The Southampton Operational Command Unit will include a 42 cell custody suite and provide a state of the art building for operations and administrative functions. The new 7,150sq m building will consolidate previously split-site locations to create one new central police facility.

Located close to Southampton city centre on an existing brown-field site (the former Norman Offer Transport site), the new Southampton Operations Command Unit (SOCU) was procured using the SECE (now IESE) Major Framework.

Construction has now commenced and will be completed in December 2010. The landmark building  will provide a modern police facility for generations to come. Bond Brick has a permanent onsite management team to ensure the smooth running of the build.

Richard Bond, Managing Director of  Bond Brick Ltd explains “This prestigious contract is the culmination of hard work by the whole Bond Brick team involving all departments within the firm including surveying, tendering, planning and operations. Our experience of major builds and competitive pricing,  combined with our excellent reputation and previous work with Kier Group has enabled us to secure this landmark contract.”

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Bond Brick Ltd has secured accreditation to The Contractors Health & Safety Assessment Scheme.  The CHAS qualification is one of the construction industry’s major safety accreditation schemes and a pre-requisite for companies wishing to secure work on major public sector construction projects.

Rick Bond, Managing Director of Bondbrick commented “I’m delighted with our CHAS success. This further demonstrates our commitment to best practice in all our endeavours. CHAS is a major feather in our cap and is already opening doors to contracts which otherwise would have been out of reach”.