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A Somerset bathroom manufacturing firm has added another major student accommodation scheme to its list of projects after sealing its latest million-pound contract.

Highbridge-based Offsite Solutions has agreed a £1.7m deal with construction firm VINCI to make 757 ready-assembled shower units, or ‘pods’, for a development on the University of the West England’s (UWE) Frenchay campus in Bristol.

Due for completion for the 2023/24 student intake, this phase of the site’s development will provide 900 bed spaces in three buildings, spanning more 26,000 sq m in clusters of four, six and eight bedrooms and with ensuite or shared bathrooms.

Offsite has previously delivered 16 pod projects for VINCI for student living schemes in Swansea, Cardiff, Coventry, and Liverpool, and this latest project will be its third at UWE Bristol.

James Stephens, managing director of Offsite Solutions, said: “We have a history of working with VINCI Building which spans many years. We are delighted to be collaborating with their team once again and on this highly sustainable student living project in Bristol – a campus we have already worked on.”

“This is an exciting development which will help to meet the rising demand for modern, high-quality student living whilst demonstrating a clear commitment to addressing climate change issues. It is a ground-breaking project which will set new standards for the development of sustainable student accommodation.”

The development’s buildings will be designed to reduce energy consumption, in a bid to reduce running costs and carbon emissions. The cold water pipework in Offsite’s bathroom pods will be insulated, while the thermostatic shower and mixer taps for the hand basins are designed to run at lower temperatures.

The units will be made in the firm's factory in Isleport Business Park, before being fitted onsite in Bristol.