Foremans Relocatable Building Systems, the UK’s largest supplier of pre-owned modular buildings, has been awarded its third contract at South Warwickshire General Hospital. 

 

This latest order brings the total value of work undertaken by Foremans at the hospital in the past year to around £1.8m.

 

The new contract is for the design, construction and fitting out of a cardiac catheter laboratory. Facilities will include radiology, eight recovery bays, nurse’s station, treatment room and toilets. The single storey building will be constructed in just three months, for completion towards the end of 2005.

 

A 21-bed medical ward is also nearing completion at the hospital. This is replacing out-of-date accommodation and has been constructed over an existing modular building supplied by Foremans last year, demonstrating the flexibility of off-site construction.

 

 

The recycling of modular buildings is one of the most environmentally friendly methods of construction but with no compromise on quality. Research has shown that refurbished steel-framed modular buildings consume less than 10 per cent of the carbon dioxide required to manufacture new modules.

 

A spokesperson for the Estates Department at South Warwickshire General Hospital NHS Trust, said, “The quality of Foremans’ buildings has been very good and their performance overall has been superb, despite having to work on constrained, challenging sites. The ward building is now nearing completion and I am pleased to report its construction has gone very well.”

He added, “We appointed Foremans for their ability to produce quality buildings in a short timescale. Speed of construction is critical for the Trust to maintain its performance targets and modernise its services.”

 

Foremans’ approach gives health service providers all the advantages of modular building – faster programme times, improved quality and less disruption to staff and patients – with the additional benefits of sustainability and value for money because the buildings are made from refurbished pre-owned modules.