RECENT NEWS

The multi-million pound contract awarded to offsite construction specialists, Premier Modular, to provide bespoke modular buildings for COVID19 testing has been doubled to 50 sites across the UK.

During the pandemic a health and housing scheme in Nottingham is, proponents say, ‘showing the value of partnership work’ in supporting residents to find good quality housing that helps them stay healthy, and reduces unnecessary time in hospital.

How NHS Trusts can ‘turn compliance into an opportunity’ – via an effective ‘Green Plan’ – will be the subject of a webinar presented by Inenco Group, to be held at 11.00 am on 26 November in association with HEJ.

Hospitals no longer need worry about the ‘expense, stress, and time’ of installing a full coffee shop, with the launch by Peabodys Coffee of 'a completely self-contained, compact pod specifically designed with new pandemic safety measures’.

ISG has been awarded a circa £50 million project to build The Oak Cancer Centre at The Royal Marsden in London.

Birmingham is set to benefit from two new family-centred hospital buildings, with the local NHS Foundation Trust having awarded a design and technical consultancy service contract to architectural practice, BDP.

New policy guidance issued to NHS estates directors states that adopting a ‘manufacturing-led approach’ to the design and construction of new projects will offer the greatest opportunity to improve efficiency and productivity across the estate.

BES, the specialist in design and construction of advanced environments for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, has been appointed to fit out the new Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC) at the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire.

NHS Property Services has announced that over the next three years it will deliver over 100 key ‘transformational’ projects that will ‘make essential improvements to the healthcare estate for the benefit of patients, and healthcare profession'.

Kajima Partnerships, the international developer and investor, has strengthened its commitment to the Irish market by appointing highly experienced property and development finance professional, Dwayne McAleer, as its Dublin-based Country head.

Sheppard Robson has been appointed as the lead architect for ‘the ambitious redevelopment’ of North Manchester General Hospital.

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that 40 hospitals will be built by 2030 as part of a package worth £3.7 billion, while the proponents of further eight schemes have been invited to bid for future funding.

Building Design Partnership, architects for the new Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Liverpool specified a range of Johnstone’s Trade paints for the building, on the the recommendation of main contractor, Laing O'Rourke.

Following a successful reopening of sites post-lockdown, NHS Open Space has announced the launch of 40 new sites, now offering over 500 rooms across 60 locations – ‘from Sunderland to Portsmouth’.

Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in Israel, Rambam Health Care Campus has opened the largest COVID-19 treatment centre in Israel.

AerosolShield has secured £250,000 investment from the Welsh Government to help it develop and scale production of the AerosolShield 'pop-up' isolation tent.

Imtech, jointly owned by EDF and Dalkia, has announced changes to its leadership and organisation as it ‘re-shapes’ 'to better meet the rapidly evolving market conditions' across its business sectors and build on its diversified growth strategy.

The design team behind Oriel, a joint initiative which would see Moorfields and UCL IoO services move from Islington to a purpose- built centre in Camden’s Knowledge Quarter, have revealed ‘the latest iteration’ of how the building could look.

A new initiative aims to get manufacturers in the construction industry to take ownership of their product information with a series of articles being produced, and manufacturers being encouraged to join a discussion group to share their views.

The Construction Industry Council has launched an updated version of its design quality evaluation tool, the Design Quality Indicator for Health 2 (DQIfH2).