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Special delivery for Tetbury Hospital
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:31:00 +0000Below is a news article taken from the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard Website regarding the recent delivery of the new ModuleCo Outpatients Department at Tetbury Hospital.
The original article can be found here: http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/3605420.Special_delivery_for_Tetbury_Hospital/
"NEW medical treatment units have been delivered to Tetbury Hospital by crane.
The three huge structures took a team of engineers around an hour and a half each to install early Saturday morning.
Cate Moore, hospital manager, said: "They are massive, we've had to cut down some trees just to get them in."
Simon Preston, chairman of the Friends of Tetbury Hospital, said it was nice to see progress being made.
"It's one step closer, " he said. "It's a good milestone to record."
The new units will allow the hospital to provide a greater range of services.
It is hoped the development will be complete by September. "noreply@blogger.com (Mark Johns)Outpatients Extension Using Modular Construction
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:35:00 +0000Last weekend ModuleCo delivered and installed a small outpatients extension to Tetbury Hospital in the heart of the Cotswolds. The healthcare building has been built using Modular Construction due to the construction periods involved and the minial disruption to the small Cottage Hospital site.
The modular extension will increase the outpatients facilities of the hospital by 350% giving the hospital a further 5 consulting rooms.
The Friends of Tetbury, the fundraising arm of the charitiable hospital, has over the last few months been focusing it's fundraising effort to help to pay for the new modular hospital facility.
The new modular extension is due to be complete by mid-September and there is going to be a public open day in early October.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Johns)Hospital Press Release
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:47:00 +0000Attached is an extract from a recent Press Release by West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust with reference to the recent delivery of the new Modular Operating Theatres and Birthing Suite by ModuleCo.
The original of this press release can be found here: http://www.west-middlesex-hospital.nhs.uk/media-centre/press-releases/a-special-delivery/
"A Special Delivery
West Middlesex University Hospital became the proud owner of a brand new building this weekend, when the Natural Birth Centre was delivered.
The building is made up of a number of modular units, which allows for such a quick construction time. The sections were built off site and delivered over the weekend, before being put together on site. Work is now underway on fitting out the building in readiness of it opening in the autumn.
The hospital’s maternity services deliver more than 3, 800 babies to local families every year and the Natural Birth Centre will allow this to increase by around 1, 000 a year.
The Centrehas been designed to support normal labour and will create a home away from home environment including availability of a birthing pool, deep baths, and appropriate privacy and lighting.
West Middlesex also recently launched its Stork Appeal, which is aiming to raise £100, 000 to further improve maternity services.
Tonie Neville, Associate Director of Midwifery, said ‘The money we raise will help us to go the extra mile in providing the very best care and facilities for our local community, as well as allowing us to give more women a greater variety of choice during their pregnancy.’
Lots of fundraising activities have already taken place, including cake sales, raffles and movie nights. Some of the activities planned for The Stork Appeal include a quiz night and a recipe book with foreword by celebrity chef, Anthony Worrall Thompson.
If you would like to make a donation to The Stork Appeal you can do so by visiting www.justgiving.com/TheStorkAppeal"noreply@blogger.com (Mark Johns)Birthing Suite and Maternity Operating Theatres
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:17:00 +0000Last weekend ModuleCo delivered a Birthing Suite to West Middlesex Hospital. The facility included two maternity operating theatres and four birthing rooms, two of which had full sized birthing pools.
Due to it's location on site, adjacent to the front entrance of the hospital the new birthing suite had to have an external appearance to match in with the existing architecture.
The internal finishes have been specifically chosen to create a calm and peaceful atmosphere to improve the patient environment and make a stressful time for patients as relaxing as possible.
The new facility is due to open in September.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Johns)ModuleCo Exhibiting at Healthcare Estates Exhibition
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:04:00 +0000After missing a few years of attendance, ModuleCo will be returning to this year's IHEEM Healthcare Estates Exhibition and Conference in Harrogate on 14th and 15th October 2008.
Visitors will be able to discover all their latest developments and have a look at some case studies of the most recently completed healthcare projects. Pay ModuleCo a visit in Hall B on stand B105.
This year's conference will focus on clean, safe and sustainable environments for healthcare.
If you don't already have a ticket, click here to register now for your free exhibition ticket.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Johns)Modular Renal Dialysis Facility
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:58:00 +0000ModuleCo have recently been awarded a contract to provide a new Modular Renal Dialysis Clinic for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust.The Satellite Renal Unit will be sited on Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust's Stoke Mandeville Hospital site. The new facility will have an enhanced external appearance, using brick slip cladding and a tiled pitched roof to match the buildings which are adjacent to the proposed site.The new facility will provide a renal dialysis service for the local population of the hospital reducing the distances patients have to travel for their treatment which can be up to four times a week.ModuleCo are contracted to take on the whole scheme as the main contractor which will include the enabling works turning an existing car park and greenfield site into the new facility.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Johns)Second Modular Operating Theatre for NHS Trust
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:24:00 +0000ModuleCo have recently handed over a new modular operating theatre at Wrightington Hospital, the second for the Trust. Click here for the Press Release from Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust.
