A construction firm is racing towards completing a multi-million-pound emergency response base in Hull. Hobson & Porter is building a new station for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, aiming to consolidate operations from several scattered sites into a single facility.
The new station is located in a building that was formerly a warehouse off Clough Road. It will serve as a home base for staff currently working out of Hull East, Hull West, Sutton Fields and Hamburg Road.
Inside the facility, crews will find a fleet workshop for vehicle maintenance, a unit for non-emergency patient transport services, and space for staff training. The move creates a centralized command center intended to streamline operations.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has invested £6 million into the project, while Hobson & Porter’s contract is worth £2.8 million. Construction work is expected to be finished “in the coming weeks,” according to the report. The firm is handling ceiling and partition wall installation, flooring, kitchen units, internal doors, glazing, decorating, and mechanical and electrical services.
Mark Tomlinson, senior construction manager at Hobson & Porter, said the team is entering the final stages. He noted that more than 60 members of the firm’s team and subcontractors are on site as they prepare for handover.
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“We started work at the beginning of January and are now entering the final stages,” Tomlinson said. “This is an exciting milestone; we all understand how important this facility will be for Hull and how it will contribute to saving lives.”
Glen Adams, the trust’s associate director of fleet and estates, emphasized the practical benefits of the move. He stated that having the team in one location will improve scheduling, vehicle availability, and recruitment. Adams also highlighted the social aspect of the project.
“A new station also supports our staff, who have very challenging roles,” Adams said. “The improvements delivered by this new station will support their health and wellbeing, and will ultimately ensure we are better positioned to deliver improved patient care.”
This consolidation marks a shift from fragmented operations to a unified environment. For the crews in Hull, the daily routine changes from visiting multiple distant sites to a single, central point. The physical environment of a modern, consolidated station often influences how teams interact and recover between shifts, potentially reducing the fatigue associated with long commutes between locations.
The project reflects a broader trend of municipal infrastructure upgrades designed to modernize emergency services. As the facility nears completion, the focus shifts to how the new space will handle the volume of emergency calls and vehicle maintenance needs in the region.