Raising the roof on Factory 2050

Posted on 30 Jun 2015 by Victoria Fitzgerald

The roof and cladding of The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s £43 million Factory 2050 is almost complete.

Mechanical and electrical services for the landmark, glass-walled reconfigurable, digital factory are now being installed, the entrance roadway is being laid and contractor Interserve Construction is on schedule to complete building work early in November. Factory 2050 has been designed to help advanced manufacturers respond to increasing demand for high levels of flexibility and will…

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