THE construction of Kirklees College’s new £7.5m engineering centre for Kirklees College in Huddersfield has won an award.

The project has been praised by the Considerate Constructors Scheme after officials visited the site just off St Andrews Road.

The scheme builders were lauded for their efforts in being a responsible constructor and a good neighbour within the area.

The award honoured a series of initiatives such as controlled working hours to reduce noise and inconvenience, clear effective communications and a good relationship with local trainee schemes.

Construction students from the college have been given the opportunity to tour the live construction site to find out how, once qualified, their skills may be used on multi-million pound projects.

Andrew Schofield, contracts manager for GMI, which is leading the project, said: “The team are thrilled with the CCS assessor’s comments and the overall score as it shows that a full commitment to the scheme can result in value and benefit to all involved on a project of this scale.”