Excellent police HQ opened in Hertfordshire 

Achieving both BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and WELL Platinum, the steel-framed £56 million headquarters for Hertfordshire Constabulary in Welwyn Garden City has officially opened. 

The 9,000m², four-storey building, delivered through the SCAPE Construction framework, replaces ageing 1960s accommodation on the Constabulary’s Stanborough site with a single, secure base for more than 500 officers and staff.  

The headquarters co-locates functions previously dispersed across the estate, including the Major Crime Unit, victim services, the dog unit, the senior leadership team and operational support, while reducing the long-term running costs of the site. 

The building also provides integrated custody and operational suites designed in line with national policing standards, secure and discrete vehicular access with holding bays, open-plan office space, conference and training facilities, and welfare provision including quiet rooms, a restaurant, gym, showers and cycle facilities. 

Andy Prophet, Chief Constable for Hertfordshire Constabulary, said: “This is more than just a state-of-the-art headquarters; it is a space that will enable us to provide an outstanding service to the communities we serve.  

“It has been designed to bring people together, helping us to collaborate more effectively, learn from one another and drive innovation. It is a 21st-century workplace for a modern, ambitious police force, and I am excited about the opportunities it will create for our officers, staff and volunteers in the years ahead.” 

Working on behalf of main contractor Willmott Dixon, AC Bacon Engineering fabricated, supplied and installed the steelwork.