Northern Ireland based Henry Brothers has been appointed on a £12 million project to refurbish levels two and three of The University of Manchester's Chemistry Building.

Housing one of the largest Chemistry departments in the UK, the building is situated at the junction of Brunswick Park and Upper Brook Street.

The works include reorganising the layout of the two floors to create flexible lab space to feature new fume cupboards and fixed benching, dedicated write-up spaces with glazed screens for visibility throughout the lab, modern offices and attractive break-out areas.

This project was procured through the Crown Commercial Services Framework and is expected to complete by September 2024.

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The design team for the refurb includes Gardiner and Theobold as NEC project manager, RLB as quantity surveyor, Halliday Meecham Architects, structural engineers Curtins and EDPI for M&E services.

Henry Brothers has successfully completed phase one at the Chemistry Building, where floors four and five were refurbished along with work to the level eight plantroom, roof and external ductwork and services.

Henry Brothers Construction Managing Director Ian Taylor said: "We are very pleased to be partnering with The University of Manchester on our third project together, supporting the university with its plans to improve facilities for students and staff.

"Henry Brothers has built up a good relationship with a number of universities in the Midlands over the past few years, including Nottingham Trent, Loughborough, and Staffordshire, and we are delighted to see this being replicated in the North West, where we opened a dedicated office last year.

"Our sustained growth in the region has led to Henry Brothers recruiting two new senior members of the team in recent weeks, plus we have just taken larger office space.

"The North West is a vibrant region, and we are excited to have cemented a place on the North West Construction Hub Framework, which we hope will create new and continuing opportunities for the business in the area."