The interior fit-out of the University of Birmingham and Rolls-Royce’s new High Temperature Research Centre (HTRC) at Ansty Park, near Coventry, has begun.

The work will see Wates Construction install specialist R&D equipment, as well as all the mechanical and electrical systems. The centre sits alongside the Manufacturing Technology Centre’s new £9 million Aerospace Research Centre and the £14 million Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre, both of which have been built by Wates.

Richard Scarrott, business unit director at Wates Construction (Midlands), said: “Having recently completed the base-build, our team is very well placed to carry out the specialist interior installations at HTRC — a project that demands exceptional quality and meticulous logistical management.

“The growth of Ansty Park is a bold and ambitious master-plan and Wates is extremely proud to be playing such a huge part in the creation of what is fast becoming a central hub for science and innovation.”