Plans for a new £2.2m training facility for Beeston based company Webs Training can now be finalised following the news that funding for the project has been secured from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA).

The new multi-million pound academy that has been designed by Nottingham based CPMG Architects, will be located at Webs Training's current site on Wollaton Road in Beeston and will comprise of the refurbishment of an existing building and the construction of a brand new facility. 

A 1960's building situated to the front of the Wollaton Road site will be demolished to make way for a new build facility that will provide approximately 700m2 of high quality teaching, office and facilities space.  Holly Mill, a late Victorian lace mill which also occupies the site, will be retained and completely refurbished. This will include a change to the roof profile to allow for the insertion of a mezzanine floor, creating a light and airy workshop space for the apprentices to develop their skills. The project is due to be completed in April 2012.

Webs Training Ltd is a national provider of quality apprentice and adult training for the furniture and associated industries. The new 1950m2 academy will represent a more effective use of space on the site and will facilitate expansion of the core business activity to allow the latest technologies and equipment to be incorporated.

Peter Sisson, Director at Webs Training Ltd said: "We are very excited about this latest development at Webs. The whole team have worked very hard to raise the profile and performance of the business with this culminated in us achieving 'grade 1-outstanding' during our recent Ofsted inspection. The new building will be the icing on the cake, giving us state of the art facilities to match the teaching and allow us to further expand the business."

Nick Gregory, Director at CPMG said; "We are delighted to be helping Webs with their new facilities and the opportunity to breathe new life into Holly Mills is very exciting. There is a long history of furniture manufacture in this part of Nottingham and it is fantastic that Webs will be maintaining that tradition in Beeston."