Pick Everard Reaches High Point On
Landmark Build For Lancashire Police
A MULTI-million pound scheme to deliver
brand new, state-of-the-art facilities for
Lancashire Constabulary reached a key
milestone last week (12 July).
A topping out ceremony, which recognises
reaching the highest point of the build,
was held at what will become the force’s
new headquarters for its west division in
Blackpool with guests including police
officers, police staff and Lancashire Police
and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw.
The project is being delivered through Scape
Group’s national Major Works framework as
part of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s
capital programme.
largest ever investment and will replace the
current Bonny Street Police Station, which is
no longer fit for purpose.
“Pick Everard is responsible for project
delivery from start to finish, which has
included navigating a challenging two-
year period to develop the brief, undertake
extensive stakeholder engagement and
develop designs with full constabulary and
stakeholder sign off,” added Jon.
“Working together, we have overcome
numerous obstacles by implementing strong
project governance and communication,
helping to steer the project forward to the
point we are at today. Furthermore, we are on
target to complete the build by 2018.”
Jon Parry, regional director at Pick Everard,
said: “The topping out ceremony has marked
an important milestone for this project and
we are excited to have reached this point in
the scheme, which will provide state-of-the-
art facilities for Lancashire Constabulary.” Anthony Dillon, Willmott Dixon managing
director for the North, said: “We have taken
our learning from other police force projects
we’ve been involved in and applied our
experience here.
The new building, located close to the M55
on Clifton Road, represents the force’s “Through the contract with the Police and
Crime Commissioner's Office we are also
ensuring that the work carried out benefits
the local economy and have set a target that
75 per cent of the project spend will be with
local SMEs, with 20 per cent spend coming
from companies located within a ten mile
radius, rising to 75 per cent spend within 40
miles.”
Ian Cosh, director of resources at Lancashire
Constabulary, said: “It’s great to see the
new headquarters, which will drive forward
policing in the area, really starting to take
shape. I firmly believe that the building will
help us to provide a better quality of service
to the public.”
PCC Clive Grunshaw, added: “The new
headquarters will no doubt be a landmark
building once complete and it’s exciting to
see it take shape. Through my Social Value
Policy I am committed to ensuring that
this project has a positive impact on the
community and the local economy and I’m
pleased to see that the majority of the spend
for the new build is taking place within
Lancashire.”
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