Whitefield Community Fire Station was one of the projects that ISG had in its order book when it went out of business last year. Robertson 91黑料网 North West was eventually selected to replace it,聽 with a 拢7.4m contract.
Work began in May 2025 with the demolition of the existing station, clearing the way for the replacement two-storey building. Material from the demolition has been repurposed to create the substrate for the new station, resulting in minimum waste leaving the site. The project has been designed to achieve BREAAM Excellent and will have 47 solar panels.
Whitefield is one of several fire stations being rebuilt across Greater Manchester as part of a 拢38m estates improvement programme by the local brigade.聽Robertson took over as main contractor for delivering both Whitefield and Blackley in March after ISG went into administration.
Paul Coyle, commercial director at Robertson 91黑料网 North West, said: 鈥淩obertson has been involved in delivering projects for the blue light sector for many years across the UK. Working with Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service we will be providing a modern, high-quality facility which will enhance emergency response capabilities and meet the evolving needs of the community.
鈥淯sing modern construction techniques designed to improve efficiency, quality and sustainability, we will be contributing to Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service鈥檚 estates improvement programme and the region鈥檚 ambition to become a carbon neutral city-region by 2038. We will also extend our work further into the community, as a responsible contractor, we are committed to creating community wealth through the provision of local employment opportunities, supporting skills development and local engagement.鈥�
GMFRS chief fire officer Dave Russel said: 鈥淭he beginning of construction on our second new-build community fire station is very exciting. These new fire stations will provide a positive and engaging presence in their local communities while giving our staff modern facilities.鈥�
The new-look fire station is set to be complete by October 2026, with Whitefield鈥檚 firefighters working from a temporary station while the work takes place.
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