RECENT NEWS

A ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction for a new medical and dental centre for the British Army at Leuchars Station in Fife.

Construction has commenced on an ‘energy-efficient’ Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) in Hereford, which will provide a calming and reassuring environment for diagnostic imaging and testing.

North-west based Britplas, a leading commercial glazing specialist, has announced that the company’s owners have transferred their equity to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), ‘marking a momentous shift’ in its ownership structure, and ‘a significant milestone in its journey towards sustainable growth and employee empowerment’.

Keraflo, which specialises in water management solutions for commercial and public buildings, has officially joined the British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA), in a move that it says signifies its commitment to enhancing fire safety standards in the UK.

SPARK TSL has appointed David Hawkins as its new Sales director, to support take-up of the SPARK Fusion infotainment solution by NHS Trusts and Health Boards.

Patients, visitors, and staff at Broomfield Hospital near Chelmsford hospital are benefiting from extensive Wi-Fi connectivity improvements following significant additions and upgrades to the hospital’s Wi-Fi network.

Sodexo Ambassador, Matt Dawson MBE, recently joined Karin Smyth MP, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, and other influential figures from NHS England, at the 2024 NHS Estates and Facilities Forum.

Design in Mental Health, one of the UK's leading annual events for the mental health built environment, has launched its 2025 Call for Papers, giving anyone whose work involves the design or delivery of spaces that support mental health the opportunity to submit a proposal to present at the next edition of the event, taking place at Manchester Central from 3-4 June 2025.

Cundall, an international multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with over 1,000 staff in 27 locations worldwide,  has appointed Andrew Somerville as Partner to head the practice’s ‘rapidly growing’ science and technology sector.

Insulating hundreds of miles of pipework in commercial and industrial buildings would give an immediate boost to the UK’s net zero ambitions and dramatically cut running costs, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the Thermal Insulation Contractors’ Association (TICA)

West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven, part of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC), is set to open its doors following a £40 million redevelopment. This marks the practical completion of a new 55,860 ft2 two-storey extension, delivered by Graham through the ProCure22 framework.

Prime Minster, Keir Starmer, has pledged the ‘biggest reimagining of our NHS since its birth’ in a speech following the publication of ‘a full and independent investigation into the state of the NHS’.

A nurse and former hospital engineer’s joint solution to ‘messy storage’ of tubing and cables hung by patients’ beds is now available to buy, on the Walters Medical website.

‘Aiming to address specific-sector and regional challenges for customers’, Alan Dunne has been appointed to spearhead Aggreko’s growth strategy and innovation in the region.

Helvar, the international lighting technologies company specialising in intelligent and energy-saving lighting solutions, has announced that Kim Långström has officially assumed the role of CEO.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the publication of the final report into the Grenfell Tower tragedy, saying that it should ‘add greater urgency to promised reforms of the construction industry and related engineering disciplines’.

RFiD Discovery, a leading UK provider of tracking solutions for healthcare, says its new Patient Discharge Management system is’ set to revolutionise how hospitals manage bed availability, offering a faster, more accurate solution that enhances patient care and operational efficiency’.

A ‘first-of-its-kind’ integrated care joint venture between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and NHS has now topped out, completing the first main phase of construction of new facility expected to be operational by Autumn 2026.

Altro has published its latest sustainability report, providing a comprehensive overview of the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainable practices.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) has partnered with Cinos to modernise its unified communications (UC) platform.