RECENT NEWS

With the roll-out of GB Energy funding, public sector estates – including NHS Trusts, have a clear opportunity to reduce energy costs and carbon output through rooftop solar PV systems. However, to make the most of this investment, it’s essential to start in the right place: the roof. Rob Wall, Technical manager at Garland UK, explains why roofing condition is a critical factor in solar success, and how the right approach can maximise value, avoid disruption, and futureproof estates.

Pinpoint, which manufactures staff alarm systems ‘for high-risk workplaces’, has launched a new website to mark what the Leven-based business says is a ‘fresh direction’ as it seeks to drive sales of its ‘cutting-edge’ P2 System.

Merit, a leading UK industrialised construction and digital manufacturing specialist, has announced ‘a significant investment’ in research and development (R&D), machinery, and automation technology, as part of its ‘ambitious growth strategy’.

Plans for Snowsfields Quarter, ‘a new world-class life sciences hub’ in south central London, have taken a major step forward.

Almost 3,000 extra procedures a year will be offered to patients thanks to a new procedure room opening at Braintree Community Hospital, doubling its current offer.

A new outpatient facility is being created at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport by MTX Contracts using advanced modern methods of construction – which the construction company says ‘support the long-term sustainability plans’ of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

In a joint project undertaken between Hull Citycare, which owns and manages the building, and Community Health Partnerships (CHP), the head tenant, Hull’s Marfleet Health Centre is set to become more sustainable as part of the NHS’s drive to Net Zero, with the installation of photovoltaic panels on the roof.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the appointment of Paul Eagle (pictured), Executive Board Technical director at BESA member company, Dalkia UK, as the new Chair of its Technical Committee.

Ensuring safe water systems in healthcare facilities is critical to protecting patients, staff, and visitors, against Legionella risks. However, traditional risk management is often ‘time-consuming, fragmented, and reliant on outdated processes’, claims LegionellaDossier.

After two years of construction, the new Chiswick Health Centre on Fisher’s Lane (pictured) – a purpose-built modern joint £23 million project between NHS Property Services (owners of the site), North West London ICB, and Hounslow Council, on Fisher’s Lane is now open to receive its first patients.

Stannah Lifts is calling on businesses and Facilities managers to ‘act now’ and upgrade their lift communications systems to ensure that they are ready for the UK’s new high-speed, GSM digital network.

Memorial Hospital in Woolwich, south-east London, operated by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, required a critical roof refurbishment to extend the lifespan of its facilities, enhance thermal efficiency, and align with the Trust's Green Plan commitment to achieving Net Zero carbon emissions by 2040.

NHS staff at Scarborough Hospital’s Emergency Department have recently welcomed a new ‘colleague’ – a research robot called DAISY.

Cistermiser, a leading UK provider of water and energy saving management solutions, says it welcomes the launch of Ofwat’s £100 million Water Efficiency Fund ‘as a crucial investment in securing the UK’s future water supply’.

Babor Qureshi (pictured), just appointed by Stephen George + Partners (SGP) as Principal architect in the practice’s Healthcare team, based at its Leeds office, brings over 18 years’ experience to the AJ100 practice, primarily in the healthcare sector – working closely with NHS Trusts and contractors across the UK.

A new cancer support centre being built in the grounds of Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire in North Wales has celebrated its ‘topping out’ – by nailing a ceremonial bough to the roof.

Vantify, claimed to be ‘the first UK-based full service compliance software ecosystem’, has launched today (31 March) as part of a multimillion pound investment in its technology.

A new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at the Newmarket Community Hospital has been completed by Morgan Sindall Construction, and handed over to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT).

Community Health Partnerships (CHP) has appointed Stephen Talboys, Chief Operating Officer – Campus 2030 for the Open University (pictured), as its new Chief Property Officer – an executive and Board Director position.

Following the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s recent announcement of £100 million in Great British Energy funding for the NHS to install solar power and battery storage solutions, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £1.13m to install solar panels at the Northern General Hospital, Jessop Wing Hospital, and three community properties.