The modular facility was linked directly into the first operating theatre suite which was installed by ModuleCo in 2004. The new facility contains a full laminar flow operating theatre suite including anaesthetic, dirty utility, scrub and prep rooms and is supported by a new operating department staff change area. The plant to service the operating theatre and staff areas was installed in a dedicated rooftop modular plantroom.
The project was taken on by ModuleCo on a turnkey basis including all the foundations and enabling works. These were completed on site while the modular units were being fully fitted out in the factory. The input from ModuleCo's expert healthcare design team meant when the facility was delivered to site, it matched the foundations and links exactly, even though the units were built hundreds of miles away in the factory.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Johns)ModuleCo provide a new Mammography Clinic using Modular Construction
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:02:00 +0000ModuleCo have recently completed a project which provided a new Mammography unit at Wycombe Hospital in Buckinghamshire. The Trust decided that modular construction was the best solution to provide the clinic due to the very restricted and busy site adjacent to the existing maternity department.
In utilising modular construction, ModuleCo were able to minimise the amount of disruption to the patients and staff of the hospital, whilst providing a high quality facility with no compromises when compared to traditional construction. The majority of the extensive mechanical and electrical fit-out was completed in the factory and the examination rooms were designed to fit within modules to allow them to be fully fitted-out complete with lead shielding within the wall structure.
This project is the second modular healthcare building that ModuleCo have completed for the Trust. The first of which was a modular Outpatients Department at one of the Trusts other hospital sites, Stoke MandevilleHospital, Aylesbury.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Johns)Modular Construction – making the most of Courtyard space.
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:32:00 +0000Using the latest techniques in off-site construction, ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) is able to deliver complex projects within tight timescales and often in very congested areas and restricted locations.
The nature of modular construction enables us to provide innovative solutions in terms of usage of space by positioning healthcare facilities in many challenging locations such as over rooftops, on steel gantry support structures and in enclosed courtyards.
One such facility, which was recently handed over to Birmingham Women’s Hospital, was a twin-theatre and two-bed recovery facility. The facility was designed to fit exactly within an existing courtyard area within the hospital. The project took full advantage of the benefits of off-site construction and the majority of the internal fit-out of the units was completed in the factory.
The installation of the Pre-Assembled Units required a 500 tonne crane with a lifting distance of 80m. The path of units in the air was very specific whilst the installation was taking place, as the units could not be lifted over surrounding occupied buildings for safety reasons but also to minimise disruption to the surrounding site. This allowed the twin-theatre and recovery facility to be up and running within 5 weeks of installation on site, keeping disruption to the surrounding neonatal unit to an absolute minimum.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)Modular Mortuary - Autopsy Suite, Body Store & Ancillary Facilities For Hire OR Sale
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:16:00 +0000ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) has a modular mortuary coming available for hire or sale in March 2007. The facility is just one year old and is in excellent condition. The current operator has had nothing but praise for the unit. The mortuary has been used for decant purposes during the complete refurbishment of the clients existing mortuary. It is ideal for Permanent Expansion, Contingency Planning, Refurbishments or Disaster Recovery.
Due to the modular nature of the mortuary, it can be delivered and assembled on your site in a short time, subject to a nominal mobilisation period. It can then be commissioned to your full satisfaction, providing you with a quick and cost-effective solution to your capacity requirements.
The building can be used as a temporary solution, whilst new facilities are built, or as a permanent structure. Additional external cladding can be applied to enhance the appearance or match any adjacent building finishes.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)ModuleCo Nominated for Healthcare Modular Building Award
Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:29:00 +0000ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare), as part of a delivery team led by Costain Limited, are nominated for a Major Award at the Better Healthcare Buildings Awards taking place at the Metropole Hilton London on 2nd November 2006.
The Better Healthcare Buildings Awards is an annual event organised by Wilmington Conferences, publishers of HD (Hospital Development magazine). There are 16 much coveted awards. Costain's project supported by ModuleCo was for a modular constructed (off-site) facility of 2, 700m2. The client was the Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust and the modular facility was built at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. The award category is "Better Patient Environment".
ModuleCo supplied two modular operating theatres, a 6-bed modular recovery ward and a 2-storey modular neurosurgery ward. Some particular features which contributed to the nomination were:
- Fold down beds for parents
- Sun pipes to give extra natural light
- Child-friendly pictures embedded into the vinyl floor finishes
The Costain Project Manager John Williams commented "I wish to congratulate ModuleCo for the quality of the installation and the building as a whole. The theatre suite has gained considerable appreciation by the clinical staff and it has exceeded their expectations of modular theatres".noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)Healthcare Estates Exhibition a Success!
Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:26:00 +0000ModuleCo Ltd (formerly PKL Healthcare) recently attended a successful two days at this years Healthcare Estates Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate. ModuleCo exhibited to promote their healthcare modular buildings along side part of the foodservice division (Kitchen FM) of associate company PKL Group (UK) Ltd.
Kitchen FM allows a hospital to have a fully functional and maintained catering capability without the need for capital spend. Regular servicing, routine & emergency maintenance and technical support are all included in the Kitchen FM contract. It gives the hospital peace of mind of knowing exactly how much their catering facilities will cost each month and is flexible enough to be expanded or reduced at any time.
Steve Tilley, ModuleCo's Sales Manager, commented, "We had a tremendous two days. Not only do you meet new contacts, it is a great opportunity to catch up with previous clients and contacts to let them know about our recently completed healthcare modular building projects."
ModuleCo will be exhibiting again at next years Healthcare Estates Conference and Exhibition.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)ModuleCo heads back to its roots providing operating theatres to the US Army in Afghanistan
Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:23:00 +0000ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) has recently completed one of it's most challenging projects to date. A field hospital supplied to the US Army at it's air base near Bagram in Afghanistan. This is not the first time PKL has worked for the armed forces, the healthcare division's first project was providing an operating theatre to the British Army in Kosovo in 1999.
The Afghan facility was fabricated at the factory of a modular partner in Dubai complete with the maximum amount of Mechanical and Electrical fit out. The units were then shipped across the Arabian Sea to Karachi in Pakistan. From here the 86 modules were transported by road on a 16 day journey through Pakistan and Afghanistan before arriving at Bagram, 27 miles north of Kabul.
The 2, 500m2 facility has three separate buildings with servicing plant areas and consists three operating theatre suites, a trauma unit and an intensive care unit, all supported with associated ancillary areas.
One of the benefits of using modular construction on this project is that it can be easily relocated to another army base should it be required elsewhere. This is exactly what happened with ModuleCo's first operating theatre following the end of the conflict in Kosovo in 1999.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)Modular Theatre Relocated in Six Weeks!!
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:47:00 +0000At the end of October ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) will be permanently relocating an operating theatre suite to it's new home at Halton Hospital in Runcorn. As part of a 'spend to save' scheme, North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust are reconfiguring the services of their two hospital sites. The modular operating theatre with 2-bed recovery is the first step in this reconfiguration and will be ready to receive it's first patient on the 4th December.
The total programme for re-installation is only six weeks, which includes some changes the layout and the creation of an extra modular building link. This short programme is made possible due to the modular design of the theatre suite. The features of which include, a fully enclosed and fitted out plant room module, breakable service connections on module joints (where allowed), and rooms that are contained within single modules are completely fitted out before delivery.
ModuleCo have now provided over 65 dedicated healthcare facilities for a range of requirements on a temporary and permanent basis.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)ModuleCo's Central London Medical Centre at Imperial College
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:32:00 +0000This two-storey, stand alone building totalling 1, 000m2, had to be installed with minimum disruption in the prestigious area of South Kensington, London. The facility accommodates a GP Surgery and Dental Practice on a temporary basis (for 2 years) while the permanent healthcare facility is built as part of the Princess Gardens Residence. At the end of the hire period (August 2007) the facility will be available to be relocated to a new client for hire or sale.
The main entrance to the facility is actually on the upper floor due to a difference in ground levels, this meant an integrated disabled lift and staircases were needed inside the building to allow access to the lower floor. Both surgeries have separate patient waiting and staff areas, enabling them to work independently of one another. The dental surgery includes four dentist rooms, reception, waiting and staff areas. The GP surgery benefits from GP, nurse, treatment and therapy rooms, two-bed sick bay, clean and dirty utility, 64 persons waiting, staff, record and administration areas.
Fabricating the facility off-site in the factory and delivering it to the Imperial College site almost complete, resulted in minimum disruption to this prestigious central London location when compared to a traditional building project. Yet, it was built to permanent building standards, designed to provide safe, bright, comfortable and functional accommodation, and completed in only 18 weeks!noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)ModuleCo facility still going strong...
Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:49:00 +0000In August 2003 ModuleCo Ltd (formerly PKL Healthcare) completed one of its largest single schemes to date. The 2-storey, 4, 100m2 facility at South and Formby District General Hospital combined a theatre, wards and offices. It was linked to the main hospital building via a purpose built corridor with the large open-plan administrative area on the ground floor, and an orthopaedic theatre supported by two 28-bed wards on the first floor.
Taking full advantage of the benefits of off-site construction for healthcare facilities, the unit was handed over to the client in a number of phases with the theatre and one of the wards handed over in just 16 weeks! The overall programme for completion totalled 30 weeks.
