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Sustainable Energy First acquires Inenco
Sustainable Energy First, a sustainability and utilities specialist backed by Beech Tree Private Equity, has announced its acquisition of business utility and sustainability consultancy, Inenco.
People living with dementia can be 'powerful design collaborators'
People living with dementia should have more power and creative freedom in collaborative design projects, new research from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh suggests.
Mace joins Cambridge Children’s Hospital design team
Mace, the global consultancy and construction company, has been appointed to project manage the delivery of the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital, joining a wider design team which also includes Hawkins\Brown, White Arkitetker, Ramboll, MJ Medical, and Edge, as the scheme progresses into technical design.
‘Inclusive spaces and sustainable places’ discussed
Leading paint manufacturer, Dulux Trade, recently invited architects, specifiers, and interior designers to the Allermuir showroom in London for a panel discussion exploring inclusive design and ‘the power of colour and sustainability on wellbeing’.
External structure of new Elective Centre at Southmead completed
The external structure of the new Elective Centre at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, which is being built by Darwin Group, has now been completed, with over 200 modules lifted into place by a crane over six weeks to create the building structure.
Building of £15m Carlisle Endoscopy Unit begins
A ceremony took place in Carlisle on 14 August to celebrate the start of building of a £15m Endoscopy Unit on the grounds of the Cumberland Infirmary.
Work starts on new £4 m transplant centre for QEH Birmingham
Work is now underway by contractor, Speller Metcalfe, on the new £4 million Edmonds Transplant Centre Birmingham for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, being created via the extensive refurbishment of the outdated existing ward and staff area on the ground floor of the old hospital building built in 1935.
CABE announces new head of Technical Insight
CABE (the Chartered Association of Building Engineers) has announces that Dr Hywel Davies HonFCIBSE, has joined the Association as head of Technical Insight.
Transforming research and training in Malawi
A specialist postgraduate medical specialist and research training centre in Malawi, designed by leading African architecture and engineering practice FBW Group, has been officially opened.
Knightsbridge announces collaboration with South African manufacturer
West Yorkshire-based Knightsbridge Furniture has announced a new collaboration with Cranium Medical Products of Boksburg, South Africa, which creates ‘100% recyclable furniture optimised for the healing of patients’.
‘Landmark ‘mutual’ recognition agreement signed
The Engineering Council has signed a ‘landmark’ Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with the USA’s National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).
Kier to build Princess Royal’s new endoscopy unit
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Kier to deliver a new £22.5m endoscopy building at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) in Farnborough Common near Bromley in Kent.
Work starts on UEA anatomy training facilities
Aspiring healthcare professionals in the region will soon be benefiting from ‘state-of-the-art’, fully accessible anatomy training facilities at the University of East Anglia (UEA), designed bv LSI Architects, following the start of building works at the site on Norwich Research Park.
PFKG AND GIRI join forces ‘to enhance fire safety’
The Passive Fire Knowledge Group (PFKG) and The Get It Right Initiative (GIRI) have announced plans to work together ‘to improve safety and construction practices’ by sharing knowledge, exchanging ideas, and promoting each other’s aims and objectives.
Clear air technology specialist boosts R&D capability
A clean air technology company is ramping up its focus on innovation with a new department specialising in the research and development of products for the healthcare sector.
Engineering Council becomes a UKAS member
The Engineering Council has successfully been voted in to join the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), becoming the 24th member of the Government-appointed body.
Soft plastics recycled into outdoor furniture
Tesco, Veolia, Groundwork, and NHS Property Services, have joined forces to recycle soft plastics into outdoor furniture for upcoming social prescribing green spaces.
Sisk breaks ground on two south east London operating theatres
Sisk has been appointed via the ProCure23 framework to build two new operating theatres and associated recovery and clinical support spaces, for the new Lewisham Surgical Centre at University Hospital Lewisham, which are set to become operational next year.
Healthcare Estates 2024 programme launched
IHEEM has released the complete schedule of conference presentations, keynotes, exhibition seminars, and workshops for Healthcare Estates 2024 – which will take place on 8 and 9 October at Manchester Central.
IT and software provider to the NHS could face £6m fine over data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced today (Wednesday 7 August 2024) that it has provisionally decided to fine Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced) £6.09 m following an initial finding that the provider failed to implement measures to protect the personal information of 82,946 people, including some sensitive personal information, in an NHS ransomware incident in August 2022
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