Buzz Station, Whitehaven

20 years after the town's bus station closed it's doors, the derelict building has been transformed and reopened as a business hub offering office, hot-desking and meeting space, as well as a range of support and facilities to nurture start-up. It also features Peddler a cafe-bar on the ground floor. The redevelopment was led by BEC (Build Extraordinary Communities), with the help of partners including Copeland Council and the Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners. Sellafield put £5.7m of funding into the £8.2m project.
Buzz Station, Whitehaven
Building
Commercial and Industrial

Complete Rebuild for BEC

The project comprised the complete refurbishment/re-build of the existing Bus Station and associated adjacent office building into a new Innovation Warehouse for BEC.  The space has been transformed to provide modern, flexible office space with a café-bar on the ground floor.

Client

BEC

Project Completed

March 2021

Duration

92 Weeks

Value

£4.3m

Contract

JCT Design & Build
No items found.
No items found.

Building services delivered at Buzz Station, Whitehaven

Building Works:

  • Substructure works.
  • New steel framed structure.
  • New upper floor construction and balustrading.
  • Internal staircase.
  • Demolitions and soft strip works/alterations.
  • Remedial works to the existing rear retaining wall and retained front façade.
  • New roof and rainwater goods.
  • Curtain walling.
  • External doors and window systems.
  • Internal walls and partitions.
  • Internal doors and glazed screens.
  • Wall, floor and ceiling finishes.
  • New mechanical, electrical and lift services.
  • Site plot works and associated below ground drainage including culvert works will also be incorporated into the scheme.
  • Solar panels will also be fitted to the new roof to provide power and lighting to the offices.

Mechanical Works:

  • Hot and cold water services
  • Gas services
  • Electric heating system
  • General ventilation system
  • Comfort cooling installations
  • Server room cooling system
  • Thermal insulation works
  • Above ground drainage
  • Automatic controls and wiring
  • Testing and commissioning
  • Part rainwater installation
  • Sanitary ware

Our Achievements:

  • Compliance with BREEAM requirements to achieve a ‘very good’ rating.
  • The project obtained a Considerate Constructors Performance Beyond Compliance Certificate.
  • Introduction of renewable technologies & quality design.
  • The project was delivered with zero prohibition notices or reportable Health & Safety / Environmental notices issued.
  • Over 99% of waste was diverted from Landfill
  • Close liaison and several meetings with Cumbria County Council Highways to discuss our works and manage traffic issues as there was also a major Highway Improvements project being completed simultaneously.  This also required a lot of co-ordination between the Site Managers of the projects.
  • High level of customer satisfaction, resulting in future opportunities with the Client.
  • The amount of construction waste sent to landfill was minimal, with over 95% of the total waste being diverted from landfill.
  • No environmental incidents and minimal H&S accidents occurred despite the very complex nature of this contract.
  • Compliance with BREEAM requirements to achieve a ‘Very Good’ rating.
  • The project achieved a Beyond Compliance score from the Considerate Constructors scheme.

Cookie Preferences

Choose which cookies you’d like to allow:

Analytics
Marketing