Wernick launches Modular Hire division

The company says that while Wernick Hire has long supplied modular buildings as part of its core offering, the launch of Modular Hire ‘marks a significant step forward’ – reflecting its  ‘commitment to invest in this growing area of the market, providing customers with a service that is more focused, resource-backed, and tailored to meet … Read more

‘Stakeholder-led’ upgrade of Alnwick Day Surgery completed

The £1.8 m ‘transformation’ was designed by Medical Architecture for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, with the works delivered by OPUS Building Services, and the project driven by the need to replace air-handling units for the Endoscopy and Day Surgery Theatre to ensure compliance with HBN and HTM guidance. In collaboration with M&E consultants, Desco, … Read more

McAvoy achieves ‘zero landfill’ waste on Good Hope MAU project in Birmingham

McAvoy has been working with the Trust on the MAU extension project since February, ‘responsibly recycling’ 491 tonnes of waste from the demolition and extensive excavation works. This includes repurposing the soil from the project, which was uncontaminated and was reused off site. The contractor’s modular building solution is part of a £4 million capital … Read more

Plans for Watford General rebuild get financial backing

The money will be used to deliver the next phase of preparing the site for the new building, and fund a Project team to drive forward the project. In January this year, the government announced its review into the New Hospital Programme (NHP), providing a new timetable for delivering the schemes countrywide. Ministers confirmed Watford … Read more

Sodexo selected as strategic supplier to the NHS under new national SSRM programme

The SSRM programme is a joint initiative between DHSC, the NHSE, and the Cabinet Office. The organisations involved say it represents ‘a shift in how the health system engages with its most critical suppliers – moving from traditional procurement approaches, to a structured, collaborative model that emphasises relationship-building, long-term value creation, and innovation’. Philip Leigh, … Read more

COVER STORY: New elective surgical hub at Colchester Hospital marks MMC milestone for MTX

The Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC) is reportedly the UK’s largest MMC development of its kind, built in five phases using 293 offsite-manufactured structural steel units. Designed to handle up to 10,500 cases annually, including 4,000 day cases, it provides state-of-the-art surgical and recovery spaces, including ensuite single rooms, X-ray facilities, a therapy … Read more

Climate response ‘still largely on paper, rather than practice’, survey reveals

Conducted for Mace by Censuswide, the research of over 4,000 building portfolio and asset managers across the UK, USA, UAE, and Hong Kong, working across 14 sectors – including healthcare, architecture and engineering, residential real estate, retail and leisure, and infrastructure, was conducted by to gain a better understanding of how asset managers are meeting … Read more

Robotic and emergency maternity surgical theatre unveiled at North Tees facility

Constructed on the hospital’s first floor, it spans the space above the atrium near the main entrance, and is supported by permanent columns from the ground floor. One of the most ambitious estates projects in the hospital’s history, the new theatre complex includes a ‘cutting-edge’ robotic surgical and training space, and a dedicated emergency maternity … Read more