The construction company was awarded the contract by Orby Investment Ltd to build an eight-storey building with ground-floor retail units and approximately 100,000 sq ft of high-end office space.

The offices will be able to accommodate around 1,600 employees, with HM Revenue & Customs set to occupy seven floors for at least 25 years.

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Jonathan Hall, regional managing director at GRAHAM Construction, said: “Winning this contract is a major endorsement of GRAHAM as one of the UK’s leading construction companies. 

“Erskine House is an iconic Belfast project and we are delighted to be playing a part in reinvigorating this city centre space.”

GRAHAM is currently working on over 100 live sites across the UK and Ireland and is set to reach a record £400m worth of live construction projects in Northern Ireland.

Of GRAHAM’s 2,100 employees, over 1,100 are from Northern Ireland, with the company headquarters located in Hillsborough, County Down.