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Building with innovation: Tonsley Technical College and Factory of the Future

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Tonsley is Australia’s first innovation district, and home to some of South Australia’s best and brightest minds.

Flinders University is expanding its Factory of the Future – a world class advanced manufacturing facility designed to bring together industry, education and researchers.

The new facility will also be home to the Tonsley Technical College, a State Government Department for Education (DfE) initiative supporting students in years 10 to 12 to complete the SACE while undertaking vocational education and training (VET) to help address state’s skills shortages, including in the construction industry.

Sarah Constructions is proud to be the project’s construction partner, continuing a long relationship delivering world-class facilities for both DfE and Flinders University.

Designed by one of South Australian leading architects, Das Studio, the new building will be the first in South Australia to be constructed using Cross Laminated Timber – an innovative engineered wood product, with exceptional structural and sustainable outcomes, manufactured in South Australia by NeXTimber, along with Glue Laminated Timber beams and columns supplied by Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH).

QUOTE: “This project is an outstanding example of South Australian organisations working together to deliver an innovative, sustainable, high-quality project with far-reaching, long-term employment opportunities for South Australians and the future of the local construction industry.” — Adrian Esplin, Chief Executive Officer – Sarah Constructions

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