RECENT NEWS

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.

The Chief Executive of the Maudsley Charity, Rebecca Gray, has been appointed as the new Director of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, and will take up the new role next January.

Equipment tracking, artificially intelligent CCTV, and voice-activated environmental controls, are just some of the technologies being trialled at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) to support plans to create a national centre of excellence for rehabilitation.

A ‘child-centred suite of resources’ for parents and teachers of neurodivergent children – reportedly the first of its kind to be based on research – has been launched today (Wednesday 28 August, 2024).

People living with dementia should have more power and creative freedom in collaborative design projects, new research from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh suggests.

Mace, the global consultancy and construction company, has been appointed to project manage the delivery of the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital, joining a wider design team which also includes Hawkins\Brown, White Arkitetker, Ramboll, MJ Medical, and Edge, as the scheme progresses into technical design.

Leading paint manufacturer, Dulux Trade, recently invited architects, specifiers, and interior designers to the Allermuir showroom in London for a panel discussion exploring inclusive design and ‘the power of colour and sustainability on wellbeing’.

CABE (the Chartered Association of Building Engineers) has announces that Dr Hywel Davies HonFCIBSE, has joined the Association as head of Technical Insight.

West Yorkshire-based Knightsbridge Furniture has announced a new collaboration with Cranium Medical Products of Boksburg, South Africa, which creates ‘100% recyclable furniture optimised for the healing of patients’.