diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/h/hpcc.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/h/hpcc.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57893788b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/h/hpcc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+##
+# Copyright 2009-2023 Ghent University
+#
+# This file is part of EasyBuild,
+# originally created by the HPC team of Ghent University (http://ugent.be/hpc/en),
+# with support of Ghent University (http://ugent.be/hpc),
+# the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC) (https://www.vscentrum.be),
+# Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) (http://www.fwo.be/en)
+# and the Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI) (http://www.ewi-vlaanderen.be/en).
+#
+# https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild
+#
+# EasyBuild is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation v2.
+#
+# EasyBuild is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with EasyBuild.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+##
+"""
+EasyBuild support for building and installing HPCC, implemented as an easyblock
+
+@author: Samuel Moors (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
+"""
+
+import os
+
+from easybuild.easyblocks.hpl import EB_HPL
+from easybuild.tools.filetools import copy_file, mkdir
+
+
+class EB_HPCC(EB_HPL):
+    """
+    Support for building HPCC (HPC Challenge)
+    - create Make.UNKNOWN
+    - build with make and install
+    """
+
+    def configure_step(self):
+        """
+        Create Make.UNKNOWN file to build from
+        """
+        # the build script file should be created in the hpl subdir
+        super(EB_HPCC, self).configure_step(subdir='hpl')
+
+    def build_step(self):
+        """
+        Build with make and correct make options
+        """
+        # TOPdir should always be ../../.. regardless of what it was in the HPL build script file
+        super(EB_HPCC, self).build_step(topdir='../../..')
+
+    def install_step(self):
+        """
+        Install by copying files to install dir
+        """
+        srcdir = self.cfg['start_dir']
+        destdir = os.path.join(self.installdir, 'bin')
+        mkdir(destdir)
+        for filename in ["hpcc", "_hpccinf.txt"]:
+            srcfile = os.path.join(srcdir, filename)
+            copy_file(srcfile, destdir)
+
+    def sanity_check_step(self):
+        """
+        Custom sanity check for HPL
+        """
+
+        custom_paths = {
+            'files': ['bin/hpcc', 'bin/_hpccinf.txt'],
+            'dirs': []
+        }
+
+        custom_commands = ['hpcc']
+
+        super(EB_HPL, self).sanity_check_step(custom_paths=custom_paths, custom_commands=custom_commands)
diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/h/hpl.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/h/hpl.py
index d408a7b05ed..3599b3004a7 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/h/hpl.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/h/hpl.py
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 """
 
 import os
-import shutil
 
 from easybuild.easyblocks.generic.configuremake import ConfigureMake
 from easybuild.tools.build_log import EasyBuildError
+from easybuild.tools.filetools import change_dir, copy_file, mkdir, remove_file, symlink
 from easybuild.tools.run import run_cmd
 
 
@@ -61,26 +61,22 @@ def configure_step(self, subdir=None):
             makeincfile = os.path.join(basedir, 'Make.UNKNOWN')
             setupdir = os.path.join(basedir, 'setup')
 
-        try:
-            os.chdir(setupdir)
-        except OSError as err:
-            raise EasyBuildError("Failed to change to to dir %s: %s", setupdir, err)
+        change_dir(setupdir)
 
         cmd = "/bin/bash make_generic"
 
         run_cmd(cmd, log_all=True, simple=True, log_output=True)
 
-        try:
-            os.symlink(os.path.join(setupdir, 'Make.UNKNOWN'), os.path.join(makeincfile))
-        except OSError as err:
-            raise EasyBuildError("Failed to symlink Make.UNKNOWN from %s to %s: %s", setupdir, makeincfile, err)
+        remove_file(makeincfile)
+        symlink(os.path.join(setupdir, 'Make.UNKNOWN'), makeincfile)
 
         # go back
-        os.chdir(self.cfg['start_dir'])
+        change_dir(self.cfg['start_dir'])
 
-    def build_step(self):
+    def build_step(self, topdir=None):
         """
         Build with make and correct make options
+        - provide topdir argument so this can be reused in HPCC easyblock
         """
 
         for envvar in ['MPICC', 'LIBLAPACK_MT', 'CPPFLAGS', 'LDFLAGS', 'CFLAGS']:
@@ -89,7 +85,9 @@ def build_step(self):
                 raise EasyBuildError("Required environment variable %s not found (no toolchain used?).", envvar)
 
         # build dir
-        extra_makeopts = 'TOPdir="%s" ' % self.cfg['start_dir']
+        if not topdir:
+            topdir = self.cfg['start_dir']
+        extra_makeopts = 'TOPdir="%s" ' % topdir
 
         # compilers
         extra_makeopts += 'CC="%(mpicc)s" MPICC="%(mpicc)s" LINKER="%(mpicc)s" ' % {'mpicc': os.getenv('MPICC')}
@@ -116,14 +114,10 @@ def install_step(self):
         """
         srcdir = os.path.join(self.cfg['start_dir'], 'bin', 'UNKNOWN')
         destdir = os.path.join(self.installdir, 'bin')
-        srcfile = None
-        try:
-            os.makedirs(destdir)
-            for filename in ["xhpl", "HPL.dat"]:
-                srcfile = os.path.join(srcdir, filename)
-                shutil.copy2(srcfile, destdir)
-        except OSError as err:
-            raise EasyBuildError("Copying %s to installation dir %s failed: %s", srcfile, destdir, err)
+        mkdir(destdir)
+        for filename in ["xhpl", "HPL.dat"]:
+            srcfile = os.path.join(srcdir, filename)
+            copy_file(srcfile, destdir)
 
     def sanity_check_step(self):
         """