Heartlands Treatment Centre wins national Constructing Excellence award
Published on 11/12/2023
A multi-million-pound treatment centre at Heartlands Hospital has won a prestigious national award.
The Heartlands Treatment Centre (HTC) was voted building project of the year in the Constructing Excellence Awards on 24 November 2023.
This was great news for the team behind the project who delivered the impressive major new facility on time and on budget during the COVID-19 pandemic with no disruption to patient care.
The £97m HTC was the first large-scale building in 15 years at Heartlands Hospital. It opened in January 2023 with a footprint of over 18,000m2 and with 149 tonnes of steel and 12.5 miles of pipework. The building has four storeys and offers a range of diagnostics and outpatients service under one roof, with more than 1,500 patients treated a day at the new centre.
Mike Taylor, Deputy Director of Operational Estates, said: “It’s a fantastic achievement to have the Heartlands Treatment Centre project team recognised through a national award. It is a credit to the team who worked incredibly well together so that the centre was built to the highest standards without any delay.
“I would like to thank the UHB team and to our partners, including contractors, Kier, for playing their part in the smooth running of the project. This national award reflects what a huge achievement this is.”
Mark Dady, Managing Director, Kier Construction Eastern & Midlands, said: “We’re very proud of our work at the Heartlands Treatment Centre, which was delivered through strong partnerships with UHB and our supply chain. To be awarded project of the year at the Constructing Excellence Midlands Awards, and then again at the Constructing Excellence National Awards is a huge achievement.
“This award highlights the power of collaboration in construction. All parties worked closely together to ensure this exceptional facility, which will help so many people in Birmingham, was delivered on time and within budget.”
The Trust installed state-of-the-art technology in the HTC, including brand new theatre suites and advanced imaging equipment, and met the highest environmental standards with solar panels and energy saving lighting included.
Constructing Excellence is made up of members from the construction industry. The Constructing Excellence Awards are held to recognise excellence and support innovation in the trade. The regional winners were put forward for the national final where winners across 16 categories were announced.
Alongside University Hospitals Birmingham and Kier, the winning project team included Archus, Design Buro, WSP, Couch Consulting, WT Partnership and Acivico.
