Construction companies Keepmoat and Conlon Construction have been named as the contractors who will refurbish and redevelop Preston’s Grade II listed bus station.
Conlon Construction is based in the town and will bring a wealth of heritage experience to the project having marked its 55th anniversary with the transformation of the transport hub, which has become an icon of Brutalist architecture.
Furthermore, the construction and community regeneration specialist firm Keepmoat is to construct a new 2,600 sqm Youth Zone.
Cassidy & Ashton is supporting both schemes, with the company set to provide planning services and work alongside John Puttick, a New York based architect, for the bus station concourse and Youth Zone, and their own architects for the car park.
Cassidy & Ashton’s chartered town planning and environmental consultant, Alban Cassidy, commented: “We’re very excited to be working on these projects – particularly because it’s on our doorstep and is of great interest to many people, not just those living locally.
“The programme has been very challenging but we have had the opportunity to work with some highly skilled organisations which has made the whole project incredibly rewarding.”
Cassidy added that as a man from Preston, he has always been fond of the bus station and he is pleased to be playing a part in making sure that it will remain in a good state for future generations.
The proposed development of the bus station, which is owned by Lancashire County Council, is subject to planning permission being granted.
Meanwhile, last month Keepmoat secured a £15 million contract with housing association firm Family Mosaic to deliver 79 new homes in Leytonstone.
Keepmoat will start the demolition, site clearance and enabling works in the very near future with the work expected to be finished by summer 2018.
Keepmoat has also been appointed to the new Family Mosaic framework that will provide homes for rent, shared ownership and private sale in four new housing blocks.
