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04/11/11 - Great interest in providing public art
As part of the overall public art strategy for South
Bristol NHS Community Hospital, Bristol Infracare LIFT
recently invited artists to tender for a piece of work which
would involve them working with the local community to
create artwork for the hospital. Ginkgo, the
specialist art consultant employed to manage this activity
received 86 applications from artists interested in this
work. Interviews will be held with a short list of
artists in November to select one to carry out this
project. Staff at the hospital and local residents
will help with the selection of the artists and will be
encouraged to participate in the project.
31/10/11 - Carillion given top marks for their management of the South Bristol NHS Community Hospital (SBCH) construction site by national industry watchdog.
In a recent inspection of the SBCH construction site,
Carillion were awarded an excellent score of 36 out of 40 by
the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS). CCS is an
independent body which monitors construction sites against a
code of considerate practice to make sure that companies are
behaving as considerate and good neighbours, as well as
being respectful, environmentally conscious, responsible and
accountable. In addition CCS also considers the appearance
and safety of construction sites in their assessments.
For more information about the CCS and its work, visit their
website at www.ccscheme.org.uk.
21/10/11 - Builder supports Bristol Business Action on Homelessness (BAOH)
Bristol Business Action on Homelessness campaign (BAOH) is
a partnership of businesses, homelessness agencies and
Bristol City Council and aims to break the vicious cycle of
‘no job no home’ by helping homeless people find employment
and achieve independent living. The programme incorporates
pre-employment training, a two week supported work placement
and post placement support for homeless and ex homeless
people in Bristol. Construction of South Bristol NHS
Community Hospital has provided the builder, Carillion, an
opportunity to offer 6 work placements so far as part of
this initiative. For more information about BAOH
please visit the Business In The Community website at www.bitc.org.uk .
13/10/11 - 98% of waste from the construction of South Bristol NHS Community Hospital is being recycled.
98% of waste from the construction of South Bristol NHS Community Hospital is being recycled.
Building the new hospital produces large amounts of potential waste from packaging materials through to the clay and soil removed during construction process. Carillion, who are building the hospital, are focussed on reducing waste going to landfill and in September 2011 reported that out of 14 tonnes of waste produced, 13.8 tonnes were recycled. That’s a recycling rate of 98%!