PKL Healthcare, as part of a delivery team led by Costain Limited, are nominated for a Major Award at the Better Healthcare Buildings Awards taking place at the Metropole Hilton London on 2nd November 2006. The Better Healthcare Buildings Awards is an annual event organised by Wilmington Conferences, publishers of HD (Hospital Development magazine). There are 16 much coveted awards.

Costain's project supported by PKL Healthcare was for a modular constructed (off-site) facility of 2,700m2.

The client was the Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust and the modular facility was built at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

The award category is 'Better Patient Environment'.

PKL Healthcare supplied two modular operating theatres, a 6-bed modular recovery ward and a 2-storey modular neurosurgery ward.

Some particular features which contributed to the nomination were: Fold down beds for parents Sun pipes to give extra natural light Child-friendly pictures embedded into the vinyl floor finishes.

The Costain Project Manager John Williams commented 'I wish to congratulate PKL Healthcare for the quality of the installation and the building as a whole'.

'The theatre suite has gained considerable appreciation by the clinical staff and it has exceeded their expectations of modular theatres'.