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Procurement organisation invites bids for £250 m Materials Supply and Associated Services Framework

Designed to supply construction materials to housing providers and the wider public sector managing the delivery of repairs and maintenance works, the framework can accommodate multi-year contracts, and will provide access to all goods required throughout the property lifecycle. Fusion21 said: “Offering innovation in technology and service delivery solutions, and a new lot for ‘Adapted

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May

COVER STORY: Key role for innovative FLEX financing at Plymouth’s New REI

However, its rapid provision was made possible only through the innovative FLEX managed services project package developed by MTX, and extraordinary collaboration between the contractor and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.   The off-site three-floor REI brings together outpatient and surgical eye treatments previously provided within the main hospital, and is designed to enable operations on

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May

Totton training suite aims’ to elevate technical proficiency’

The custom-made lab – designed to facilitate training and development of technicians – offers hands-on simulations and a classroom set-up featuring all equipment ICS Cool Energy sells, hires, and services – including chillers, free coolers, temperature control units (TCU), heat exchangers, controls ‘and more’.  With the new suite, ICS Cool Energy aims to equip technicians

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May

AI safety system for machinery wins King’s Award for Enterprise

The Cheshire-based business’s system was designed to cut the risk of serious injury on busy construction sites and places of work where heavy plant are operational. Providing ‘a world-class level of protection for contractors in the most demanding of safety-focused environments’, Safety Shield gives operators a full 360-degree ‘window’ to ensure workforce safety. Using AI

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May

Large-scale refurb project completed at Glasgow’s Ross Hall Hospital

The contractor undertook three projects simultaneously across the site to upgrade the  facilities, with the hospital remaining entirely operational throughout the 26-month period. Works included exterior upgrades of cladding, windows, and steel support structures; the refurbishment of 88 patient bedrooms – including new shower/wet rooms and new nursing stations and support services, and a two-storey

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May

Solar partnership delivers solar PV for Poole Hospital

The installation comprises five interconnected roofs on one building, and will have 470 PV panels, five SolarEdge inverters, and 261 optimisers. Estimates show that it will generate circa 200,000 kWh annually to save circa 50 tonnes of CO2 a year. Aztec Solar will connect, commission, and test the new solar PV system over just two

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May

Abloy UK’s new Business Development manager for healthcare to focus on digital access

With an extensive background in the sector, he will lead the business development of digital access solutions within both private and public healthcare settings. The new appointee has spent over a decade within Assa Abloy ‘family’ – his journey having begun in 2004, specialising in mechanical master key systems. Over the years he progressed within

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May

Northwood facility to be redeveloped in £11 m scheme

Hillingdon Council’s Planning Committee voted unanimously in favour of the refurbishment scheme. NHS Property Services (NHSPS) and North West London Integrated Care Board will work closely to deliver the works, expected to start mid- this year. Two GP practices, Carepoint and Acre, will be relocated into the refurbished building from nearby Northwood Health Centre to

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May

Modular build specialists call for planning and funding ‘re-think’

Having ‘combined their strengths to deliver excellence in modern healthcare environments’ over the last year, both companies have been looking at how modular construction and alternative funding options could ‘transform the idea of what a modern healthcare estate could look like’. Darwin Group CEO, Richard Pierce (pictured), believes a strategic overhaul is long overdue. He

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May

Assa Abloy Door Group strengthens offering with ‘internal restructure’

The company says this new alliance between all door business segments across the different regions strengthens its offering, and will help focus on key objectives, ‘as well as further cementing its lead position in the marketplace’. As part of the partnership, Door Group will benefit from ‘a range of innovative new products’, set to be

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May

Social prescribing’s impact clearly demonstrated

One of the 25 new sites, delivered during the 2023/4 financial year, is a communal garden next to Haxby and Wigginton Health Centre in York. NHSPS funded the redevelopment of the green space, known as Whole Life Community Garden (pictured), and the revitalised plot is looked after by a local community group, and hosts horticultural

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May

AHU and substation ‘PODs’ safely delivered to Solihull Hospital’s new theatre block

The project has recently seen the transportation and delivery of five air-handling unit PODs and two sub-station PODs to the site from Merit’s factory in Cramlington, which have since been lifted into position. A 500-tonne crane was used to lift the 30-tonne AHU PODs and the 35-tonne sub-station PODs onto the hospital roof, a logistical

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May

Alpha Scientific’s new Manchester water testing laboratory

Located in Hexagon Tower, a specialist science and technology facility, the company’s microbiologists provide analytical services for microorganisms such as Legionella, E.coli, total coliforms and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.  “Our new Manchester lab is a key part of our growth and expansion which will allow us to provide the highest quality microbiological water testing to further regions

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May

June webinar will highlight UPS systems’ critical role

Kohler Uninterruptible Power explained: “With growing restrictions on generators, the use of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems in healthcare buildings to support life safety equipment is becoming increasingly important. In the event of a power outage, a UPS system provides a reliable power source to critical building systems such as evacuation lifts and emergency lighting,

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Apr

Gamma Knife unit successfully upgraded at Queen Square

Specialised cranage equipment was used, lifting over 15 tonnes of equipment between the two high-rise buildings. The source loader weighed approximately nine tonnes, with the radiation vault at roughly five tonnes, while a variety of other equipment also required specialist transportation. The Gamma Knife source loader is a sophisticated device used to precisely position radioactive

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Apr
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