Mansell has been awarded a contract to build the Renewable Energy Engineering Centre in Didsbury, Manchester for Siemens.
The two-storey design and build project will comprise two laboratory areas and an office area for engineering staff.
Primary purpose of the building is to establish a test and simulation centre for high voltage DC interconnectors required to connect offshore wind power generation to the mainland network.
Siemens hopes that the centre will serve as a catalyst for the renewable technology development in the region and will create a flagship for sustainable technology in the Manchester and northwest region.
Work is due to start on site this month and complete in March 2012.
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Source: theconstructionindex, June 10, 2011; Image: siemens