PROJECT PROFILE
NORTHERN REGIONAL COLLEGE CAUSEWAY CAMPUS, COLERAINE
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HERON BROS LTD HAS DELIVERED A NEW £46M CAMPUS AS FUNCTIONAL AS IT IS BEAUTIFUL, WITH STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND THE COMMUNITY SET TO BENEFIT FROM ITS BESPOKE FACILITIES… BRINGING VOCATIONAL CAREERS TO LIFE IN A LANDMARK BUILDING
Seamlessly integrating a listed Victorian church with a high-spec new build, the new Northern Regional College (NRC) Causeway Campus represents a landmark addition to the townscape of Coleraine. Main contractor Heron Bros Ltd (HBL) has delivered a building which is as architecturally stunning as it is impressive in its provision for students, teachers and the wider community. The £46m build has been fully funded by the Department for the Economy, which allocated a total capital investment of £97m for new NRC campuses in Coleraine and Ballymena. HBL has also secured the tender for the Ballymena project, which is currently underway. Now welcoming its first students, the
Causeway Campus incorporates a new- build four-storey building and restoration of the Grade B2-listed former St Patrick’s Church of Ireland school. Paul McNamee, Project Manager at HBL, said, “We are extremely proud to have delivered the world-class NRC Causeway Campus, which offers such a diverse range of specialisms for its students. They can truly excel at whatever their passion is, while allowing the public access to experience the students’ work through real-life services offered on campus.” New facilities in the Causeway Campus include seven laboratories, hair and beauty salons, TV studio and control room, a fitness suite and meeting rooms. The new St Patrick’s Centre features a
performance hall with double-height ceiling, music rooms, workshops, recording studio, box office and dressing rooms. For the main 12,600sqm campus building, HBL was tasked with demolishing the old seven-storey building and constructing the new campus on the existing site, as well as building a new car park nearby. HBL utilised its suite of digital construction tools including Procore Project Management software and Sustain IQ, ESG software, to support delivery of client requirements and provide a technically-advanced solution. It ensured the seamless integration of complex M&E systems that accommodate a broad spectrum of vocational subjects
“Innovation played a key role, with Heron Bros using a circular economy approach and recycled materials from other projects.”
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