Wates is set to begin work on a new fire station in St Helens, Merseyside, next month.

The company's construction branch will deliver the £7 million station on behalf of Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service following the successful delivery of Saughall Massie Fire Station.

This is the latest in a line of new community fire stations delivered by Wates on behalf of Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, which also saw the contractor build the new Fire and Police Station in Prescot in 2018.

Paul Dodsworth, Managing Director of Wates Construction North, commented: "Over the past four years we have worked closely with our client and the local community to create two state-of-the-art facilities that will enhance the high standards delivered by Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service.


"I am extremely proud of the work delivered by the teams on site and our appointment to the new station in St Helens is a huge testament to the quality of their work as well as their continued efforts to positively impact the local community."

Wates will build a three appliance bay two-storey operational fire station in St Helens with welfare accommodation, a community meeting room, offices, training facilities and parking.

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service's Chief Fire Officer, Phil Garrigan added: "We are delighted to be moving forward with our plans for a brand new fit-for-purpose fire station in St Helens. The new fire station will provide our firefighters with the facilities that they rightly deserve whilst maintaining some of the fastest response times in the country.

"Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service is excited to be working with Wates on our latest station and we look forward to seeing the architect's plans come alive. We know Wates' excellent standards and are confident that our Fire & Rescue Station in St Helens will attain the same build quality as the ones they have previously built for us in Prescot, and most recently, in Saughall Massie."

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