Regeneration - Case Study
Wigan Joint Service Centre
 | Location | Wigan Joint Service Centre |
| Project type | PFI | |
| Client | Wigan Council | |
| Sponsor | Morgan Sindall Investments, Hochtief AG | |
| Contractor | Morgan Sindall plc | |
| Capital Value | £50 million |
The PFI scheme, called the Wigan Life Centre is a leisure, health, learning and information complex that includes a one-stop shop for all public services.
Morgan Sindall Investments was co-sponsor and partner with Hochtief AG, whilst Morgan Sindall plc led the construction phase of the PFI scheme which was completed in December 2011.
A community of spaces grouped around a central organising hub, Wigan Life Centre will revitalise the town's civic heart. The state-of the-art facility has retained its original 1930's terracotta north facade, preserving and upholding Wigan's rich heritage.
The facilities include a 14,563m² Healthy Living Zone and 5,358m² Information and Learning Zone. The former houses a 25 metre public swimming pool with moveable floor and separate learning pool. The Information and Learning Zone includes a central library with separate children's and teenage libraries, open-plan administration offices and piazza.
The new centre includes a one-stop-shop for all health and social care services which provides a contact point for the council, its housing and leisure partners, the police, the NHS, the fire service and community and community and voluntary groups.