{"id":29780,"date":"2025-04-02T04:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wates-wins-fit-out-for-manchester-first-street-hub\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T04:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:21:10","slug":"wates-wins-fit-out-for-manchester-first-street-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wates-wins-fit-out-for-manchester-first-street-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Wates wins fit-out for Manchester First Street Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span>Aaron Morby<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span>1 hour ago<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<div class=\"entry-thumbnail image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/s960_Manchester-First_Street-CGI-Side-WEB_QUALITY-1200x828.jpg\" class=\"attachment-article-image size-article-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"First Street Hub building will be home to 2,600 civil servants\" title=\"First Street Hub building will be home to 2,600 civil servants\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\">\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tFirst Street Hub building will be home to 2,600 civil servants\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>&gt;Wates has secured the fit-out job for the Government\u2019s new hub building at First Street in Manchester.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Government Property Agency has appointed Wates\u2019 Smartspace arm for the Cat B fit-out of the nine-storey building delivered by BAM Construction.<\/p>\n<p>Launched as part of the GPA\u2019s Government Hubs Programme, the Manchester First Street Hub will accommodate around 2,600 civil servants from the Ministries for Housing,\u00a0 Business and Trade, Education and Office for Standards in Education.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Work is expected to complete in Autumn 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a3105m development, which was forward-funded by the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), supports the Government Hubs Programme\u2019s aim of securing growth across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Camp, Managing Director of Wates\u2019 fit-out and refurbishment business, Smartspace, said: \u201cWe are delighted to continue our successful partnership with the Government Property Agency following our work at Darlington Economics Campus and 2 Ruskin Square in Croydon.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Morby\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"photo\">\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2025\/04\/02\/wates-wins-fit-out-for-manchester-first-street-hub\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Aaron Morby 1 hour ago First Street Hub building will be home to 2,600 civil servants &gt;Wates has secured &#8230; 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