SIGA Slate specified to integrate with existing homes
Windsor Court is a 51-bedroom care home situated on a prominent site in a conservation area in the Worcestershire town of Malvern. Its SIGA Slate roof, with its hips, valleys …
Healthcare Buildings
Breathing Buildings Provides Hybrid Ventilation to Air Ambulance Headquarters
Breathing Buildings, the UK’s leading provider of controlled hybrid ventilation systems, has supplied ventilation to the new East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) HQ building. With sustainability at its heart, the …
Pick Everard completes major £15m East Midlands heart services relocation
The £15m relocation of the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre from Glenfield Hospital to its new city centre home at Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI) has now completed. National independent property, construction and infrastructure consultancy, Pick …
Mitsubishi Electric equips doctor’s surgery with renewable heating
Mitsubishi Electric has provided a medical practice in South London with three commercial Ecodan air source heat pumps to deliver renewable heating and year-round comfort. The owners of Paxton Green …
835-Year-Old Buildings Undergo Restoration to Provide Sheltered Accommodation in County Durham
A £1.7 million renovation scheme in County Durham has transformed two 835-year-old buildings into high quality sheltered housing. The Grade II listed Thornley House and Shincliffe House buildings have been …
Vent-Axia Wins Prestigious Industry Initiative Award for its ‘COVID-19 Support Campaign’
Leading ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia is delighted to announce that it has been named as the winner of the ‘Industry Initiative Award’ at the prestigious Electrical Wholesaler Awards 2021. The company’s …
Work begins on new linear accelerator treatment facility at NHS Lothian’s Western General Hospital
Work has begun on a new linear accelerator (LINAC) treatment facility at NHS Lothian’s Western General Hospital (WGH) in Edinburgh, designed by HLM Architects and being delivered by RMF Health …
Ground-breaking London Institute for Healthcare Engineering ‘ecosystem’ gets green light
Lambeth Council has granted planning permission for the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE), an initiative led by King’s School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences with the Guy’s and …
Vital Ventilation Protects Patients and Reduces ‘Fallow Time’ for Dentists’ Surgeries
According to the British Dental Association over 14.5 million fewer dental treatments were carried out between the March 2020 lockdown and September 2020 in England compared to the same period …
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre scoops more design awards as it continues to provide world-leading cancer care in Liverpool
The new Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool is transforming the lives of people in the city and improving the standards of cancer care in the UK, whilst continuing to win …
Vent-Axia Named a ‘UK Business Hero’ for its COVID-19 Response
Vent-Axia has been named as a ‘UK Business Hero’ by the British Chamber of Commerce as part of the Chamber’s campaign to recognise the incredible work UK businesses are undertaking, …
Interventional radiology relocation completes at Glenfield Hospital
THE £2m relocation of the interventional radiology department to the Glenfield Hospital in Leicester has now completed. The new ward comprises of recovery bed bays, day case bed bays, associated …
National contractor hands over Milton Keynes medical centre
A STATE-OF-THE-ART medical centre in Milton Keynes has now reacched completion thanks to national contractor Willmott Dixon. The £9.5m facility, which is due to provide additional health care capacity for …
Clegg Construction picks up the pace at £10m Hertfordshire care home
Construction work on a £10m Hertfordshire-based care home project, being delivered by principal contractor Clegg Construction, has continued on site throughout the pandemic to reach its first major milestone, with …
Vicaima collaborates on modular mental health clinic
Vicaima doors were selected as part of a modular build project, for community Mental Health in the North East of England. Equipping the Plessey Centre to provide NHS Community Mental Health Services …
NHS Nightingale is the temporary hospital that will always be remembered
In these troubling times it has been truly inspirational to witness the efforts of organisations throughout the construction and security sectors in building the NHS Nightingale Hospital at ExCeL London. …
The Electrical Industry Pulls Together to Support NHS Nightingale Hospital at London ExCeL
In these difficult times the electrical industry is pulling together to help supply essential products and services to our hospitals as quickly as possible. Last week Crawley-based ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia …
R32 Hybrid VRF delivers energy efficient comfort for Acticare staff
Nursing and care home supplier Acticare is now able to provide heating, comfort cooling, and fresh air ventilation to employees with the installation of modern, innovative air conditioning from Mitsubishi …
Full Recovery of Lewisham Hospital Roof with Kemperol
KEMPER SYSTEM’s KEMPEROL® 2K-PUR solvent-free and odourless liquid waterproofing system has been used to refurbish the roof of Lewisham Hospital’s main entrance and outpatient department. Ensuring the project avoided any …
Providing both safety and natural light…