Three years on the building is still being used to it's full potential and has proved a complete success. ModuleCo has provided a further 50 projects since that time meaning it's portfolio contains over 60 successfully completed specialist healthcare facilities to date, more than any other modular healthcare provider in the UK.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)ModuleCo Ltd Build Modular Mortuary Facility
Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:15:00 +0000At the beginning of this year, ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) completed their first modular mortuary project. The 380m2 facility is on hire for 1-year to Hull City Council providing temporary accommodation whilst the permanent mortuary is relocated. The design, installation and commissioning was completed in just 11-weeks with the prime equipment being transferred from the existing mortuary over a weekend, keeping the disruption of service to a minimum.
The new temporary mortuary includes refrigerated storage for 28 bodies and forensic storage for 8. The autopsy room has 5 autopsy tables and an isolation autopsy area. These areas are supported by offices, public viewing area, and staff facilities.
The mortuary manager commented: "We have moved into a temporary mortuary facility designed and built by ModuleCo. As the manager of this facility, I have no hesitation in complimenting ModuleCo on a job well done."noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)PKL Group (UK) Ltd rank 2nd in the Fast Track 50 Companies in the South West
Fri, 09 Jun 2006 13:21:00 +0000The Western Daily Press have published today, (now in its fourth year) the Fast Track 50 Companies in the South West within a special publication. It pinpoints the fastest-growing firms in the area measured by their growth in turnover over four years, PKL Group are ranked 2nd.
PKL Group was established in 1985 and became an AIM listed PLC in April 2004. They are a niche support services company designing, providing and maintaining specialist facilities for foodservice and healthcare providers.
PKL Healthcare is a division of PKL Group and has been a key factor in the growth. PKL Group launched its healthcare division in 2001 and since this date have completed over of 60 healthcare projects, all of a technically complex nature to various NHS Trusts and other healthcare organisations in the UK and internationally. PKL Healthcare only use modern off-site (modular) construction and believe that this method offers great advantages to the healthcare sector, including shorter build time, minimised disruption on hospital sites and improved quality control.
Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge is one of PKL Healthcare's biggest projects so far, reaching over 3000m2, and valued at approximately £5 million. It provided a suitable solution for a hospital with restricted space. The new five-storey Emergency Assessment Unit was required to be positioned within a confined courtyard beside the existing Accident & Emergency department.noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)New Aseptic Suite for Oncology Centre
Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:14:00 +0000A 1st floor extension was required to be designed and manufactured to fit on top and link to the centres existing building. ModuleCo provided this facility using off-site construction methods.
Some of the advantages Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology benefited from, in choosing this modern method of construction are:
- Less on-site disruption
- Fast-track programme
- Specialist exterior finish, in-keeping with the existing architecture
- Enabled the facility to sit on top of an existing building therefore utilising the space available.This cytotoxic pharmacy and dispensary comprises two aseptic suites, a gene therapy suite, 5 office suites, a storage room and a disabled access lift. One of the features is the brick cladding that was sampled and matched to the surrounding architecture. A specific request was that sheet cladding covered the steel work and original roof to give a maintenance free facility. The project was also manufactured, delivered and fully commissioned to provide a full turnkey solution."Another high quality facility, composed to exact specification and within our clients budget"
Pete Brookes - Site Manager - ModuleCo
noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)Oral Maxillofacial Unit now complete
Fri, 19 May 2006 14:12:00 +0000Located at Northwick Park Hospital, London, totaling in size to 1000m2 and only taking 16 weeks; ModuleCo (formerly PKL Healthcare) designed and provided a modular healthcare facility using modern methods of construction.
The facility includes plaster moulding laboratories, minor operations rooms, dental rooms, offices, wc’s, showers, staff change areas and waiting areas. ModuleCo’s specialist off-site construction includes intensive M&E solutions. The facility links to the existing hospital and incorporates a disabled lift and a separate colourful child’s waiting area.
The facility was required at Northwick Park due to closure of a facility at Central Middlesex Hospital. The client procured the scheme via Procure21 with Interserve acting as Principal Supply Chain Partner, and Fitzpatrick a Principal Supply Chain Member.
Ray Blythe, Project Manager at Fitzpatrick commented: “With completion of the healthcare facility, I should like to take this opportunity to express our thanks for a job well done.
As ModuleCo has undoubtedly been aware, the whispers have been rife with the news of the completed scheme, together with excited compliments about the quality of the workmanship obtained by the builder. What more can I add to that, except to give thanks again on the completion of a successful project which has been brought about with the co-operation of both teams coming together for one aim; Patient care.
It has been a pleasure working with ModuleCo and indeed I hope we shall have an opportunity to work together in the near future”noreply@blogger.com (Mark Thomas)
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