be working in a collaborative partnership with Swansea University.

"It's paramount to have a true understanding of the University's aspirations for this prestigious project, this understanding combined with our higher education experience will ensure that we deliver a campus that both staff and students can be proud to attend."

The facility, which will be built on the site of the existing Digital Technium building, is the latest development in the University's 10 year campus development programme.

With Phase 1 completed in 2015, the £300m Phase 2 developments include new buildings at the Bay Campus and further enhancement of the Singleton Park Campus.

An additional 500 stunning new en-suite student residences will be opening at the Bay Campus in September. Construction work has also started for additional student residences and facilities at the Bay Campus, which will open in 2019.

(LM)