The new £9.7 million community safety hub has been delivered in Cleveland, Middlesborough.

Located at the edge of land at Hemlington Grange, the new headquarters form part of a 10-year plan to develop significant residential accommodation, associated community facilities and employment opportunities in the area.

The bespoke, 3,000 square-metre Community Safety Hub has been designed by McBains as an innovative, efficient, and technologically capable building, providing a workspace for policing and community partners. As well as providing open-plan flexible office accommodation, the building contains Cleveland Police's 999 call centre and Senior Management Team, as well as the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland.

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The building is designed as a Community Hub, which provides works space for not only the headquarter functions of the Cleveland Police but also for community partners and as such includes a community café space for use by building users, visitors to the building and the local community. The design balances the need for security and providing an open, civic environment for visitors and members of the community.

Mark Baseby, Director at McBains in charge of the project, said: "The central concept behind the building is 'one force under one roof', represented conceptually by a single roof forming a protective shell, enveloping all of the force's core functions.

"The design is intended to change the working culture of the police force through the implementation of an agile working model, providing facilities which are more flexible to changing operational requirements and which allow for a reduction in the overall floor space, leading to inherent cost savings."

The building is now fully occupied.

(CM/MH)