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Tilbury Douglas completes construction on £6.3m Same Day Emergency Care Centre
Tilbury Douglas has completed construction on an extension at Warrington Hospital, creating a new £6.3m Same Day Emergency Care Centre.
£7.5m expansion at Pinderfields Hospital advances with MTX
MTX’s £7.5m expansion at Pinderfields Hospital is utilising MMC to deliver a new decant ward and general refurbishment.
Councils given £6m in funding to enhance housing and support for...
£6m of funding has been announced to boost housing and support for vulnerable tenants from the Government’s Supported Housing Improvement Programme.
How can organisations tackle burnout in construction?
Can organisations do anything to tackle the rising instances of burnout in construction or is it simply out of their control? The answer lies in improving key aspects of organisational culture, as Robert Ordever, European MD of workplace culture expert OC Tanner, explains.
Michele Wheeler appointed as Mace healthcare director for Construct
Mace has appointed Michele Wheeler as its new healthcare director for Construct to expand its healthcare offer and drive strategic growth plans.
MTX awarded expansion project at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
MMC healthcare specialist MTX has been awarded for landing its latest project at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust.
Mace and Willmott Dixon join forces on healthcare projects
Mace Construct and Willmott Dixon Construction have joined forces to jointly target construction work in the UK healthcare sector.
Plans unveiled for £500m Stockport hospital on former Debenhams site
Healthcare services in Stockport could be radically transformed after plans to build a new £500m hospital have been unveiled.
Building work complete on new cancer centre at Cumberland Infirmary
A project to develop a new cancer centre in north Cumbria is entering the final stages after keys to the building were officially handed over by Graham.
Willmott Dixon bags £43m Dunstable health and care hub
Central Bedfordshire Council has awarded Willmott Dixon a contract to deliver the new £43m Chiltern Vale Integrated Health and Care Hub and 98 homes.
Manchester Royal Infirmary reveals £40m A&E transformation
New plans to transform the Emergency Department (ED) at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) have been given go-ahead by Manchester City Council.
Work progresses on George Eliot Hospital’s new theatre suite
Work continues on Wernick Building’s latest project for George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, which will see the delivery of a new theatre suite.
BAM lands another hospital contract
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed BAM Construction to create a new MRI suite, 24-bed Haematology Oncology Ward and associated facilities.
Offsite specialist secures £30m hospital in Berwick
Offsite construction specialist, Merit has been awarded the new £30m hospital in Berwick.
Cabot Square Capital acquires majority stake in Premier Modular
Cabot Square Capital has acquired a majority shareholding in Premier Modular for an undisclosed sum.
Morgan Sindall uses MMC on major hospital upgrade
Morgan Sindall Construction is set to deliver major refurbishment works at James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).
Approval for Wester Moffat as site for new hospital
NHS Lanarkshire has welcomed the Scottish Government’s approval of Wester Moffat as the site for the new University Hospital Monklands.
Covid-19, ventilation, SAGE and CIBSE
With the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine programme, businesses might be tempted to relax measures to control the spread of the virus. But, until a majority of the population has been vaccinated, it is critical workplaces maintain good levels of ventilation to help mitigate against airborne transmission of coronavirus, says Hywel Davies, technical director of the CIBSE
BAM secures £68m Salford Royal hospital contract
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has appointed BAM Construction to build a new hospital to support its role as the major trauma centre for Greater Manchester.
Morgan Sindall wins £19m Devon and Exeter NHS contract
Morgan Sindall Construction has secured £19m works to deliver an extension and improvements to the emergency department at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
Construction contract award values fall by 5% in 2020
Construction contract award values reached £57bn in 2020, only a slight decrease of 4.7% on the previous year.
Interserve wins £5m Wythenshawe hospital extension contract
Interserve Construction has been awarded a £5m contract by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust to carry out extension works at Wythenshawe Hospital.
Willmott Dixon secures Dorset Hospital car park scheme
Willmott Dixon has been appointed to build a 654 space multi-storey car park at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) in Dorchester.
Could modular buildings solve NHS capacity issues in 2021?
Alan Wilson, managing director of ModuleCo Healthcare, discusses what offsite construction has done to support the NHS through the pandemic and where we go from here.
Rethinking healthcare design through offsite: Lessons from a pandemic
Covid-19 could reshape how patients access healthcare – and hospital design needs to reflect that. Offsite construction, 3D modelling and AR/VR could have a crucial role to play, says Christoph Ackermann of architect BDP.
Supporting public service infrastructure delivery
Jon Bower, planning and infrastructure head at Womble Bond Dickinson, examines the government’s proposed changes to planning for the delivery of key public service infrastructure.