Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre
Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre
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The Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre at Wellington Road will create the industry leaders of the future – securing hundreds of jobs in the local economy and create learning opportunities for thousands of students.
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Build journey
July 2024
Build complete! The college’s new Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre was officially handed over by contractor Speller Metcalfe at the end of July, following an 11-month build.
May – June 2024
Progress continues to be made on the Centre with windows, signage and doors nearing install.
April 2024
David Sugden, project manager at Speller Metcalfe, offers an exclusive tour of the site while it’s still under construction.
March 2024
Construction on ATAC reaches a new milestone with the building now being fully watertight!
February 2024
Dave Sugden, project manager for Speller Metcalfe construction talks through some of the new construction developments that are taking place.
January 2024
Contractors Speller Metcalfe begin work on installing cladding to The Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre.
December 2023
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands visited to see the build progress of The Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre. He also took the opportunity to chat to our automotive and engineering students about how the new state-of-the-art training facilities will equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to work in their chosen industries.
November 2023
Timelapse footage is here! Over the last few months Contractors Speller Metcalfe have collected footage showing the progess of ATAC from the piling around the mineshaft in July 2023 to the completion of the steel frame on the 31 October.
October 2023
Work has begun to erect the steel framework on a new £8.1 million City of Wolverhampton College training facility as part of the City Learning Quarter vision.
Contractors Speller Metcalfe have completed the piling and foundation works and once the steel framework is installed, the ground and first floor slabs will be poured, block work for the external walls will be laid, the building will be clad, and the roof installed to make it watertight.
September 2023
Mineshaft works complete! Nick Reay from Speller Metcalfe gives us an update on the current progress of our Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre including some further details about the mineshaft.
August 2023
Ground works start! Ground works have officially commenced marking the start of the construction of our Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre.
Our other campus transformations
City Learning Quarter
Opening 2025-2026
The new city centre campus forms part of our ambitious plans to transform the student environment and further position the college as a leading education provider in the city and the wider region.
Construction Innovation Centre extension
Completed September 2022
An extension to the existing construction centre extension housing new training workshops and classrooms for construction courses.