A TRANSFORMED former fire station has signed two commercial tenants to its ground floor.

The historic Old Fire Station on Copenhagen Street in Worcester was purchased by developer Guthrie Roberts in 2021 after the fire service had vacated the building in 2015.

Now data, technology and identity software company GBG are set to move into the ground floor alongside tuition provider Mathnasium.

Managing director of Guthrie Roberts, Ben Roberts, said: "This was a beautiful building before we got here, but it was unloved and it had decayed.

"To turn it into something that will make a useful contribution to the community is my favourite part of this project."

The Old Fire Station's upper floors are already home to 30 residential units, which were completed last year, and includes one, two and three-bedroom apartments.

19 of those are under new ownership, while Guthrie Roberts retained 11 for let.

The Old Fire Station's upper floors are now home to 30 one, two and three-bedroom apartments. (Image: Newsquest)

On the commercial spaces, Mr Roberts said: "The plans for these units have changed a lot and it was a complicated part of the project.

"However it's exceedingly good for the city to have global companies, such as GBG, here."

GBG's head of data strategy, Stuart Watt, said: "We have been looking for a new site for 12 months or so, and this building is so iconic.

"The way it has been designed really fits our young, dynamic team.

"There will be 20 people moving in here in November and there's capacity here for 60, so we will be recruiting aggressively and hoping to create links with the university."

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At the presentation of the new commercial units, Worcester's MP Tom Collins addressed those attending.

Mr Collins said: "Here we have a building that's really part of our history.

"The architecture is fabulous, and what's being done with it now is beautiful and really forward-looking.

"Both the uses of these commercial spaces are about leaning into the future and to skills."

Leader of Worcester city council, Lynn Denham, said: "This has been an exemplary redevelopment from start to finish.

"Worcester has lots of fabulous buildings with history and it's important that we make the very best use of them."