RECENT NEWS

Bury-based door hardware specialist, UAP, has announced the acquisition of Armadillo Metal Coatings, marking what it describes as ‘another milestone in its ambitious growth journey’.

Housed in a refurbished supermarket which had been derelict for nearly a decade, a locally built community space, which will include GP facilities, is set to breathe life into the Cornish town of Helston, says the clinical designer on the project – MJ Medical.

The Howard de Walden Estate (HdWE) says Re:Cognition Health (RCH) has signed a new 20-year lease for 62-64 New Cavendish Street in London’s Harley Street Health District for a new ‘brain and mind clinic’.

Arcadis, a leading global company that delivers sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, has been appointed on the NHS Building for Wales 2 Framework (BFW2) Lots 1 and 2, as a design partner for Principal Supply Chain Partner, Kier.

The Industry Competence Steering Group (ICSG) has announced ‘a comprehensive restructure’ to enhance competence and safety standards across the built environment.

Tilbury Douglas, a UK building, infrastructure, engineering, and fit-out business, has successfully built Knowl Park House in Mirfield, a ‘state-of-the-art’ dementia daycare centre and Centre of Excellence for Kirklees Council.

CLD Physical Security Systems (CLD), which provides on-ground and in-ground security solutions, recently hosted a BRE Attack Testing Day, where it showcased the strength and durability of its security systems under extreme testing conditions.

Global programme and project delivery consultant and construction expert, Mace, has been appointed to the NHS Building for Wales 2 Framework ‘to support the delivery of outstanding healthcare facilities with healthcare boards and Trusts across Wales’.

Heatherwood Hospital in Berkshire, designed by multidisciplinary design practice, BDP, has been named the best elective care centre in England by patients.

Small and medium-sized enterprises are being given the chance to engage with their bigger counterparts, along with education and governments, ‘to help drive policy reform, close the skills gap, and generate growth’, with the recent Westminster launch of The Enginuity Alliance, ‘a unique body structured to help British industry compete with the strictures and challenges ahead’.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched three new soft facilities management (FM) procurement solutions designed to ‘enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure high-quality environments for NHS patients, staff, and visitors’.

Construction company, development specialist, and property management business, Stepnell, has opened a new office in Liverpool’s Albert Docks, in a move that it says ‘marks a significant step’ in its expansion into the North West.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has published a fully revised version of its long-established industry guidance, DW145: Installation of Fire Dampers and Smoke Dampers.

Barts Life Sciences, a partnership between Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London, has partnered with Waltham Forest College to launch a new Health and Life Sciences Hub, designed to expand education, skills, and career opportunities, across North East London.

NHS Property Services says work to deliver a ‘state-of-the-art’ health and care facility in Trowbridge in Wiltshire has begun, after the multi-million-pound project was ‘given the green light’.

A report just published explores the value of the LIFT portfolio – highlighting the benefits and advantages of the buildings to local communities and health systems, and comparing the relative cost of the LIFT estate to the broader NHS and commercial estate.

New solar panels, improved heating systems, and LED lighting are to be installed at hospitals across Powys, alongside upgrades to roof and pipework insulation, thanks to a £4.2 m injection of Welsh Government funding.

A major task to update National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) sectors is taking place, and the sector is being asked to help by offering their insights through a public consultation process.

With research suggesting that 84% of NHS leaders struggled to access funding due to lack of understanding or challenges with the application process, and that 54% had ‘a lack confidence’ in combining multiple sources of capital, NHS Property Services launched a new NHS Guide to Estate Funding at the recent NHS Property 2024 conference in London.

Property group, Eddisons, has appointed a highly experienced healthcare specialist, Kate Deakin, to its valuation team as a director.