BAM Construction has been selected to build two fire stations in Sheffield.

The contractor, which has offices in Leeds, was awarded the £5million contract by South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue (SYFR) through the Yorbuild framework.

BAM will build new stations at Parkway and Birley Moor that will serve the South Yorkshire area.

Parkway Fire Station will be a two-storey facility staffed by firefighters 24 hours a day. The steel-framed building will include a range of sustainability features such as air source heat pumps, solar-heated water and photovoltaic cells.

Single-storey Birley Moor Fire Station will be staffed part-time and include appropriate sustainability measures.

Both buildings will provide more modern facilities for firefighters to train and prepare for work.