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Project
  Great Western Hospital
Location   Swindon, Wilts
Building Use   Healthcare
Consortium   Carillion PLC
Client   Swindon & Marlborough NHS Trust
Products Used   Dual Colour Windows & Doors, Gridframe Curtain Walling, Stormframe High Performance Doors
 
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A new £100m hospital, sited on 32 acres of land at Swindon has been developed for the Swindon and Marlborough NHS trust by a consortium lead by Carillion plc, the UK's leading contractor in the PFI sector providing the local community with state-of-the-art medical facilities.

Sapa Building Systems completed the £900,000 contract to supply windows and curtain walling for the spectacular development on the Southern outskirts of the town.

Swindon's new hospital is amongst the first healthcare projects to emerge under the Government's plan to encourage private participation in the non-cyclical and capital components of its national healthcare system.

Working to strict timescales, Sapa Building Systems' dual colour windows were supplied direct to Trent Concrete - producers of pre-cast concrete panels - for fitting off-site by one of Sapa's fabricators and installers. This approach significantly reduced on-site installation time.

     
The Healthcare Specialist

Evidence of our systems' flexibility can be seen in numerous public buildings around the UK in both traditional and modern styles.

The slim line looks of our window, curtain wall and framing systems improve sight lines and are ideal products for new or refurbishment projects, especially in areas of architectural sensitivity.

Sapa Building Systems' ranges are also designed to blend in sympathetically with varying architectural styles. This has become one of the main reasons for their growing popularity with specifiers in the public sector.

Smooth lines are a key feature of our products, which means that there are no awkward crevasse to gather dirt. A variety of hardware including anti-ligature options allow for safety and easy cleaning making them especially suitable for hospital applications.

     
Technical Aspects

Special outer frame sections were developed to integrate directly with Spanwall Stacking Cladding system that was chosen by the architect for this project.

The window design was generally based on a straight horizontal ribbon emphasis and also included some concave and convex curved-on-plan areas.

Gridframe curtain walling was used to enclose the full height stairwell towers and incorporated 202 High Performance doors in manual and automatic opening form to the main entrance areas.

 
 
     
 
   
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