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Phase B1 of the Belfast Maternity Unit at Royal Victoria Hospital has been completed and handed over to the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust by the GRAHAM-BAM Healthcare Partnership (GBHP). The £85m project represents a significant advancement in healthcare infrastructure, enhancing the birthing experience for more than 5,000 women using the service annually. Built adjacent to the existing Maternity Hospital, the new five-storey unit boasts modern amenities including en-suite rooms with birthing pools, delivery suites, obstetric theatres and a neonatal intensive care unit. Meanwhile, GRAHAM is among eight construction companies named by the Scottish Government to deliver its upcoming Public Works Framework over the next four years. It is named in all three lots of the framework, including general civil engineering works valued at £120m, structural civil engineering works at £80m and all civil engineering works at £400m. GRAHAM has also achieved certification to PAS 2080, a globally recognised standard for managing carbon in buildings and infrastructure. www.graham.co.uk NEW BELFAST MATERNITY UNIT OPENS AT ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL
L-R: John Francis Dowds, co-founder, Dowds, Mid and East Antrim Mayor Gerardine Mulvenna and James Dowds, Group Managing Director.
NEW £3M BALLYMENA HEADQUARTERS OPENED BY DOWDS GROUP
Dowds Group has officially opened new headquarters at Parkway Ballymena following a £3m investment in the site. Mid and East Antrim Mayor Gerardine Mulvenna attended a renaming of the building as Killagan House, in recognition of the homeplace of the brothers founding the company. Established in 1978 by John Francis and Hector Dowds, the Group merged its Belfast and Ballymoney offices last year and relocated to the new headquarters. It has more than 210 employees and operates an office
construction, facilities management and energy solutions, its diverse portfolio of multi-million-pound projects includes Ulster University Belfast, Nightingale Hospital in Whiteabbey and the Royal College of Music in London. James Dowds, Managing Director of Dowds Group, said, “We are delighted to make Killagan House and Ballymena our new home. The investment in our new state-of-the- art facilities not only allows us to bring our NI team together under one roof but has the capacity to accommodate our future growth.” www.dowdsgroup.com
Phase B1 of the Belfast Maternity Unit at Royal Victoria Hospital.
at King’s Cross in London. Supplying building services,
QUEEN’S GETS GREEN LIGHT FOR IRELAND’S LARGEST ECO-FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATION
Belfast City Council has granted planning permission for Northern Ireland’s first Passivhaus student accommodation at Queen’s University Belfast. The 459-unit student housing block will be the first certified Passivhaus Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) in Belfast, and the largest on the island of Ireland. Passivhaus certification is a globally recognised standard aimed at minimising energy used for heating and cooling, reducing building emissions. Queen’s currently owns and manages over 3,500 beds across the city, with
demand estimated at a further 3,000 rooms over the next five years. Caroline Young, Vice-President of Students and Corporate Services at Queen’s, said, “We are delighted to be at the forefront of such a significant milestone for sustainable development in Belfast and beyond. “We are committed to achieving our ambitious net zero target for 2040 whilst providing the best student experience, not least by continuing to offer high quality accommodation at one of the best values
A 459-unit student housing block proposed for the Dublin Road in Belfast is set to be the largest Passivhaus accommodation on the island of Ireland.
across the UK.” www.qub.ac.uk
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