Bouygues UK has staged another major contract coup by securing the £100m headquarters development for Cambridge University’s Exam Board
The French contracting giant’s UK arm has beaten shortlisted rival Balfour Beatty to build a five-storey complex, known as the Triangle, covering an area the size of three-and-a-half football pitches.
Earlier this month Bouygues also beat Balfour to secure the UK’s biggest building contract for phase three of the vast Battersea Power Station development.
A spokesman for the client said that John F Hunt had just completed demolition works and Bouygues had now just taken possession of the site to start foundation works.
The Triangle site in Cambridge will provide a new headquarters for Cambridge Assessment and its 3,000 staff.
The 450,000 sq ft complex of linked buildings will also include a courtyard entrance and extensive green and outdoor spaces as well as a 39.1 m tower that will be a landmark when approaching Cambridge from the south of the city.
This story is by constructionenquirer.com
