Morgan Sindall Construction has been named the preferred partner to deliver a new £67.86m ($90m) facility for Salford Business School, part of the University of Salford’s ongoing campus redevelopment.
The proposal, subject to planning approval, involves demolishing Crescent House at 43-44 The Crescent and constructing a purpose-built 7,385m² building on the site.
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Plans also include new landscaping and improvements to the public realm surrounding the development.
The project forms part of the 240-acre, £2.5bn Crescent Salford masterplan. Regeneration partnership ECF, comprising L&G, Muse and Homes England’s National Housing Bank, leads the plan in collaboration with the University of Salford and Salford City Council.
The university is providing funding for the new Business School.
Morgan Sindall Construction will collaborate with the design team during a pre-construction phase until March 2027.
If planning consent is granted, construction is expected to commence in April 2027, with the project due for completion in spring 2029.
Designed by architectural company BDP, the building will house a range of flexible teaching and research spaces centred on sustainability, digital technology and immersive learning.
It will accommodate subjects including HR, business management, supply chain and logistics, law, digital business, economics, marketing, and accounting and finance.
Morgan Sindall Construction North West area director Steven Gregory said: “Salford is changing fast, and the University is at the heart of that change. The Business School will give students, local businesses and the community a place to learn, meet and develop ideas together, and we’re proud to be helping build it.”
The new Business School will be Morgan Sindall’s fourth project at the university.
Previous work includes the £65m Science, Engineering and Environment Building and the £16m North of England Robotics Innovation Centre.
The company is also currently constructing an acoustics research, testing and teaching facility scheduled for completion in mid-2027.
Elsewhere, the university’s plans to refurbish the Faraday Building have been approved, aiming to transform it into 3,500m² of flexible workspace for professional services teams.
The new Business School project continues the development along the A6 road, as outlined in the Crescent Salford masterplan.
