With many NHS hospitals under continuing bed pressure, Cloud Offsite Construction, working with medical engineering specialist, Howorth Air Technology, says it can deliver a new theatre, with a structural and external envelope design life of 60 years, in as little as 22 weeks, a new ward in 12, or a new office or link corridor in four.
All will be ‘virtually complete, and require little more than external finishes and service connections before being good to go’. The company said: “The delays often encountered in traditional building programmes due to weather, health and safety concerns, and issues with labour and materials, are avoided, as all work is done in a controlled factory environment. Final installation can be carried out efficiently with minimal disruption to the hospital’s day-to-day running.”
Cloud Offsite Construction says it can deliver a new, fully compliant theatre ‘for around £500,000-£ 1m, depending on final specification – up to 30% less than it costs to hire a temporary mobile theatre for just 26 weeks’. A single Building Regulations and HTM / HBN-compliant, permanent modular ward, meanwhile, can be delivered for a similar cost within 12 weeks
