Sefton Council has named Vinci Building as its preferred contractor to deliver the Marine Lake Events Centre (MLEC) in Southport, more than two years after procurement for the project began. Sefton Council leader Marion Atkinson said the firm “shares our vision and commitment to deliver this complex and ambitious scheme successfully”. The £73m project will deliver a 1,200-seat theatre and events space, with additional exhibition and production facilities on a 10,300 square metre site. Planning consent for the events centre was granted in April 2023. Source: Sefton Council announcement