Complete Refurbishment of MTU Ward

Project Value: £1.1 Million | Client: Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust

Internal Alteration and Refurbishment works to fully revamp the medical Triage unit at Wonford Hospital. The works were a complete strip out and refurbishment, including suspended ceilings, new partitions layouts, new WC’s, crash guards, fire doorsets, fireproofing, replacement floor coverings, and a completely new mechanical and electrical design including a new AHU, bedhead trucking, nurse call systems, access control, and designed fire damper panels. The works were carried out to a strict December completion deadline, which allowed only a 10-week construction period to complete the works.

Remodelling and extension to the Bracken Ward

Project Value: £300,000 | Client: Plymouth University Hospital Trust

The extension and refurbishment of Bracken Ward. The works entailed remodelling existing spaces to incorporate new shower rooms and larger bed ward areas. This included a full refurbishment including new partitions layouts, suspended ceilings, IPS panels and crash guards, fire doorsets, nurse base stations, updated fireproofing, replacement floor coverings, and a completely new mechanical and electrical design including bedhead trucking, medical gases, nurse call systems, and access control.

Gladstone's Building Refurbishment to Office Accommodation

Project Value: £900,000 | Client: Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust

Internal Alteration and Refurbishment works to provide new office accommodation with ancillary support spaces at Heavitree Hospital. The works were a complete strip out and refurbishment, including introducing new fire resistance upgrades, replacement doorsets, overhaul timber sash windows, new suspended ceilings and ceiling rafts, new partitions layouts, new WC’s, replacement floor coverings, complete redecoration and a completely new mechanical and electrical design including a new AHU, data and server and battery backup room, access control, and designed fire damper panels. The works also included some external repairs to the existing slate roof & lead rood and brick work repointing.

A Major Refurbishment of the Acute Stroke Unit Clyst Ward, RD&E Hospital, Exeter

Project Value: £800,000 | Client: Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust

The ward, which is based at the end of E-Link corridor, has undergone a significant facelift as well as having important fire improvement work undertaken over a tight 12 weeks.

Clyst now has a brand new ceiling with skylights to let in more natural daylight to the ward, with a bright new nurses’ station area and a new corridor to enable circular access around the ward. Each bay has been given a new lick of paint in different colours and new bedhead trucking has been installed with oxygen and a vacuum for every patient. And the old strip and wash bathroom has been replaced with a brand new wet room with space for hoist equipment to enable more patients to have a proper shower whilst being cared for on the ward. Alongside this, the ward has had new fire alarms and emergency lighting fitted, a full electrical re-wire and had a new duct system installed ready for a new vent system which will be put in next summer.

Complete Refurbishment of 16no. Apartments

Project Value: £550,000 | Client: Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust

An eight phased live refurbishment of 16 rehabilitation apartments. The works included replacement kitchens and bathrooms to suit a new revised fire compartment and DDA layout. Specialist health care fixtures and fittings, IPS units and fire doorsets were installed, as well as a complete upgraded nurse call system and a full mechanical and electrical redesign. The works were then complimented by new floor coverings and a full redecoration. The most challenging aspect of this project was working around the highly sensitive and secure live rehabilitation environment where we continually worked on segregating and screening our works and collaborating with the centre to ensure the most minimal amount of disruption was created during our works.

Block “B” Gym Conversion to Office Accommodation

Project Value: £150,000 | Client: Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust

Works comprised the complete conversion of the existing redundant Gymnasium into 2 open plan offices. Including complete mechanical and electrical refurbishment, installation of new data and security systems, new fire and sound partitions which included new acoustic treatment. With new windows, doorsets, floor coverings and decorations completing the works.

Conversion of an Existing Chapel and Theatre into Offices at Wonford Hospital, Exeter

Project Value: £450,000 | Client: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Alteration works to convert an existing Chapel, former Theatre and Games Rooms into new modern open plan offices, break out areas and remote work stations.

The works involved a full refurbishment including; demolition works, mechanical & electrical installations, fire containment's, bespoke carpentry and joinery, metal fire partitioning, suspended ceilings, secondary glazing, acoustic panels, insulation, floor coverings, and an entire re-decoration. There were also some external works carried out which included minor roofing works, the installation of vented louvers, and a new spiral fire escape.

Clinic 01, Wonford House Hospital, Exeter : Office Refurbishments

Project Value: £900,000 | Client: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

This project was carried out over 3 phases and all the works were carried out whilst the remainder of the Hospital was in full operation so particular care was taken to minimise disruption.

Complete refurbishment of 1st floor at Wonford House Hospital, an historic listed building comprised of the demolition of mass internal stone walls, entire new commercial plumbing and electrical works, mass structural alterations and strengthening. Together with replacement of specialist joinery items including listed doors, new reception counter, full height fire rated glazed screens, IPS panels, replacement ceilings, complete redecoration and new floor coverings.

Internal Remodelling and Alterations within the existing first floor shell of Pomona House

Project Value: £300,000 | Client: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Works comprised of the internal remodelling and alterations including erection of new solid partitions and folding partitions and sanitary accommodation together with plumbing, electrical and mechanical engineering installations within the existing first floor shell of Pomona House.

Careful consideration had to be made for the occupied Ground Floor, with special care taken for the control of dust and noise suppression, to avoid disruption to the NHS Renal Unit’s regular routines and services.

Remodelling Works to provide a new secure Reception area with offices and disabled WC, new extension and new access road.

Project Value: £300,000 | Client: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

The works comprised of remodelling to provide a new secure Reception area with offices and disabled WC, a complete new extension building to the rear courtyard to allow full access to the upper floors. External landscaping was also carried out including the construction of a new access road.

The Cedars is a dedicated unit providing psychiatric inpatient care for assessment and treatment of both men and women of working age with mental health problems. There are 2 wards, Coombehaven and Delderfield, both of which were in full 24 hour operation throughout the building works and operated as a secure unit.

Disturbance to the regular routine of the unit and disruption of services had to be avoided and minimised especially with regard to dust and noise. Security was a major factor that effected all our operations; our working areas and compounds were secured at all times using heavy duty hoardings and barriers to protect both staff and patients from our works.

Haldon Unit, Wonford House Hospital - Internal Remodelling & Alterations

Project Value: £100,000 | Client: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Project works comprised the internal remodelling and alterations of existing offices and dormitories to provide individual single sex sleeping rooms with associated sanitary accommodation. Together with plumbing, electrical and mechanical engineering installations within the existing 1^st floor shell of the Haldon Unit.

The Haldon Unit, which is a low risk secure unit, was in full operation throughout the building works. Disturbance to the regular routine of the unit and disruption of services were avoided and minimised especially with regard to dust and noise.