Dryad Architectural Ironmongery provides key products to new hospital
February 13th, 2009Dryad Architectural Ironmongery has been chosen to specify, schedule and supply architectural ironmongery to be used throughout a new £500m hospital development in Manchester.
The specialist ironmongery business, part of the Wolseley group, provided various products including door handles, closers, hinges, magnetic locks and a comprehensive master keying system throughout the healthcare complex, which is one of the largest new hospitals in Europe.
Due to open in summer 2009, the Oxford Road site, owned by the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with their partners Catalyst Health Care (Manchester) Ltd, will include a purpose-built children’s hospital, along with a dedicated women’s hospital, adult hospital and eye hospital.
Dryad’s John Royle said:
“We worked closely with our customer Bovis Lend Lease in the product specification for this highly prestigious development. The architectural ironmongery had to meet the varying needs of the different groups of patients who will be using the hospital and comply with relevant legislation, for example BS8300 and Approved Document M, both of which relate to the Disability Discrimination Act, and Building Regulations which relates to the design of buildings that meet the needs of disabled people.
“We have highly experienced staff, many of which are registered with the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers, who are able to specify the most suitable product for the given application, with the backing of Wolseley’s efficient and established worldwide supply chain.”
Mark Buckle, Bovis Lend Lease projects director, added:
“We have worked successfully with Dryad Architectural Ironmongery on various large scale projects in the past. Ironmongery specifications for hospitals can be challenging due to the stringent legislation in place and the vulnerability of some of the patient groups using the facilities, so it was imperative to work with experienced and well informed suppliers.”
Dryad Architectural Ironmongery is one of the UK’s leading brands of architectural ironmongery and is exclusively available nationwide from Wolseley through its specialist architectural ironmongery branches.
The Dryad Architectural Ironmongery catalogue is one of the most comprehensive in the industry and has recently been launched in an interactive DVD format. It can also be downloaded from http://dryad.wolseleyliterature.co.uk/
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