Support services and construction company Carillion has reached a major milestone in the construction of Brierley Hill’s new state-of-the-art health and social care centre.
Carillion has handed over the keys of the £26.6 million flagship building in Venture Way to client Dudley Infracare LIFT.
Work began in June 2007 on the development which will consolidate three GP practices with a combined list of 14,000 patients and provide a range of facilities including, an audiology centre, social services and hospital provision.
During its construction, the development has enjoyed much success including winning the regeneration category in the annual LIFT awards last year and received the Best of the Black Country Regeneration award and the Employer of the Year award from Future Skills for local employment.
The project has also been instrumental in providing employment and training opportunities for local people, with local unemployed people recruited through Dudley Council’s Future Skills initiative to work on the centre. In addition, 20 apprentices were given hands-on experience working on the project.
Paul Reynolds, Operations Director for Carillion Building Midlands region said: “This is the third project delivered in partnership with our client Dudley Infracare LIFT and is a true landmark building for Brierley Hill. Carillion is extremely proud to have been associated with this award-winning project which has been delivered in a truly collaborative manner and has acted as a stimulus for local economic and social regeneration in the area.”
John Coyne, Chief Executive of Dudley Infracare LIFT Limited said: “The Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre is the largest LIFT project in the borough to date. It is a unique example of how a Public Private Partnership development can be a catalyst for urban regeneration. The Centre will bring new life into the town of Brierley Hill with over 600 visitors a day increasing the economic sustainability of the area while delivering the highest quality health and social care facilities to the local and wider population of Dudley.
“The project successfully secured a £5.6m grant from Advantage West Midlands, the first health project to do so and without which the project could not have proceeded. The local community has been fully engaged throughout the design and construction process resulting in training and employment opportunities for local people, a comprehensive programme for neighbouring schools through educational and artistic programmes and the use of supply chains and materials sourced from the Black Country area.”
A phased commissioning and opening of the centre will now commence with it being fully operational and functioning in early June 2010.
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Source: Carillion Website - 02/03/2010 |
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