RECENT NEWS

Dr Tom Makin, directorate manager, medical microbiology of the Royal Liverpool University Hospitals will be presenting the most up to date information on this subject at a seminar hosted by the North West IHEEM group, at Ellen House in Oldham.

Total Gas & Power has been named as the NHS’s natural gas supplier, following a competitive tender process.

Hayes Cottage Hospital in Middlesex was founded in 1875 on the site of the old Hayes Workhouse – closure of the premises was due in 1983, but a sit-in occupation by staff delayed it for two years.

The Leeds office of Faithful+Gould has completed a new build £3 million care home in Harrogate.

MTX Contracts has completed the installation of new mortuary body stores at Macclesfield General Hospital.

Regionally based MLM Consulting Engineers is launching a new standalone division dedicated to working with clients, developers, design teams and contractors to satisfy the growing number of renewable and sustainable requirements demanded from the green agenda and new legislation affecting development projects.

Figures released by Foremans Relocatable Building Systems, the UK supplier of recycled and refurbished modular buildings to the healthcare sector, indicate that the demand for this highly sustainable approach to construction is increasing dramatically.

A new system to manage more than 3,000 parking permits and provide effective enforcement procedures for all of its car parks has been adopted by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals. The NHS Trust has confirmed the selection of Langdale Systems’ Permit Gateway and Parking Gateway solutions to maximise the efficiency of its traffic department.

Specialist contractor Thermal Transfer (TT), a subsidiary of ETDE, has completed a £4.5 million turnkey package for a new sterile services decontamination Super Centre in West Yorkshire.

Welconstruct, the health and sterile services contractor, has increased its dedicated team to an all time high and reveals it is on target to secure in excess of £10 million of projects in this specialist sector during the first half of 2007.

Flooring and wall cladding from Altro has been installed in rooms at The Junction, a young people’s mental health assessment and treatment centre near Lancaster.

A major European project has been announced to enable engineers in the aerospace, automotive and construction industries across the globe to interact using virtual reality technology.

Devon Primary Care Trust has contracted healthcare development specialist Ryhurst to act as the private sector partner on the £25m PFI project to redevelop Newton Abbot Community Hospital.

Brandon Medical has announced its biggest ever research and development programme, with increased investment in a variety of new product developments.

The NHS has announced the 200th new health centre to be built under the Government’s NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) programme.

Emily Harvey has joined the IHEEM team as events manager. Much of her time will be spent on the organisation of the IHEEM Annual Conference as well as the technical seminars held throughout the year.

The publication of three articles featured in this issue of Health Estate Journal has been facilitated through the International Federation of Hospital Engineering (IFHE).

All Institute members are entitled to free and unlimited access to telephone legal advice from Law Express, the UK provider of telephone legal advice.

The first ever HEFMA National Awards winners were announced to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the organisation’s annual Conference and Exhibition in Blackpool recently.

The dates for the popular Facilities and Estates Manager Development Centre Programme have been announced.