Interserve facing fresh woe after problems hit West Yorks police job

By Will Ing2018-11-26T06:00:00

PFI contract beset by faults to 75 cells in Leeds and Wakefield

West Yorkshire Police has put Interserve on notice that it will be asking for compensation after it said 75 police cells built by the firm were not up to scratch.

An Interserve-led consortium won a £150m PFI contract back in March 2012 to build new divisional headquarters for the force, along with a training facility as well as new custody suites in Leeds and Wakefield.

At the time, the firm’s then chief executive Adrian Ringrose hailed the deal and added: “Our team is really looking forward to delivering such a high profile project.”

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