Women’s International Centre for Economic Development, Liverpool Building News
Women’s Centre for Economic Development : WICED Liverpool
WICED Development Liverpool design by Nightingale Associates, England, UK
20 May 2009
Women’s International Centre for Economic Development
Nightingale Associates appointed architects for £5m international women’s enterprise centre in Liverpool
Liverpool’s £5m Women’s International Centre for Economic Development (WICED) moved a step closer today as award-winning architects Nightingale Associates were appointed to design a bespoke building.
The 2,000sqm centre, which will be located in the heart of Liverpool, will be the first of its kind its kind in the UK and is expected to help 3,000 women set up businesses, creating 4,500 new jobs over the next ten years.
Train 2000 and WICED’ s Executive Director, Maggie O’Carroll said:
“The Women’s International Centre for Economic Development (WICED) will be the hub of international research on female entrepreneurship as well as providing a range of enterprise support including space for up to 80 business units to help women start and grow their businesses. We wanted the building itself to be an iconic building and we awarded Nightingale the contract on the strength of its design team.”
Katy Heath, Principal at Nightingale Associates’ Liverpool studio, added:
“We are very much looking forward to working on what will be an exciting project, and are delighted to be playing a part in creating a bespoke building that will have such a positive impact on so many women starting businesses.”
The new-build project, expected to reach completion in late 2010, will contain a range of offices, training & conference facilities and incubator space for new businesses. It is being jointly-funded by WICED, the Northwest Development Agency, Future Builders, Train 2000, Liverpool Vision, and Liverpool Council.
Nightingale Associates will shortly start the design stage of the project, and will provide a full architectural and interior design service. Construction is due to start on site in October this year.
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About WICED
Train 2000 Ltd, the Centre for Women’s Enterprise and Employment, is an award-winning social enterprise, which has been operating on Merseyside since 1996. All services offered by Train 2000 are FREE to women resident in Merseyside, Manchester and Cheshire
Any woman interested in starting up in business or to find out more about Train 2000 should drop into the offices on 5th Floor Wellington Buildings, The Strand, Liverpool or call 0151 236 6601.
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