New central point of contact for all police matters

The move is complete - around 280 employees of the Oberberg police have moved into their new home on Hubert-Sülzer-Straße. The motor vehicle workshop was the last department to move into its new quarters, completing the almost six-week relocation phase in time for the inauguration. The new property now houses 4550 square meters of offices that were previously spread across various buildings in Gummersbach and Wipperfürth.

The management of the Traffic Directorate, which was previously relocated to Wipperfürth due to a lack of capacity, is now housed together with the other directorates at the new location. The departments located in different locations on Karlstraße and Hindenburgstraße as well as the weapons authority, which was partly relocated to buildings in the street "Am Wiedenhof", are now also history and can all be found centrally on Hubert-Sülzer-Straße.

The inauguration

On the last day of October, District Administrator Jochen Hagt invited guests to the inauguration of the new building, which was also attended by Interior Minister Herbert Reul. The Minister was impressed by the building and praised the "absolutely exemplary nationwide tendering process" as well as the new construction project "as a prime example in terms of its development, execution, realization and also its offer."

In addition to the modern building equipped with high-quality technology, he also highlighted the benefits for citizens. The planners have designed the entire building to be barrier-free; even the entrance has a guidance system for the visually impaired so that they can be guided safely to the main entrance.

In the new and technically upgraded police advice center, our experts can now demonstrate the latest security and monitoring options for burglary protection - so-called "smart home technology" has now been introduced here.

The minister also explained that the central location on Gummersbach's inner city ring road, which is in close proximity to public transport stations, not only ensures optimal accessibility for citizens, but also quick response times and a better police presence.

In his speech, District Councillor Jochen Hagt added that the shorter distances in the building would enable more effective work and further improve the well-known good security situation in the Oberberg region. In his speech, he thanked everyone involved "who pulled together from the planning stage to the last brushstroke" and thus made the punctual completion of this "gem" possible in the first place.

In addition to the smooth handling of the move, which posed major challenges, particularly for the Central Tasks Directorate responsible for technology, he praised in particular the members of the new building project group, who had taken on an enormous additional workload over the years. This extraordinary commitment had contributed to the new building becoming a showcase project in the state of NRW.

The building and the equipment

The four-storey building, constructed on an area of around 10,000 square meters, offers around 280 employees a modern workplace on 4,550 square meters. All offices are equipped with height-adjustable desks and ergonomic swivel chairs.

The building is located on the old Steinmüller site in the heart of Gummersbach. The city center and the bus and train stations are just a few minutes' walk away. Thanks to its location on the inner city ring road and the nearby B 256 federal highway, the police emergency vehicles have excellent transport connections.

The property also has its own vehicle workshop, which looks after the fleet of around 90 vehicles.

A quick look inside

We would like to give you the opportunity to look over our shoulders as we work and take a look inside our premises. We are therefore planning an open day for next year.

So that you can already get an idea of our new office, we have created a video for you. Just accompany our colleagues as they walk through the new building!