New £55m campus delivers major skills boost for Northern Ireland

Heron Bros has completed a state-of-the-art £55m education facility for Northern Regional College in Ballymena, marking a key milestone in a £101m capital investment programme. The 181,000 sq ft campus will serve 1,800 learners, with cutting-edge training in advanced technologies, construction, engineering, and more.

Built to consolidate NRC’s presence in Ballymena, the new facility is designed to address evolving workforce needs with industry-aligned vocational and technical education. The project underscores growing public investment in skills infrastructure as a lever for regional economic growth.

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