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COVER STORY: Key role for innovative FLEX financing at Plymouth’s New REI
The striking new Royal Eye Infirmary (REI) created offsite for Derriford Hospital in Plymouth by Modern Methods of Construction specialist, MTX, is helping to meet the increasing demand for eye surgery and treatment from across Devon and Cornwall.
Totton training suite aims’ to elevate technical proficiency’
ICS Cool Energy, an international temperature control solutions specialist for manufacturing process and facilities applications, has opened a new training suite at its facility in Totton, Southampton.
AI safety system for machinery wins King’s Award for Enterprise
A safety system for plant said by the company to be the market’s ‘most advanced AI human form recognition device’ has won technology solutions specialist, Safety Shield Global, the King’s Award for Enterprise.
Large-scale refurb project completed at Glasgow’s Ross Hall Hospital
Construction firm, Morris & Spottiswood, has completed a large-scale refurbishment project with Circle Health Group as part of a multi-million pound investment at Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow.
Solar partnership delivers solar PV for Poole Hospital
Aztec Solar Energy has become a Centrica Business Solutions energy partner, and will complete its first solar PV design and installation project at Poole Hospital in Dorset, as part of University Hospital Dorset NHS Foundation Trust’s transition to Net Zero.
Abloy UK’s new Business Development manager for healthcare to focus on digital access
Abloy UK has further strengthened its team with the appointment of Simon Wilson as Business Development manager for the Healthcare Sector.
Northwood facility to be redeveloped in £11 m scheme
Northwood and Pinner Cottage Hospital is set to be redeveloped after achieving full planning permission, with around £11 million to be injected into the project ‘to cement better health outcomes for the 20,000 patients who access the facility’.
Modular build specialists call for planning and funding ‘re-think’
With NHS repair backlogs reaching record levels, and – as they put it – ‘the New Hospital Programme facing an uncertain future’, modular construction firms, Darwin Group and Portakabin are calling for ‘a re-think’ around how healthcare estates are planned and funded.
Assa Abloy Door Group strengthens offering with ‘internal restructure’
Assa Abloy Door Group has announced a new internal restructure that sees the company joining forces with all comparable business units across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa, to form a new global division – the Assa Abloy EMEIA Door Business Segment.
Social prescribing’s impact clearly demonstrated
NHS Property Services is celebrating the delivery of 25 new social prescribing sites to its partners across the country, achieving its goal of 100 sites being made available for patients.
AHU and substation ‘PODs’ safely delivered to Solihull Hospital’s new theatre block
Northumberland-based Merit, a UK industrialised construction and digital manufacturing specialist, has delivered ‘a major milestone’ for the new £25 million Elective Hub (Operating Theatre Block) at Solihull Hospital, designed to significantly enhance patient care and treatment capacity.
Alpha Scientific’s new Manchester water testing laboratory
Water testing specialist, Alpha Scientific says that its relocation to a new, UKAS-accredited, microbiological water testing laboratory in Manchester further supports its ongoing commitment to support clients with their testing needs, and underlines its growth and expansion.
June webinar will highlight UPS systems’ critical role
A webinar being held at 12.00 pm on 12 June in association with Health Estate Journal will see Alex Emms (pictured), Technical Director for Kohler Uninterruptible Power – who has over 30 years’ experience in the UK power protection sector, discuss the topic, ‘Powering Safety: Uninterruptible Power Systems for Life Safety in Healthcare Buildings’.
Gamma Knife unit successfully upgraded at Queen Square
Amethyst Radiotherapy, a ‘leader in cutting-edge cancer treatment’, and specifically Stereotactic Radiosurgery, has announced the successful upgrade of its Gamma Knife machine at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), Queen Square, in central London.
Major energy project completed at Hillingdon Hospital
A £9.7 m project to help keep patients and staff warm, as well as provide hot water, has been successfully completed on time and on budget at Hillingdon Hospital.
Integrated community mental health centre opens in Islington
On 18 April, Per Mertesacker, current manager of the Arsenal Academy (pictured), officially opened 1 Lowther Road, a new NHS Integrated Community Mental Health Centre in Islington.
IWFM and Equans unite ‘to drive sustainability in workplace and FM’
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has entered into a new ‘strategic partnership’ with market-leader in the energy and services sector, Equans – a collaboration that will the two organisations say will ‘leverage the huge potential of the workplace and facilities sector to help drive sustainability across organisations’.
SPARK TSL acquires Sentean Group
SPARK TSL is acquiring Sentean Group, a Dutch company with a complementary background in hospital entertainment and communication, and bringing its Fusion Bedside platform for clinical and patient apps to the UK.
Sewell Group companies appointed to consultancy and construction framework
Companies from Yorkshire-based Sewell Group have been appointed to three new Pagabo frameworks for consultancy and construction that enable clients across the public sector to access Sewell Group’s decarbonisation or estates consultancy to help improve their estate.
Government procurement department saved taxpayers £3.8 billion in 2022 / 2023 alone
Over £3.8 billion of taxpayer money has been saved by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) in the last year alone, as the agency celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
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