Morgan Sindall Construction have began work on the new robotics building which forms part of a £2.5bn regeneration masterplan. The £16m University of Salford’s North of England Robotics Innovation Centre is part of the 240-acre Crescent scheme.
The scheme is being run by the University of Salford, Salford City Council and development partner, The English Cities Fund.
The facility will partly be funded by (ERDF) European Regional Development Fund, with a strategic joint venture between Muse Developments, Legal & General and Homes England aimed at driving economic and social prosperity.
It will enable the university’s robotics and automation specialists to expand their work with SMEs around the country to provide solution development, design, testing and validation of digital innovation.
Disciplines covered by the 22,580 sq ft NERIC building will include robotics for intelligent infrastructure, digital automation and supply chain improvement, and health, wellbeing, and integrated care technologies.
The contractor is also on site delivering the new £65m Science, Engineering and Environmental Building (SEE Building) for the University. The facility will include a teaching space for robotics.
Earlier this year, Morgan Sindall Construction also launched its second Knowledge Quad facility within its work at the SEE Building.
The Knowledge Quad is a training and learning facility located within a live Morgan Sindall Construction site.
Shaun Jones, area director for Morgan Sindall Construction in Greater Manchester said: “It’s a real privilege for our team to help create the cutting-edge facilities – like the SEE Building and the NERIC – that will enable the University’s brightest minds to study, research and develop the new technologies that will improve the world around us while bringing significant economic growth to our region.”
Professor Joe Sweeney, dean of the School of Science, Engineering and Environment said: “NERIC will be a world class facility and a destination where exciting things will happen when we bring together SMEs and our experts to innovate and develop solutions for the future.”
Director of 5plus architects Tony Skipper added: “We are delighted to be moving this project forward with Morgan Sindall Construction and the University of Salford. It will be one of the first projects to be delivered by the University within Salford City’s innovation District, conceived under the Salford Crescent and University Masterplan and as such the project represents a new chapter in the regeneration of the wider area.
“We look forward to continuing our work with the School of Science, Engineering and Environment and the contracting team to deliver this new exemplary facility.”

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