The Health and Safety division of Cyril Sweett, the leading international property and construction consultancy, has been appointed to the design and construction team as CDM Co-ordinator.

The development will create a spectacular new building adjoining Tate Modern to the south, on the foundation of the former power station’s oil tanks. This will be Britain’s most important new building for culture since the creation of the Royal National Theatre in 1976 and the British Library in 1998. The new building will increase Tate Modern’s size by 60% adding approximately 21,000 square metres of new space.

Dean Webster, Chief Executive Officer, Cyril Sweett, commented: “We are delighted to be involved in this high profile project. It is a fantastic design and we are looking forward to contributing as in integral part of the design and construction team."

Work is expected to start on site in mid 2009 and it is hoped that the new building will be completed in time for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.

Deputy Director of Tate, Alex Beard, said: “We are delighted with the appointments to the Transforming Tate Modern project team. We have a world-class team in place and with the recent funding announcement from Government, we are moving successfully into a new phase for the project.”