Laing O鈥橰ourke part of High Wood Health consortium selected for Scottish facility

Laing O'Rourke

Laing O鈥橰ourke is due to start work in the spring on a new 拢200m hospital in the Scottish Borders after plans for the scheme were approved yesterday.

The 350-bed project was approved by Dumfries and Galloway Council鈥檚 planning committee yesterday.

The complex is earmarked to be built on farmland on the outskirts of Dumfries.

The local NHS authority selected the High Wood Health consortium as the preferred bidder for the works contract. Within the consortium, O鈥橰ourke is construction partner and Serco is providing estate management services.

Jeff Ace, NHS Dumfries and Galloway鈥檚 chief executive, said: 鈥淭his is a major milestone which allows us to work towards financial close at the start of the new year, and paves the way for the start of construction scheduled for spring 2015.鈥�

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