Received with thanks

Managers and staff at Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust, a large acute London hospital, have issued their thanks to Birley Manufacturing for the donation of a stylish reception unit in the hospital’s high-profile new Bevan Ward.

Through its work with healthcare focused off-site construction specialists, ModuleCo (who designed and built the ward), Birley, a specialist interior solutions manufacturer, supplied interior fittings for 24 new state-of-the-art en-suite bedrooms and for the utility support areas. In addition Birley provided the novel “touch down bases” for clinicians which replace the old style nurses station.

Birley has developed a range of specialist units designed to meet the NHS’s stringent requirements. For example, all tall units feature sloping tops to avoid accumulation of dirt and dust and facilitate easy cleaning.

Developed at a cost of around £2.3 million, the ward is part of a research project to identify the benefits for patients of offering single rooms. The outcomes of the research project will influence the design of wards within Hillingdon’s planned redevelopment and potentially for developments across the wider NHS.

Project manager Ray Quinn commented: “Everyone at the Hillingdon NHS Trust welcomed the donation of the stylish reception unit from Birley Manufacturing. This creates a welcoming impression for visitors on entering the ward, and Birley certainly ensured that the design and finish of the unit matched the high quality of the ward”.

Steve English, MD of Sheffield-based Birley Manufacturing said: “We are extremely proud of our involvement in this pioneering scheme and were delighted to be able to support Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust with the donation of the desk.”

Birley Manufacturing, which has 133 years experience in developing bespoke interior solutions for the health, leisure and retail industries, has supplied specialist fittings to NHS facilities at Bradford; St Thomas’s, London: Frimley Park, London; Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire; Murrayfield, Edinburgh; Somerfield, Kent; West Middlesex Hospital; Freeman, Newcastle; Queen Victoria, West Sussex; King’s College, London and Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.

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Issued by SoPR Ltd. For further information contact Hayley Bryce or Sue Ferguson on 01423 359100 or email: info@so-pr.co.uk