St. Modwen has won a Staffordshire Building Excellence Award 2011 for the successful delivery of the Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service vehicle maintenance unit at its Trentham Lakes business park in Stoke-on-Trent.

Winning the Industrial category for properties over £1 million, St. Modwen received the award from the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) in recognition of the developer's timely delivery of the £3 million bespoke property for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.  

The building works were managed directly by St. Modwen utilising strong local subcontractor skills, and the bespoke 24,000 sq ft property was delivered two weeks ahead of a challenging target programme.

Mike Herbert, regional director for St. Modwen commented: "We are delighted to have received this award and particularly to have gained such esteemed recognition on one of the first directly managed St. Modwen buildings. Our team worked closely with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service from conception to completion, using expertise in delivering construction projects to enable build cost savings to be recommended to the Service when agreeing the base build specification. The finished product is a highly specified and functional building and is regarded by the Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service as an exemplar for their service delivery. That alone was recognition enough for us, but we are naturally delighted to have also received industry recognition for the commitment to quality demonstrated throughout this building." 

Situated on the 400 acre Trentham Lakes business park which is being developed by Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration Ltd, the joint venture between St. Modwen and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, the building provides a single location for the maintenance and servicing of the county's 208 strong Fire and Rescue fleet ranging from incident response vehicles to reserve appliances and all associated equipment.  

The property includes 12 vehicle servicing and repair bays alongside a machine workshop, spray booth, storage areas and a training/meeting room, as well as an equipment store for the emergency response team. This will enable the maintenance of the ladders, rescue equipment, light portable pumps, portable generators, hose reel tubing and branches plus a host of other essential pieces of firefighting equipment required across the county.

Annual servicing and large repairs are carried out within the premises with safety inspections, minor servicing and repairs undertaken at the various 30 fire stations located throughout the county of Staffordshire. Apprentice Fire Service mechanics also train at the Trentham Lakes building. 

An established mixed use business park, Trentham Lakes is situated in a premier location in North Staffordshire and is widely recognised as the home of Stoke City Football Club's Britannia Stadium. To date, the highly successful scheme has attracted over 50 commercial occupiers across its Trade Park, Office Village and Business Quarter, with 70 acres of the site left to develop. Existing occupiers include Lexus, Audi, Screwfix, Pets at Home and Glen Dimplex with onsite amenities including Holiday Inn Express, Greens Health and Fitness, plus other sporting, retail and dining facilities. 

St. Modwen will now progress to the LABC's national award ceremony to be held later this year.