Jake Fellows of Equans talks though the logistical obstacles and successes of his recent project for the University of Leicester.
Successfully working through the challenges brought by a £200m project to reinvigorate the University of Leicester’s learning and accommodation offer has strengthened our higher education proposition and opened opportunities within the sector.
Changing the face of a well-known part of central Leicester is no mean feat – and, with logistical challenges and a pandemic thrown in, it has taken grit and expert experience to guide the project to its final stages.
The build – 1,164 new student homes across seven blocks and a new 9,000 sq m teaching and learning centre at Freemen’s Common – began in 2019. We’ve since handed over a multi-storey car park and have restored Grade ll-listed Freemen’s Cottages on the site. The project is due to complete in its entirety later in 2022.
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