Wellingborough's new prison scoops three construction awards

HMP Five Wells is being built by Kier Construction for the Ministry of Justice
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Wellingborough's new prison has scooped three awards on behalf of the East Midlands at the national Constructing Excellence awards.

HMP Five Wells – built by Kier Construction for the Ministry of Justice – was designed and built using modern methods of construction (MMC), and picked up wins in the Digital Construction, Offsite Project of the Year and Client of the Year categories.

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The trio of awards for the Wellingborough project recognised the innovative approach in using both MMC and building information modelling, as well as the integration and collaborative working between the design and build team and the client.

An aerial image of Wellingborough's new prison - HMP Five Wells - taking shapeAn aerial image of Wellingborough's new prison - HMP Five Wells - taking shape
An aerial image of Wellingborough's new prison - HMP Five Wells - taking shape

Andrew Carpenter, chief executive at Constructing Excellence Midlands and South West, said: “While we are delighted that the HMP Five Wells project has picked up three awards, we aren’t surprised.

"From start to finish, the project has been a shining example of how to integrate a modern approach with real collaboration, and it’s great to see our members’ contribution to this have been recognised with these three awards."

To read more about how work is progressing on the new prison, which is due to open early next year, click here.

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