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

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

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

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,

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

Work to refurbish the Energy Generation Centre (formerly known as the incinerator), next to the Estates building on Kirby Way, has taken two years, but the plant is now complete and operational. Director of Operational Estates and Facilities, Steve Wedgwood, said: “It is the culmination of a two-year, £9.7 million build project which has been

The opening was attended by representatives from Kier and other key figures from the local community. Kier built the facility for the North London Mental Health Partnership through the Procure Partnerships Framework, as part of the Partnership’s St Pancras Transformation Programme. Works included demolishing the existing facility on site and constructing a new four-storey building

They are launched as Pagabo is announced as one of the first framework hosts accredited by NHS England as part of a move to consolidate the number of frameworks used by the health system. The success includes the appointment of Sewell Construction and I&G to two new decarbonisation frameworks for health and the wider public

The developments mean SPARK TSL can offer NHS Trusts ‘a unique digital platform to accelerate the adoption of innovation, and deliver quantifiable improvements in operational efficiency and patient education and engagement’. Sentean, meanwhile, can access additional resources and SPARK TSL’s Wi-Fi capabilities so it can ‘scale’ in the Dutch market, where it works with around

The IWFM said: “The workplace and facilities management (WFM) profession is uniquely placed to lead on sustainability, and Net Zero plans in particular, because it is the only function that brings together the needs of the landlord, the end-user, and the supply chain. The partners share a mission to change the perception of this lynchpin

CCS centralises government procurement, ‘allowing thousands of public sector organisations to procure services quicker and easier, while saving taxpayers substantial sums of money each year’.  Over 21,000 public sector organisations are now supported through the central system – including schools, hospitals, and prisons, saving them money on purchases ranging from food to IT, and allowing

The purpose-built facility, at  Royal United Hospital, brings under one roof many of the RUH’s cancer services to provide a cancer services hub for over 500,000 people in the South West. RUH Chief Executive, Cara Charles-Barks, said: “This is a major milestone for our community. We know cancer affects many lives, and this new centre

The event began with a piper leading guests onto the roof of the brand-new three-storey National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), before key individuals were invited to cement their involvement in the programme by signing their names in concrete. The topping out also marked the completion of the building’s frame, symbolising another important milestone in the journey

The Trust, which serves 800,000 patients in North Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire, found itself with two LIMS on its formation out of the merger of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals and Hinchingbrooke Health Care in 2017. The new LIMS, plus an extension of the ICE order communications and results reporting system to Hinchingbrooke, will – it

CRASH focuses on supporting hospices and homelessness organisations with vital construction projects, and Dulux Decorator Centre has been one of its Corporate Patrons for the past 10 years, assisting with paint and specification needs. Here Dulux Decorator Centre was called upon to assist with the paint specification, and donated all the paint needed for the