September 2023 - Car Park Topping Out Ceremony

We’re pleased to be celebrating a building milestone at the new staff car park for the Royal Stoke Hospital.

Last week, the Trust was joined by construction firm IHP to mark the final layer of concrete being poured into the structure of the new car park. To commemorate the occasion, Lorraine Whitehead, Director of Estates, Facilities and PFI, poured the final layer of concrete on the top floor of the car park, off Hilton Road, at a topping out ceremony.

Bruce Bagnall, project manager at IHP, said: “I am pleased we have been able to come together to mark this significant moment in the construction of this new car park. The work has progressed at pace and I appreciate everyone’s hard work. We will keep up the momentum now until next year.

Lorraine said: “I am so pleased to celebrate this major milestone in the construction of our new staff car park. It’s taken a number of years for us to get to this point and to where the car park could become a reality. We are delighted with the progress so far and to come and see the size, scope and scale of it, is just incredible. I want to say a huge thank you and well done to everyone for getting to this point.”

The new car park will have 1,680 parking spaces and is due to open in early May 2024.