The Co-operative Group has announced that BAM Construction has been appointed to build its new home in Manchester.
Construction of the £100m building, which will be one of the most sustainable in Europe, will commence next month.
In recent months BAM has been working with the design team to help cost the final build and has prepared the site for the 15 storey building which will comprise of 325,000 sq ft of open plan office and support space.
Peter Marks, group chief executive at the Co-operative Group, said: “Our new building will be one of the most exciting and innovative in the UK and so it was essential that we appointed a company with the experience of working on other similar projects not only in this country but across Europe.
“During the past few months we have been working with BAM on finalising the specifications and costings and preparing the site. They have demonstrated that they have the right approach and so we have every confidence that they will help deliver a truly magnificent new home for the Group.”
The new building will be the first phase in the redevelopment and regeneration of the group’s 20-acre site, located at the city’s Northern Gateway and bounded by Miller Street and Corporation Street.
Source: The Co-op
