Morgan Sindall Construction reach new heights at Diagnostic Centre
Morgan Sindall Construction’s Eastern Counties business has celebrated a key milestone at the new £25 million state of the art diagnostic centre near to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
Being delivered on behalf of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), the Morgan Sindall project team celebrated topping out on the development alongside key stakeholders including NNUH Trust Chair, Tom Spink, Lesley Dwyer, CEO, and Simon Hackwell, Director of Strategy and Major Projects.
Procured through the NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) framework, the new NNUH Diagnostic Centre will include five MRI machines, four CT scanners, two Ultrasound rooms and two X-Ray machines, bringing essential health services closer to the local community.
On the day food was provided by community-run initiative The Feed and refreshments from Woodforde’s Brewery for the ceremonial roof pouring.
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is a large NHS academic teaching hospital in the Norwich Research Park on the western outskirts of Norwich. The Norwich Research Park brings together four independently renowned research institutes; John Innes Centre, Quadram Institute, Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory with the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH).
The new 40,000 sq. ft structure will be situated next to the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park, connecting the pre-existing infrastructure at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to the new services. A steel frame will be installed with brick façade in keeping with the rest of the University Hospital estate.
As part of Morgan Sindall’s Intelligent Solutions approach to supporting its customers to decarbonise, the Eastern Counties business will implement carbon reduction measures throughout the design and construction process. The team will utilise Morgan Sindall’s carbon reduction tool CarboniCa, which will ensure that potential carbon outputs are managed and reduced across the entire building lifecycle.
The Eastern Counties business has a strong track record in delivering high-end healthcare facilities across the region, having recently celebrated a topping out ceremony at the charity-funded Priscilla Bacon Lodge Hospice and completing a number of vital upgrades at James Paget University Hospital during the last decade with live further works being delivered.
Alister Broadberry, area director for Morgan Sindall Construction in the Eastern Counties, said:
It has been a pleasure working alongside Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Trust for this vital project for the local community. Bringing essential services closer to the communities that we operate within is integral to improving health outcomes. We are pleased to be making strong progress on site and look forward to delivering a new, state-of-the-art development!
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