Mace has been appointed to help deliver a major redevelopment project at Manchester's Town Hall and Albert Square.

More than £300 million is being invested in the Our Town Hall scheme, which will see the building repaired and brought up to modern access, safety and energy efficiency standards.

Mace has now been selected by Manchester City Council as the project manager for the scheme. Work is set to take place over a seven-year period.

Depute Council Leader, Bernard Priest, said: "The Our Town Hall project is a complex, once-in-a-lifetime challenge, which will result in the full repair and upgrade of Manchester's civic centrepiece.

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"We look forward to working closely with Mace and our other carefully selected consultants, as we secure and enhance the long-term future of our cherished Town Hall."

Steve Gillingham, Mace's Director of the North, said: "We're very pleased to have been awarded a role on this vital project to protect, restore and upgrade such a significant symbol of Manchester's civic history."

Mace have previously worked with Manchester City Council, having project managed the transformation of Manchester Central Library and the Town Hall Extension, which was completed in 2015.

The firm is also working to deliver a number of projects in Manchester, including the Alliance Manchester Business School for the University of Manchester and the UK's first Proton Beam Therapy Centre, for the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

(LM/MH)