North West FireControl centre is complete

The new North West Fire and Rescue Control Centre has been completed at Lingley Mere Business Park in Warrington.

Joint venture partners Muse Developments and United Utilities Property Solutions will now hand over the new 31,000 sq ft building to the Department for Communities and Local Government on a 25-year lease.

Jonathan Ashcroft, project director at Muse Developments, said: “We’re delighted that we have been able to deliver this building on time, on budget and to the highest standards of quality.

“Lingley Mere was originally chosen as the location for the centre due to its accessibility and excellent transport links, its suitability for further development and because it has the latest standards in sustainable design and energy efficiency.”

The NW fire control centre building has been built to be low in carbon emissions and has achieved an Excellent rating under the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM). This is a significant achievement for a building which has to be highly secure, resilient and operate around the clock. 

Lingley Mere Business Park, which is located near Junction 8 of the M62, currently provides 380,000 sq ft of high quality office accommodation set within 100 acres of landscaped parkland.

Other tenants at the site include Wates Construction, MWH UK Ltd, Jaymar Estates and the United Utilities shared service centre.