SOUTHERN Regional College (SRC) has received a prestigious UK award for its new Armagh campus.
SRC has been officially recognised for excellence in procurement at the UK National GO Awards, securing a top prize for its new landmark educational campus in Armagh.
The new Armagh campus is set to open in 2020 and is part of a £95 million investment by the Department for the Economy and SRC that will deliver three new state-of-the-art educational campuses in Armagh, Banbridge and in the Craigavon area.
After first securing the top award in Northern Ireland earlier this year, SRC’s new £35 million Armagh campus was selected as the overall UK winner for ‘Initiative of the Year’ in the 'Local Government, Central Government and Other Organisations' award category at the gala ceremony in Manchester.
The Government Opportunities (GO) Awards included more than 130 finalists from right across the UK and included entries from both the public, private and third sectors including Transport Scotland and Liverpool City Council.
Brian Doran, chief executive of Southern Regional College, said:
“Winning this major UK award following our recent regional recognition, is the result of a focused creative and innovative approach which we have adopted in the procurement and delivery of this significant project. The award demonstrates our commitment to excellence and it sets an industry-leading standard not only for the SRC Estates programme but for also for the sector."
