Day one has been non-stop, with a busy schedule of project showcases and industry networking. Visitors to Stand F11 have been exploring our award-winning healthcare projects and learning more about our end-to-end approach – combining design, build, finance, operation, and maintenance expertise. We’re also hosting an exclusive giveaway for visitors to our stand – your

We opened day one with a stand that drew strong footfall from estates leaders, clinicians, and contractors, eager to see how our integrated solutions unlock safer, smarter workflows and future-proof clinical environments. Our live demonstrations sustained engagement under our central theme: “connecting smarter workflows and future-proof infrastructure.” Redefining illumination: The award-winning polaris A major focus

Our Gordian UK team thoroughly enjoyed engaging in insightful discussions with all of you about how Gordian’s solutions, including our Measured Term Contracts and National Schedule of Rates, can transform your estates contracts. These tools provide cost certainty when pricing your facilities maintenance and repair works, ensuring you won’t encounter unexpected costs. Moreover, our solutions

We unveiled the latest addition to the Legrand UPS product range the new TriMOD, a three-phase modular UPS from 10 to 80kVA. Not only has the TriMOD received a stylish new facelift, but it also offers impressive performance enhancements including parallel capability for up to four units and a sleek 5” touchscreen display. A big

Garland UK’s latest CPD, Solar PV for Sustainable Buildings: Design, Installation, and Compliance Essentials, has been developed to help estates managers, designers, and procurement teams navigate the complexities of solar PV integration in healthcare environments. The training provides the knowledge and tools to specify and implement PV systems safely, efficiently, and with long-term performance in mind.

The UK’s largest healthcare estates event brings together thousands of professionals from across the sector. This three-day event will feature keynote sessions, expert presentations, debates, roundtables, and a major exhibition showcasing more than 230 leading companies and industry associations. This year’s overarching theme, ‘Prevention is better than cure’, reflects the growing emphasis on proactive planning

Responding to the publication of the latest NHS Estates Returns Information Collection data showing the estimated cost to eradicate the NHS’s backlog maintenance has risen to £15.9 bn, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said:  “The continued rise in the NHS maintenance backlog bill is deeply worrying but unfortunately not surprising given the

The roof structure has been completed at the new Centre for Living Well in Stockport – marking a key milestone in the transformation of the former St Thomas’ Hospital into a modern care facility and intergenerational neighbourhood. Delivered by Stockport Council, with funding support from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Homes England, the £multi-million

For the project team, led by head designer Carl Lindsey, working closely with architects Gilling Dod, the pieces had to be structurally robust and meet the stringent requirements and regulations associated with modern healthcare facilities. All finishes specified needed to be impact-resistant and easy-to-clean, maintaining strict hygiene standards. The company explained that this meant careful

The scheme will deliver 245,000 sq ft of specialist laboratory space within a total of 360,000 sq ft of multi-functional facilities, supporting research in medical technology, genetics, and neuroscience. The development is expected to create 890 long-term jobs, contributing nearly 9% of Southwark’s Local Plan employment target for the London Bridge Opportunity Area, while also

The Future HealthSpaces Innovation Hub provides a dedicated environment for testing and developing ideas that could shape the next generation of NHS facilities. The Hub centres on a full-scale prototype of a single patient bedroom with ensuite, allowing designers, engineers, contractors, and suppliers to trial layouts, fixtures, and finishes in a real-world setting. It has

The report, titled ‘Tackling the other half of the climate challenge: Adaptation’, draws on the findings of the Institute’s recent Sustainability Survey, which looked at workplace and facilities management industry’s approach to climate change. Although the report reveals some ‘undeniably stark facts’ regarding the challenges facing our industry, there is also a focus on the

The four-storey facility, which is the first Wave 1 scheme in the national New Hospital Programme to begin main construction, will transform the way urgent and emergency care is delivered for people across Devon and Cornwall. Procured under ProCure23 (P23) with Mace, and delivered by contractor Willmott Dixon, the new building will replace the hospital’s

The arrival of 365 offsite manufactured structural modules has marked a key milestone for MTX Contracts Ltd in the project to create a Surgical Elective Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. The five-storey surgical centre for Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust will open in summer 2026 in phases with seven new

The acquisition follows five years of majority ownership by Blantyre Capital, an independent investment manager specialising in mid-market equity and debt. Founded in 1972, McAvoy designs, builds, and rents premium space solutions, ranging from temporary modular buildings to fully bespoke permanent buildings. McAvoy has extensive experience in supplying to the health, education, pharmaceutical, and commercial