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

He will take up the role in June 2023 at the Engineering Council’s AGM, at which Professor Chris Atkin CEng FRAeS, FREng will formally complete his term as Chair. Reflecting on his time in the role, and his successor’s appointment, Prof. Atkin said: “Serving on, and then chairing, the Board of the Engineering Council has … Read more

Northumberland-headquartered Merit, which claims to be ‘a leading offsite engineering and construction specialist for technically complex buildings’, says it has completed the first construction phase of the UK’s first purpose-built CAR-T cell manufacturing facility in record time. In line with the urgent need to bring life-saving advanced therapies to the UK, Merit delivered the new … Read more

The Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity is in the process of raising the final £1 million of the £12.5 million target needed to deliver this much-needed hospice next to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Attendees at the topping-out  heard a vote of thanks from Robert Carter, Chair of the Board of Trustees for Priscilla Bacon … Read more

JDDK said: “With the supply of highly skilled IT professionals being less than the increasing demand, employers like the NHS need to attract personnel with relaxed working spaces which reflect the interiors more of California’s Silicon Valley than traditional offices.” Project architect, Nicky Hodgson, explained: “Our brief from CTCS was to create an internal working … Read more

MTX, which employs MMC processes to deliver what it says is ‘faster, greener and more cost- effective completion’, is currently preparing the site in a former car park with delivery of the factory-manufactured building sections scheduled for early 2023. Once they are assembled with floor screeds, the internal and external finishes, furniture, fittings, and equipment, and … Read more

The new 12,500m2 building will accommodate over 40 research groups for the first time in a single ‘ultra-modern space’ to enhance collaboration and its research. The new facility has been built in collaboration with Imperial College, and is located at its Hammersmith Hospital campus in White City. Completing the project involved engaging with multiple stakeholders … Read more

Those who have come together to establish Healthcare Design Leadership say it is ‘a first of its kind in the UK’. Its aim will be ‘to help every NHS Trust become a highly informed client at all levels’ – by training clinical and managerial NHS personnel on how to effectively engage in the design and … Read more

HAIs include a range of different infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile). An estimated 3.5% of those that acquire a HAI die from the infection, according to research published by the British Medical Journal. To lower the risk of HAI from touching contaminated surfaces, a new type of antimicrobial film … Read more

He joins from the Building Research Establishment (BRE), where he was head of Building Performance Services. Well connected to both industry and academia, he was responsible for a range of business areas at BRE, including energy modelling, BREEAM, and the BRE Academy – a leading training provider for individuals and businesses for the built environment. … Read more