McLaughlin & Harvey has scooped a main construction contract for the new City Learning Quarter in Wolverhampton city centre.

The scheme will provide transformational facilities for the City of Wolverhampton College, Adult Education Wolverhampton and Central Library; benefitting skills and employment outcomes for residents across the city and wider region.

The City of Wolverhampton Council and college have been progressing final design work with McLaughlin & Harvey under a pre-construction agreement. Site preparation, service diversion and infrastructure works have previously been undertaken.


The main contract paves the way for site mobilisation around the end of the year, with the aim that the scheme is completed by September 2025.

McLaughlin & Harvey Senior Project Manager, Shane Greer, said: "After successfully completing our collaboration with the council on the design and preparatory works, McLaughlin & Harvey is delighted to be commencing works as the main contractor on Wolverhampton City Learning Quarter in the coming weeks. The project, which is being delivered under the Crown Commercial Service CWAS RM6088 Framework, will benefit the area of Wolverhampton with a state-of-the art learning facility. We will be undertaking initial enabling works such as utility diversions, welfare construction and hoarding installation in advance of demolition and piling commencing in the new year."