Brockworth-based management services firm Vitruvius has been appointed to take over the construction of student accommodation in Gloucester, after the collapse of previous contractors Midas.

Workers are back on site at the Blackfriars Residence project. The topping out ceremony was in December, but work stopped in January when Midas went bust, throwing the summer completion date for the project into doubt.

It's the second phase of an accommodation scheme, creating a further 190 bedrooms over two blocks. The residences will be available for students from both the University of Gloucestershire and Hartpury College and University.

Vitruvius has been involved in several high profile projects in Gloucestershire including the new catering hub at Hartpury.

It was also appointed to project manage the new Gloucestershire Airport business park, creating new offices and industrial units over 35,000 sq metres at the Staverton site.

Vitruvius also project managed the new lorry park at Cotteswold Dairy's headquarters in Tewkesbury.

Punchline Gloucester approached Vitruvius for a comment.