Marshalls,
the UK’s leading hard landscaping manufacturer, has partnered with
Northamptonshire Police to help secure its new headquarters in Kettering.
A range of products
from Marshalls’ Landscape Protection portfolio have been provided to help
secure the exterior of the building, including Geo bollards and seating, a
Pluto cycle shelter and bespoke concrete planters.
The full range of
products help protect public spaces while also fitting seamlessly into the
surrounding landscape.
The new Northern
Accommodation Building has been developed to replace the outdated police
stations in Kettering and Corby and provides modern, fit-for-purpose custody
facilities and office accommodation to better support operational policing in
the north of the county.
The site consists of
a 20-cell custody suite and three-story office building which can accommodate
more than 300 officers and staff. It will house both Northamptonshire Police
and the county’s Fire and Rescue Service.
Jaz Vilkhu, Managing
Director of Marshalls Landscape Protection, said: “The specification required
to protect facilities such as the Northern Accommodation Building means only
the most secure products will do. However, it is also vital they fit into and complement
the surrounding landscape.
“Our Landscape
Protection products achieve the desired aesthetic aim while also protecting
against any potential accidental or criminal damage, ensuring the new building
is fit for the future.”
Kate Perriss,
estates manager at Northamptonshire Police, said: “While our new base is
state-of-the-art on the inside, we also recognised the importance of securing
the building’s exterior too.
“The products
provided by Marshalls’ Landscape Protection help us do this effectively and
subtly, without making the building imposing and enabling us to provide a
modern office and workplace to support policing in the north of the county.”
Marshalls works with
the public sector and businesses to manufacture and recommend Landscape
Protection products with the appropriate safety ratings. It employs
approximately 2,500 people across the UK.
The FTSE 250-listed
company’s Landscape Protection product line consists of specially designed
street furniture, which includes benches, planters, litter bins, cycle stands
and bollards, manufactured to PAS 68/69, PAS 170 and IWA 14.1/14.2 standards.
These are used to create safe, attractive spaces that protect the public, while
integrating seamlessly into the surrounding environment.
