Construction firm wins home-grown contract.

CONSTRUCTION firm Humes Building Contracts has secured a pounds 750,000 refurbishment deal with the University of Liverpool.

The Broadgreen outfit, established by John Humes in 2003, will carry out a major revamp of the university's lecture theatre building, near Crown Street.

The work will see the renovation of four lecture theatres, a cafA, reading room, toilets, common room, the entrance to the building and provide disability access for students and staff.

Martyn Davenport, operations director for Humes, said: "As a Liverpool-based construction company, we've been working really hard to raise our profile within the city.

"We have contracts right across the UK, but ironically have found it difficult to break into the Liverpool market.

"This new contract represents a major step forward for Humes on our home patch. It's a really exciting time to be involved in regeneration of every aspect of the city ahead of 2008.

"We're thrilled to be working with the University of Liverpool and we also hope this is the catalyst in Liverpool to bring on the sort of contracts, worth up to pounds 8m, that we're fully equipped to do

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Pictured, from left, Eddie Stanley, acting design group manager for the University of Liverpool; Martyn Davenport, operations director for Humes Building Contracts; and Barry Higson, building surveyor for the University of Liverpool