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| FCC scoops award for Enniskillen hospital  FCC, the Spanish infrastructure and environmental services company, was honoured with a Silver Green Apple Awards for Built Environment and Architectural Heritage for the the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.The hospital was not only FCC's first UK project, but also the first PPP in Northern Ireland, and the first public hospital to be built in the UK with single rooms only. The news comes a week after FCC was named preferred bidder for the £600 million Mersey Gateway Bridge project, their largest UK project win to date. The Green Apple Awards follow previous recognition at the Engineering News Record Global Best Project Awards in New York where FCC were presented with an Award of Merit for the hospital. The project was also shortlisted for Best Designed Project and Best Operational Project at the May PPP Bulletin Awards in London. The Enniskillen hospital has the facility to house employees and an energy demand management centre, making it one of the most modern hospitals in Europe in terms of energy efficiency. FCC completed the project on time and within budget in May 2012. The hospital was opened by HM the Queen in June 2012. The Green Apple awards are presented annually in recognition of building projects that enhance the built environment or protect our architectural heritage. FCC competed against more than 200 other nominations for the Green Apple Environment Award in the national campaign to find Britain's greenest companies, councils and communities. Previous winners include the United Nations, BBC, Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Lafarge, Cemex and Jaguar. The South West Acute Hospital The facility offers the most modern clinical practices and the latest technologies in patient care. The New South West Acute Hospital also offers a wide range of specialties, with a focus on maternity and emergency services, and will complement those offered by Erne Hospital, also in Enniskillen. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |