Algeco, the modular-build contractor, which last year won the contract to build the £19.2m Laurence Calvert Academy Middleton Complex in Leeds, is on course to complete in August this year. The Department for Education (DfE) project was procured by Algeco through the Mod-C Secondary School Framework, and work began on site at the start of June 2022. Algeco is acting as Principal Contractor to provide a full turnkey solution involving construction of a three-storey whole school block and associated external works. Laurence Calvert Academy Middleton Complex is a 1,050 place (7FE) new build Secondary school for pupils aged 11 – 16. It’s being delivered by Algeco using its steel frame modular solution. A total of 192 modules have been supplied along with a hybrid build for the sports hall areas. The works involve construction of the whole school block and associated external works. James Withey, Managing Director at Algeco Offsite Solutions, said: “We approach all our projects using Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA), which means Laurence Calvert Academy gains all the benefits of product standardisation, safety, quality, delivery and building performance. DfMA also helps us deliver clear efficiencies to unlock many of the barriers in traditional construction centred around minimising the macro impacts of inflation, labour availability and waste reduction.” Algeco operates its own modular manufacturing facility in East Yorkshire, providing complete control of the whole process from start to finish. The company continues to invest in Building Information Modelling (BIM), DfMA and Lean Manufacturing techniques. This enables it to supply finished offsite buildings more efficiently, with greater levels of factory completion and of higher quality than that achieved in much traditional construction.