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News Release from: Shepherd Engineering Services
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Team on 24 October 2002
Shepherd completes Leeds Nuffield
Hospital job
Shepherd Engineering Services (SES) has completed its work on the new GBP 41 million Nuffield Hospital in the heart of Leeds City Centre.
Shepherd Engineering Services (SES) has completed its work on the new GBP 41 million Nuffield Hospital in the heart of Leeds City Centre The contract was completed in time for the health organisation to open its doors to the public at the end of September 2002
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 2 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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SES was selected in November 2000, by sister company Shepherd Construction, to design and install the GBP 7.5 million mechanical and electrical services for the new hospital.
The company then started work at the site in May 2001.
The SES contract included the installation of high and low voltage power supply with UPS and IPS facilities, domestic services, fire protection, security, air conditioning, luminaries, communications and data systems.
A key feature of contract comprised the design and installation of state-of-the-art ultraclean theatres and the specialist installation of medical gas pipe networks, nurse call system and autoclave sterilisation facilities.
The 11-storey, 80 individual bedded hospital is one of the most technically advanced private hospitals in Europe incorporating six fully equipped operating theatres, eight intensive care beds, a ten-bedded day case unit and over 70 private in-patient beds.
Consultants will also have the use of 32 private consulting rooms with the ability to access patient's records over a secure network.
The hospital's services include cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery and minimally invasive (keyhole surgery).
The main contractor for the programme was Shepherd Construction.
Carey Jones Architects designed the building.
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