RECENT NEWS
Trane Technologies acquires stake in German automation provider
Trane Technologies has acquired a minority stake in Germany-based building automation software provider Kieback&Peter Group (K&P).
Identifying roof problems in healthcare estates
Learning to identify early indications of roof degradation and underlying system damage is an essential skill to have.
Investment to fund solar upgrade for care spaces
Kent Community Energy raises almost 150% of target in investment for solar powered sites across Kent.
Saniflo name new area sales manager
James Eeles appointed as Kinedo ASM.
Cromwell Hospital opens clinical extension
Bupa-owned Cromwell Hospital has opened a significant new clinical extension into the adjoining Lexham Gardens building.
MTX Contracts acquires Elite group
Construction firm acquires facilities management provider Elite Group.
Trio of new hires for Kier’s healthcare team
UK infrastructure services, construction and property group Kier has bolstered its healthcare team with three new appointments.
Event marks construction milestone of Oxford surgical centre
HEJ’s editor was invited by MTX to see the construction progress of a brand-new theatres project at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
Nobel Prize-winning material shows promise for infection-control
A new surface-coating technology developed at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden could offer healthcare estates teams a new tool in the fight against hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).
Refurb designed for Barking Trust Emergency care unit
Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has completed RIBA Stage 4 design works for the refurbishment of the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at Queen’s Hospital in Romford.
Construction starts on Coventry CDC
NHS Property Services welcomed the start of construction on a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Coventry at a groundbreaking ceremony last week.
New lab part of Hertfordshire pathology hub
The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has completed a major milestone in the development of its new shared pathology hub with the opening of a Containment Level 3 (CL3) laboratory.
First phase of Warwick Hospital redevelopment completed
Situated on Lakin Road, the hospital’s new main entrance has been fully redeveloped to create a welcoming, modern environment and improve food and retail offerings for patients, visitors, and staff.
Boxing gym opens inside NHS facility
In a UK first, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with mental health charity Off The Ropes to open the NHS’s first on-site boxing gym, located at the Trust’s Goldie Leigh site in London.
Fire safety testing closes gap in construction
Willmott Dixon has commissioned comprehensive fire safety tests for cavity barriers on Cross-Laminated Timber to eliminate a technical gap that has created uncertainty and delays on cross-laminated timber (CLT) projects across the sector.
£3.2 m investment for Surrey hospital
Funding to modernise intensive care and cardiac units at St Peter’s Hospital.
Recovery-focused design for CAMHS perimeter system
Britplas is incorporating therapeutic and recovery-focused design elements into secure healthcare perimeter systems, aiming to broaden how fencing is used within clinical environments.
IMed Group appoints new chief commercial officer
Parminder Kalle to lead IMed’s new chapter of international growth as CCO.
Construction development for Essex Trust’s UTC
Structural steel units used to create a new Urgent Treatment Centre are now installed at Clacton Hospital marking a significant milestone for the new facility being created by MTX Contracts Ltd for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
IWFM launch new Information Management guide
A new good practice guide from IWFM provides a transformative framework for how workplace and facilities management (WFM) professionals approach information management.
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