Carbon reduction initiatives recognised with award

Anthony Trimble, head of Estates Operations, and his colleague, Robert Spence, head of Specialist Services, at the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, received the coveted award from Lord Carter at a celebratory lunch held in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace in the House of Lords on 14 November. The lunch followed a morning seminar, entitled ‘NHS Engineering & Estates: A Vision for 2030’ (see pages 19-23) which took place a short distance away at Broadway House in Westminster, and at which speakers included IHEEM’s President, Ian Hinitt, Sir Robert Naylor, BESA’s Chief Executive, David Frise, the Executive director at the BRE Trust, Deborah Pullen, and IHEEM CEO, Pete Sellars.

Highly Commended

QE Facilities Limited (QEF), part of the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (GHNT) – which was established in 2014 ‘to create a new model for the delivery of non-healthcare services to the NHS’ – received a Highly Commended certificate for achievements ranging from reducing staff sickness and reviewing its maintenance activities to maximise efficiency, to improving its space utilisation, and reducing carbon footprint through ‘greener travel’ and an Energy Reduction Strategy. Peter Harding, QE Facilities’ managing director, received the certificate from Lord Carter, who congratulated both the winning and Highly Commended entrants, and praised this year’s high standard of entries.