Manchester Science Park constructing gets £60m revamp

Enabling works will commence later this summer season for a £60m redevelopment of Manchester Science Park’s existing Greenheys constructing to bring 131,000 sq toes of specialist lab space to market.

The accomplish by BDP will rework the constructing into a six-storey trend for lifestyles sciences corporations working in diagnostics, genomics, biotech and medicine.

Half of the constructing shall be occupied by lifestyles sciences firm UK Biobank , the remaining is on the market for lifestyles science corporations that would favor to position of dwelling up in Manchester’s Oxford Road corridor.

Specialist accomplish facets encompass increased vibration resistance and flooring loading, the provision of piped gas distribution methods and enhanced cooling and air float methods. The constructing is designed to create secure zero carbon in construction and operation in its shared spaces and real a BREEAM Gleaming rating.

BDP director Gary Wilde mentioned: “The redevelopment of Greenheys is definitely one of the major crucial forward pondering, ingenious constructing projects in the sci-tech industry in the north. With more emphasis on innovation and lifestyles sciences in the plot, the flexibility to carry out this recent constructing which optimises spend of the existing effect of dwelling to bring versatile laboratory spaces presentations that we are designing for a prosperous future. It additionally demonstrates the creativity of Bruntwood SciTech and its dedication to the growth of this industry in the placement.

“We are very furious to peek a firm esteem UK Biobank occupying a first-rate phase of the space and all americans is aware of that it, and other lifestyles science organisations, shall be capable to spend this wonderful constructing as it’s far intended to be used – for world leading research and discovery.”

The Greenheys redevelopment is the third fragment of the Park’s masterplan to develop the campus to 1,000,000 square toes and is anticipated to delivery in spring 2026.

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