Construction
Services Specialists
ISG Jackson has secured a £4.1
million design & build project with Bedfordshire &
Luton Fire & Rescue Services to construct a new fire
station and training facility at Brewers Hill Road
in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. A key aim of the new
development is to enable the fire service to forge
closer links with the local community and the first
floor of the station features a large area set aside
specifically for community use activities.
The location of the new facility is within an area
of land that the East of England Development Agency
(EEDA) has earmarked for redevelopment within the
town, the 0.8 ha former gas works site, and the
station is set to play an integral role within this
fast growing community. ISG Jackson has now
commenced work on the two-storey steel frame
building, which will provide traditional
accommodation for the Fire & Rescue Service on the
ground floor, including an internal garage with
capacity for three fire appliances, as well as a
library and study area, offices, a gym, locker room
and muster area.
In addition to the community areas on the upper
floor of the station, the contractor will also build
a viewing patio, so that training activities can be
observed from the main building. Flexible seminar
and conference facilities will be created on this
floor, alongside administrative offices, a prayer
room and canteen. A three-storey fire training
building will be constructed adjacent to the
station, providing the service with modern on site
training facilities.
Externally, the new station will feature large
glazed areas, with attractive two tone brick work to
the building’s façade. ISG Jackson will form a
concrete yard and staff parking area, as well as a
public car park for 35 vehicles adjacent to the
facility. The project is scheduled for completion by
June 2008.
Ian Gifford, director of ISG Jackson’s Public
division, commented: “The new fire station in
Dunstable has been purposefully designed to be an
inclusive community facility, strengthening the
service’s ties within the local area and providing
modern meeting amenities for a range of community
groups. This project is exceptionally forward
thinking in helping to build a real sense of
community and we are confident that on completion,
Bedfordshire & Luton Fire & Rescue Services will
boast a real best of breed facility.”
Email:
nick.hann@isgplc.com
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