The modular solution-case study
Portakabin Hire was awarded a £ 13.5 million contract-the largest in the division's 52-year history- to expand ward and theatre accommodation for orthopaedic services at Royal Stoke University Hospital. The 4,000 sq.m, two-storey building was completed in less than four months and purpose-designed facilities include 56 in-patient beds, two operating theatres, recovery room, "dirty" and "clean" utilities, single rooms with en-suite bathrooms, staff changing rooms, reception, kitchenette, offices and an integral plant room.
John Simpson of the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust: "The complany's manufacturing centre in York is an impressive operation which maximises off-site working. It is important to minimise disruption to patient care on a fully operational site."
The building was craned into position as 124 steel-framed modules in a complex operation which involved a 350 tonne crane, in a confined area that was immediately adjacent to fully occupied wards and close to a busy road. It was delivered complete with wall finishes, internal partitioning, M&E services and flooring already in place, so further reducing work and disruption on site.
Portakabin- Modular building in the UK:
