Mansfield firm provides £1.5 million fit out for new hospital

The contract was Deanestor’s 16th project for Laing O’Rourke.

Deanestor manufactured and installed more than 3,700 bespoke items of furniture, including full height patient bay partitions, base and wall cabinets, wardrobes, worktops, staff kitchens and reception desks to each floor.

Its team also procured and installed more than 5,000 other items for the new hospital – from mirrors and grabrails to lockers – fitting out around 800 rooms.

Abdul Moked, senior architect at BDP, said, “Deanestor’s workmanship on this project was second to none and is there for all to see.

"Despite working to a tight budget, there has been no compromise on the quality of furniture manufacture and this standard was maintained in the fit out on site.

"The quality of fitting out is so important in a healthcare environment and contributes to effective infection control and reduced maintenance.”

Tim Holliday, director of the trust’s project managers, CCL Solutions, added: “The fit out looks fantastic.

Deanestor manufactured 50 specially designed, freestanding screens which create individual patient spaces in the chemotherapy units and incorporate datacomms, power, medical gases, storage, and a recess for a curtain.

These floor-to-ceiling chair bay partitions give patients privacy in the open-plan treatment spaces whilst facilitating interaction in an open, light and welcoming environment.

Deanestor also manufactured and installed 110 wardrobes with a wood grain finish to each of the single ensuite patient bedrooms, and 43 reception desks with storage for nurses’ stations.

Deanestor also manufactured, supplied and fitted 16 staff kitchens, worktops and storage units for consultants’ examination rooms, and lead-lined base and wall cabinets for the radiotherapy department.

It also produced 1,100 cabinets for multiple rooms across the new hospital.