Timber frame hospital erected
6 February 2013A new hospital in Sunderland is being constructed using a pre-insulated closed panel timber frame wall system from Stewart Milne Timber Systems.
The 122-bed Ryhope Hospital - a mental health facility - is a £40m build project being constructed by Laing O'Rourke under Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust's Procure21 Partnership.
Stewart Milne will be on site for 30 weeks, supplying panels with factory-fitted windows, while roofing will be in the form of pre-insulated and pre-tiled roof cassettes.
The scaffoldless build will be completed using Mantis Cranes and mobile elevating work platforms to minimise health and safety risks and reduce costs.
"It is incredibly important that healthcare projects are delivered on time, as delays can have major implications for patients and medical provision in the community," said Alex Goodfellow, Stewart Milne Timber Systems group managing director.
"Due to the level of offsite construction employed with timber frame, build time is dramatically reduced compared with other materials. Quality is also improved through factory-controlled manufacture and waste is decreased, which in turn saves money."
