Crown Commercial Services is an agency of the Cabinet Office established to help the public sector achieve maximum commercial value when procuring specific goods and services. In 2021/22 it helped specifiers achieve commercial benefits equivalent to £2.8 bn. Launched in 1990 by the Building Services Engineering Services Association, (BESA), SFG20 (https://blog.sfg20.co.uk/resources/news/g-cloud) is the industry standard … Read more
The ‘24/7-operated’ AHL is being created to provide urgent pathology facilities to support the hospital’s clinical teams when the main pathology service relocates to a new pathology laboratory currently under construction at the city’s St James’s Hospital. Morris & Spottiswood began construction of the AHL in mid-January, and is set to complete it this summer. … Read more
Richard Mullen from Walmley had an MRI scan on a Philips scanner funded by the hospital’s official charity. Cutting a ribbon to mark the occasion (see photo), he said: “I was referred to the new Heartlands Treatment Centre after an incident at a trampoline park, which resulted in me hurting my ankle. It feels good … Read more
Made possible by an investment of £325,000 by the business and its parent company, JTL, the artificial street will ‘launch’ this spring, providing training in emergency response to gas incidents, as well as excavation safety, cable avoidance, sewer jetting, and confined space entry. Located next to Develop Training’s York training centre in Huby, the site … Read more
Employing ‘a holistic approach to health and wellbeing’, Shotley Bridge Community Hospital is designed to provide opportunities for patients and staff to connect with the outdoors and benefit from nature’s therapeutic qualities. Arranged around two large, landscaped courtyards, it will offer a facilities including outpatient services and diagnostics, an urgent care centre, a medical investigations … Read more
Cardiac catheterisation gives doctors important information about the condition of the heart muscle, valves, and blood vessels in patients with cardiac arrhythmia. Expensive and delicate, the catheters used must be stored very carefully. The new laboratory – part of a €2 million investment – is equipped to an extremely high standard, giving Irish patients access … Read more
Canon Medical says the new diagnostic imaging systems will help improve the standard of care delivered to patients by cutting waiting times, expanding the range of local imaging services, and providing enhanced image quality outputs ‘for more certain, first-time clinical interpretations’. The suppler said: “The advanced scanning protocols on the new spectral Canon Medical CT … Read more
The business reportedly already has one of UK’s the largest construction manufacturing facilities – at 270,000 ft² (25,084 m²) – and is now extending its factory space to address increasing demand and to better meet customers’ needs. In line with its growth plans, Merit has doubled its workforce in the last two years, and expects … Read more
On 9 February, 2023 from 2.00-3.00 pm Health Estate Journal will host a webinar with energy management and sustainability consultancy, Inenco, with the session designed to help attendees better understand the dynamics of the energy market, and in particular: What is currently happening in the energy market? Why are prices are so high? What might … Read more
As a company committed to being at the forefront of development and innovation, BeaconMedaes’ medical gas pipeline systems (MGPS) product range continues to grow in response to the UK healthcare sector’s changing needs. The Anaesthetic Gas Scavenging System (AGSS) is an active system that extracts and disposes of waste anaesthetic gas mixtures from operating theatres … Read more
Working with Medilink Midlands and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance, the WMAHSN is seeking to facilitate collaboration between the healthcare sector and business community, to accelerate the adoption of drones for healthcare applications. The WMAHSN says drones and flying autonomous vehicles ‘offer real potential to solve some of the long-term challenges facing the NHS’. As well … Read more
Katie Wiseman and Ben Statham worked as volunteers with local teams for two weeks in Cusco, southern Peru upgrading the SOS Centre which provides healthcare and community support there. After announcing their plans, the pair also organised a sponsored ‘virtual fitness challenge’ which soared past the £7,500 target to raise more than £11,000 for the … Read more
As a result of the acquisition, CPG Europe says it will be able to offer customers both a complete range of mechanical movement joints, and an extensive range of tested and validated fire-stopping systems, including ropes, blankets, and filler boards. The company said: “This acquisition provides our family of brands with the technical expertise to … Read more
The results, including an additional €44,000 of savings, were achieved after extensive energy efficiency upgrades completed under the first Carbon and Energy Fund contract for a hospital in Ireland. The 15-year Energy Infrastructure Project Agreement will reduce the hospital’s carbon footprint by approximately 72,000 tonnes, cut imported electricity from the national grid by 77%, and … Read more
Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group is engaged in residential, office, industrial building infrastructure and power plant construction, had a total turnover of USD 10 bn billion (£8.2 bn) in 2021, and employs around 5,500 staff. Among its most notable completed projects are skyscrapers including the 828-metre Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Petronas Towers … Read more