Peacefully residing in the quaint town of Buxton, an elaborate project from Housing 21 proudly stands – named Thomas Fields. Housing 21 are a non-profit organisation who manage retirement homes …
Trend integral to keeping Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust fit and healthy
Due to their large and often complex water supply systems, hospitals are potential breeding grounds for the bacteria that have the potential to cause Legionnaires’ disease. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS …
Looking on the brighter side of the National Health Service
Reliable, clear and effective lighting in hospitals plays a key role in all aspects of operational effectiveness, patient recovery as well as staff productivity. Nathan Cole, global product manager at …
Planning approved for University of Lincoln 21m medical school building
PLANS for a new, £21 million medical school building at the University of Lincoln (UoL) have been approved, providing a significant, new opportunity for medical students to study in state-of-the …
The perfect prescription
With their large and often complex water supply systems, hospitals and healthcare estates are potential breeding grounds for waterborne pathogens. Over many years instances of Legionnaires’ disease have regularly made …
Odourless Roofing Solution Maintains Staff and Patient Comfort at St George’s Hospital
Large expanses of flat roofs characterise most modern hospital buildings. Regardless of the system used, the original build quality or the thoroughness of maintenance regimes, all roofs have a finite …
Big Foot Systems Provides Support at Manchester Royal Infirmary
Big Foot Systems has supplied a custom plant deck to support a chiller on the asphalt roof of Manchester Royal Infirmary. Big Foot Technical worked with the contractors to design …
Curing Sunderland Royal Hospital’s Access Problems
Kee Systems has recently provided Sunderland Royal Hospital with several bespoke access platforms to allow safe access to plant and equipment situated on the new Emergency Department’s roof. Sunderland Royal …
Access to nature among top considerations when designing buildings for people with dementia
Buildings designed for people living with dementia must prioritise unrestricted access to nature, support for wayfinding and navigation, and the safety of the environment – new research has found. Academics …
Plywood canopy gives London hospital the wow factor
James Latham recently supplied more than 40 sheets of WISA Twin Plywood which was used to create a lightweight canopy structure for an impressive freestanding workspace pavilion in Evelina Children’s …
Marshalls Provide Water Management Solution for Derriford Hospital Interchange
The road outside Derriford Hospital has been widened to allow buses to travel in both directions, helping to reduce congestion outside the main entrance and making bus journeys to and …
Neaco balustrade specified for ‘gold standard’ care home
Neaco have supplied a contemporary glass balcony railing and balustrade specification for a new 60-bed residential care home in Barrow. The £7m Parkview Gardens care home has replaced four older Cumbria …
Altro’s first adhesive-free flooring for low slip risk areas is tough time-saving solution at Warrington Hospital
New Altro CantataTM, the company’s first adhesive-free flooring for areas with a low slip risk, is already demonstrating its capabilities at Warrington Hospital, providing a tough time and cost-saving solution …
Sustainable Building Designs Take Over
Danny Phelan, National Sales Manager at Panel Systems, looks at how building designers and architects are using innovative cladding materials, such as timber, to create modern and environmentally sustainable building …
Early specification provides time savings with Knauf AQUAPANEL® Exterior
Early specification of Knauf AQUAPANEL® Exterior at the design stage of a 60-bed care home in Winnersh has provided both speed and cost savings for specialist care home developers Castleoak …
Commercial Doors Made Easy, in Jack Aluminium’s New Brochure
If you need an aluminium commercial door, just ask Jack. Fabricators can find everything they need to create high-quality, secure and thermally efficient commercial doors, in the new TD68 Jack …
Gentle care from Gerflor
Kilbryde Hospice in East Kilbride, just south of Glasgow in Scotland is a voluntary independent 10-bed hospice which exists to provide specialist palliative care to patients with life-limiting progressive illnesses, …
Four steps to specifying the right commercial door
Commercial aluminium systems specialist Jack Aluminium has made it easy for architects and specifiers by creating four steps towards specifying the right commercial door for every project. “There are lots …
Big Foot Systems Answers DIY SOS from Great Ormond Street Hospital Project
Big Foot Systems is thrilled to have helped Nick Knowles & the BBC DIY SOS team on a rooftop garden project at Great Ormond Street Hospital for children in London. …
Ground-breaking BIM project gets pressed
Geberit Mapress‘ speed of installation has contributed to Northern Ireland’s largest Level 2 Building Information Modelling (BIM) project, the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute, located on the Health Science Campus at Belfast City …
Altro sets clinical standard for new medical centre
Altro’s flooring and wall cladding systems are proving their clinical capabilities in a new state-of-the-art primary healthcare facility in Maidstone, Kent, where safety and infection control are paramount. Redeveloped from …