Morgan Sindall has reached a milestone on a £1.4 million expansion project Torquay Academy in Devon.

The contractor has achieved the topping out stage of works to build new teaching facilities and work is on schedule for completion this August.

The scheme is being delivered on behalf of Torbay Council in partnership with TDA, an award-winning provider of business and property services across the South West. It will enable the construction of a new classroom block which includes six new classrooms and three dry changing rooms. The first phase of construction works were completed in 2017, with Morgan Sindall refurbishing two classrooms into modern science labs.

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Overall, the new three-storey building will be developed from steel framing systems with lightweight internal partitions. The external façade will feature smooth-face brickwork and the upper floors will be clad in fibre cement rainscreen cladding. In addition, glazed curtain walling will span the entire length of the new building, linking into the existing school.

Nigel Whelan, Area Director for Morgan Sindall's South West team, said: "We're thrilled to have reached this milestone in the development of Torquay Academy, which we hope will be a fantastic addition to the campus.

"Torquay Academy is widely-recognised as a first-class school where pupils can develop and reach their full potential and the new building will create an outstanding learning environment that both pupils and teachers will benefit from for years to come.

"We are looking forward to continuing to work closely with Torbay Council, TDA and the school to deliver this unique facility later this summer."

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