A contract to supply and erect a building kit to make a school in Northampton has been awarded to modular building specialist Algeco.
A Department for Education funded project has been secured for the offsite construction of Northampton School for boys Multi-Academy Trust. The contract was secured via the MMC1 Lot 1 modular framework. Working with Watson Batty Architects on a turnkey basis Algeco is acting as principal design & build contractor.
A hybrid structure for the halls together with approximately 210 modules are to be supplied by Algeco in order to create a 1,200 place new secondary school.
Modules which are currently being manufactured by Algeco in the Carnaby Workshop in East Yorkshire are planned for delivery to site in August 2023. Completion and handover of the school is planned for 2024.