New firm takes over fire station project

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- BY NEAL KEELING

THE construction of two new fire stations in Greater Manchester hit a major hitch when the main contractor went into administration.

But a report reveals a replacement has been found and the work has resumed.

A new contractor will take over the delivery of new facilities in Blackley and Whitefield after the construction group ISG collapsed last September resulting in thousands of job losses.

The company, which has a site at MediaCityUK in Salford, was in the middle of numerous government projects, including work to prisons.

Robertson has been appointed to complete the building of the fire stations.

ISG had been awarded the contract for the Whitefield and Blackley projects, as well as three others in January 2023.

Blackley station, located on Rochdale Road is due to complete this November.

Whitefield fire station, off Bury New Road, is due to complete in October 2026.

The new stations are part of a £38m investment in its estates by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service which was approved in 2021.

Three new stations are being built on the existing sites of current stations.

"Subject to final approvals, a contractor has now been selected for a new community fire station in Stockport (King Street West)"