RECENT NEWS

Tilbury Douglas has successfully completed the £20.5 m extension of the Emergency Department and theatre suite at Aintree University Hospital for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Villeroy & Boch AG has signed binding agreements to acquire operating companies in the Ideal Standard Group.

The two companies says they are are ‘a strong strategic fit’ given their regional presence, sales strategies, and product and brand portfolios, ‘laying the foundations for a stronger market position and additional growth’. In an industry with global growth potential, the integrated company will, after completion of the transaction, join the ranks of Europe’s biggest manufacturers of bathroom products.

Research commissioned by Vodafone has found the NHS will lose out on £1 billion of savings every year if 5G is not rolled out quickly across the UK.

The move into the new Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital (GMMTH) is now well underway, with teams working to safely prepare the building for our patients and service-users.

The University of Bristol’s new purpose-designed Dental School has been officially opened by Bristol West MP and Shadow Culture Minister, Thangam Debbonaire.

Evelina London Children’s Hospital has welcomed patients to its new Children’s Day Treatment Centre.

Develop Training, one of the UK’s leading accredited providers of compliance, technical, and safety training, has recently launched its new talent development programme, which it says ‘seeks to encourage skilled individuals from across the utility sector to become industry-leading trainers and help inspire the next generation of talent’.

The redevelopment of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital will improve the facilities and access to vital care for children and young people affected by cancer.

The RO Group has appointed Ana Bajri as its first head of Sustainability.

A technical expert in the property sector, her experience lies in real estate and the built environment, with a strong record of understanding and navigating ESG issues in a commercial environment.

Abloy UK has launched Incedo Offline, an extension to the Incedo ecosystem that it says allows access to be managed both in real-time and offline at the same premises, ‘providing even greater control and flexibility’ for Security and Facilities managers.

Eighty-five per cent of business leaders within the UK and Ireland’s healthcare sectors believe the ‘energy crisis’ will impact their organisation’s ability to meet emissions reduction plans, according to research published by Schneider Electric, the specialist in ‘the digital transformation’ of energy management and automation.

As a leading specialist training provider for healthcare engineering, and estates and facilities management in the UK and across the globe, Eastwood Park says it offers ‘first-class facilities, and hands-on, guided training’, to its learners.

BES, the specialist in the design and delivery of complex facilities for the pharma and healthcare sectors, has completed a £2.5m project to create a new pharmacy and aseptic suite at Weston Park Hospital for the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

An experienced ‘health and care advocate’ has become the second partner in as many months to join Bevan Brittan’s market leading Health & Care - Regulatory team, as it continues to grow to meet client demand.

Air Sentry says it is very proud to be one of the sponsors of the World Health Organization's inaugural European conference on Indoor Air.

WiFi provider, WiFi SPARK, is rebranding its healthcare arm as SPARK Technology Services, with the new identity marking the completion of the integration of the former Hospedia bedside unit business, and ‘a new vision for the NHS, based on patient engagement and application services’.

UK fit-out specialist, Deanestor, has announced a strong financial performance, with a 35 per cent increase in turnover to £19 m, and a return to pre-pandemic profit levels.

Responding to the ongoing removal of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from NHS hospitals, Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “The NHS has been following technical guidance from the Institution of Structural Engineers to ensure that its sites that use reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) are monitored closely for any risks, and that the planks are removed from these premises as quickly as possible. The identification of RAAC continues as the guidance from the Institution of Structural Engineers has been updated.

Leading multidisciplinary property and construction consultancy, EDGE, has been reappointed to the NHS Shared Business Services’ (SBS) new £2 billion Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy and Ancillary Services Framework.

On 12 September the sustainable resource management company, Veolia, is hosting a new event at the Center Parcs Venue in Woburn Forest, ‘to raise awareness of ecological challenges such as decarbonisation, depollution, and the optimisation of the earth's resources’.