Yorkon Receives 2nd Commendation for Work on Site in Just 6 Weeks
Off-site construction specialist and Portakabin
subsidiary, Yorkon, has achieved its second Considerate Constructors 'Performance
Beyond Compliance' certification in just six weeks.
This latest commendation is for the construction of a
new NHS treatment centre in Bristol - believed to be the UK's largest complete
hospital to be built off site.
The Emerson's
Green NHS Treatment Centre for independent healthcare providers, UK Specialist
Hospitals (UKSH) was manufactured at the Yorkon production centre in York and
was craned into position earlier this year for the final stages of fitting out.
The Considerate
Constructors Scheme assesses site operations across the UK in areas such
as environment, site cleanliness, safety, responsibility, respect and
accountability.
Following two
visits to site, Yorkon was awarded a certificate of ‘Performance Beyond
Compliance', achieving a score of 84 per cent, which exceeds UK industry averages of 75 per
cent.
The Yorkon site
team was commended for its ‘positive and proactive attitude', its communications
with adjacent properties, energy and water consumption monitoring and
conservation initiatives, waste segregation for recycling, site welfare
facilities and its good neighbour policy.
Yorkon has also recently
been awarded ‘Performance Beyond Compliance' certification for its construction
of a new primary school in Wales.
Due to open
towards the end of 2009, the Emerson's Green NHS Treatment Centre is a new
purpose-designed 4,842 sqm surgical hospital which will provide a range of
elective surgical services, including inpatient treatment.
The three-storey
building comprises 114 steel modules up to 14m long, which Yorkon craned into
position in just three weeks to reduce disruption and the build time. The off-site approach will also ensure
completion on time, on budget and with improved quality.
The treatment
centre is designed to achieve a BREEAM ‘very good' rating and will feature services
monitoring, water conservation devices and solar shading, and a sustainable
green roof to the adjacent service building.
Externally it will be clad in horizontal cedar cladding with areas of
terracotta to contrast with the white steel modules and the glazed atrium.
Facilities in the
new treatment centre will include four operating theatres with recovery bays, central
sterilisation unit, minor operations room, endoscopy suite, diagnostics and
x-ray, 33 inpatient beds, procedure and consulting rooms, waiting area,
reception, café, pharmacy, physiotherapy and administration centre.
