Wates Smartspace Expands DWP Portfolio

Peel Park, near the DWP offices National property services provider, Wates Smartspace, is underway with a £4m refurbishment project on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Wates Smartspace has been appointed to deliver mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering works at the DWP’s Blackpool Peel Park Offices, a hub designed to be at the forefront of its digital and change transformation.

Work includes the replacement and refurbishments of chillers, boilers, electrical systems and internal upgrades of tea points and toilets, as well as external refurbishments and hard landscaping.

The Peel Park Offices appointment is the latest DWP contract win for Wates Smartspace, with major office fit out projects recently completed in Birmingham and Hastings.



Scott Camp, Managing Director of Wates Smartspace, commented: “We are delighted to have secured another contract with one of our key customers, enabling us to further strengthen and continue to develop our existing relationship with DWP.

“The Peel Park Offices appointment is testimony to the breadth of experience and in-depth understanding our team has developed through our existing contracts with DWP.

Wates Smartspace works across a number of sectors, including banking, retail, developers, pharmaceutical, healthcare, broadcasters, and owners and occupiers of commercial offices and public sector organisations. Project values range from £20,000 to £25m.