RECENT NEWS

Wernick Hire, a well-established name in portable and modular accommodation solutions, has launched a dedicated Modular Hire division, in a move that it says strengthens its position as a leading provider of temporary modular buildings across the UK.

‘Failing’ NHS Trust leaders will have annual pay rises docked under ‘tough new measures’ aimed at improving NHS performance and driving progress on cutting waiting lists, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.

Sodexo Health & Care has been appointed as one of only 15 strategic suppliers to the NHS, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and wider health organisations, as part of the newly launched National Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SSRM) programme.

Following a competitive tender process, Fusion21 has announced the suppliers successfully appointed to its national Decarbonisation Framework, worth up to £1.5 billion over four years.

A new worldwide survey conducted by global delivery consultant and construction expert, Mace, for its latest report, 'State of Sustainable Assets', reveals that while 97% of asset managers feel able to keep pace with environmental regulations and reporting requirements, 80% are not yet implementing strategies or thereby achieving sustainable outcomes.

Assa Abloy Door Group is drawing attention to what it describes as ‘a critical update in fire safety standards that significantly impacts the design and specification of steel fire doorsets’.

A continued capital funding boost for primary and community services is ‘vital’ if the NHS is to achieve the government’s plan to move more care out of hospitals, and develop a neighbourhood health service, health leaders have warned.

The government could tighten up the rules restricting the use of global warming refrigerant gases – including speeding up phase-out programmes and introducing new bans, according to a spokesman from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

The trade body for Britain’s pest control industry says tackling issues with vermin in hospitals will become a greater challenge, ‘due to legislation affecting control methods in the sector’.

The official launch of a new Standard for building safety was held today (1 May) at the House of Lords, at an event hosted by his Lordship the Earl of Lindsay (pictured).

A new 44-bedded inpatient mental health hospital for women has officially opened in Oldham, creating 135 local jobs – from clinical and nursing positions to catering, domestics, and administrative roles.

Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting (pictured), has announced what he dubbed ‘a comprehensive support package to tackle violence and improve the working lives of NHS staff’.

The simple act of looking at a piece of visual art can boost wellbeing, a new research study has found – with the benefit gained just as much in a hospital setting as in an art gallery.

Allianz Engineering has introduced a new inspection service for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

New Jersey-headquartered, The Clarient Group, which describes itself as ‘a leader in smart building consulting and technology engineering’, has joined architecture, engineering, and design firm, CannonDesign.

Roads, railways, schools, and hospitals, will be delivered more efficiently as the government ‘gets a grip’ on vital infrastructure delays, and ‘goes further and faster to kickstart economic growth and improve the lives of working people across the country’, with the recent announcement of the creation of the new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA).

VES, which supplies and manufactures air-handling, heat recovery, and supply and extract units for public, commercial, and industrial buildings across the UK, has announced the recent addition of Ben and Will Peters as shareholders and directors of its holding company, Ventilating Equipment Supply Holdings.

Compliance Group, a UK specialist in integrated safety and regulatory compliance across electrical, fire, and water, has announced the appointment of Sarah Dixon (pictured) as its new CEO.

Pinpoint, which manufactures staff alarm systems ‘for high-risk workplaces’, has launched a new website to mark what the Leven-based business says is a ‘fresh direction’ as it seeks to drive sales of its ‘cutting-edge’ P2 System.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the appointment of Paul Eagle (pictured), Executive Board Technical director at BESA member company, Dalkia UK, as the new Chair of its Technical Committee.