RECENT NEWS

Global non-combustible insulation manufacturer, Rockwool, has signed an agreement to buy 114 acres (46 hectares) of land at Peddimore, north east of Birmingham, with plans to build a ‘state-of-the-art’ manufacturing facility there featuring proprietary electric melting technology for its stone wool insulation products.

HRH The Princess Royal has officially opened new occupational therapy facilities at West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven.

NHS Property Services has completed and officially opened a £4.5 million redevelopment project at John Coupland Hospital in Gainsborough, transforming the former Morton Suite there into the new Scotter Ward.

Abloy UK has further strengthened its team with the appointment of Mike Harrison as Business Development Manager for Healthcare.

Armitage Shanks has added to its Markwik 21+ brassware sanitaryware range a new sequential non-thermostatic pressure balanced valve (PBV) mixer – the Comfort SQ.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Modern Methods of Construction specialist, MTX Contracts, to upgrade healthcare facilities at Clacton Hospital with a new Urgent Treatment Centre.

Provider of sustainable temporary power solutions, Power Electrics, has ‘transitioned’ from being privately owned to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), in what the company dubs ‘an exciting development’ and a ‘significant milestone in its long-standing commitment to its people, customers, and suppliers’.

The impact of legislative and design changes and the drive towards Net Zero on the standby power generation market will be the focus of a webinar being hosted by Health Estate Journal on 10 December, presented by Business consultant at WB Power Services, Geoff Halliday.

Buildings will become safer and more sustainable if building services engineers take a broader approach, said CIBSE President, Fiona Cousins, speaking as a guest on the industry podcast ‘Behind the Built Environment’, hosted by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).

T-safe has launched an innovative water safety security anti-tamper solution, designed to prevent unauthorised removal of point-of-use (POU) filters, which can increase the risk of infection from waterborne pathogens in healthcare environments by enabling the uncontrolled release of contaminated water.

A company introducing its robots into a new Midlands ‘super hospital’ claims its systems could ‘revolutionise’ patient care all over the UK, and ‘save millions of pounds annually’.

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Southern Home Counties Business has recently completed work at Southlands Hospital’s new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Shoreham-by-Sea, with phase two of the project handed over.

X-rays can be a daunting experience for patients, especially children, and to help reduce ‘scanxiety’ – the increased level of anxiety patients may feel before, during, and after a scan – Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton has recently partnered with Canon Medical Systems UK ‘to reimagine the whole X-ray experience’.

Information Commissioner, John Edwards (pictured), has urged organisations across the UK to recognise the real-world impact of data breaches – ‘and the devastating effects they can have on people’s lives’.

The Howard de Walden Estate (HdWE) has announced a £52 m investment in what it dubs ‘flagship’ buildings for health innovation and discovery, centered’ on Hale House in London’s Portland Place.

Mitie, which claims to be the UKs ‘leading technology-led facilities transformation company’, has welcomed three new apprenticeship cohorts to its business in one recent week, in a move that it says further reinforces its commitment to nurturing a diverse and skilled workforce.

The UK’s 9.4 million STEM workers are wasting on average six hours every week thanks to a lack of access to advanced AI tools, according to a new ‘in-depth’ study, How the STEM world works, by STEM specialist, SThree.

Prague-based investment firm, Reinsberg Group, the ‘medtech’ arm of BHM Group, a Prague-based private equity company, has acquired a majority stake in Brandon Medical, the UK-based specialist in the development and manufacture of medical equipment.

Artelia says it has ‘strengthened its position as one of Europe's top 10 engineering companies’ with the acquisition of Pick Everard, a long-standing player in the UK consultancy sector.

When the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board decided on a complete refurbishment of the flooring and wallcoverings at The Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, staff turned to Gerflor to ‘transform’ several key areas – including the main reception, corridors, and the sexual health clinic.