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Willmott Dixon completes £ 100m University of Staffordshire Student Village
Willmott Dixon has completed a £ 100m, 715-bed Student Village for the University of Staffordshire in Stokeon-Trent, with the project’ s six residential buildings delivered using an offsite light gauge steel frame system.
The student accommodation scheme was delivered under a Design, Build, Finance, Operate( DBFO) model by a consortium comprising Willmott Dixon, Hochtief PPP
Solutions UK and Ireland, Plenary and Pinnacle Group, working with the university.
The superstructure was constructed in 32 weeks using the offsite-manufactured light gauge steel frame system, with manufacturing tolerances held to 5mm across the development.
The Student Village is due to welcome its first residents for the September 2026 intake.
Offsite construction cuts superstructure programme
The modern methods of construction( MMC) approach centred on the manufacture of the light gauge steel frame offsite before it was assembled across the six residential buildings.
According to the project team, the approach enabled the superstructure programme to be completed in 32 weeks. At the centre of the development is a
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