Breightmet wins award for
'Building Excellence'
01 May 2009
Nightingale Associates’ Breightmet Health Centre has been announced the winner of the Best Healthcare Building category in the 2009 LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Awards.
The £8 million LIFT scheme, which was completed in November 2008, provides over 6,000sqm of new primary health care facilities, including two local GP practices, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and acute sector mental health provision. The development, situated in Bolton town centre, also includes a state-of-the-art public library and accommodation for the local authority’s social services.
The LABC Awards were established to recognise building quality and standards throughout the entire design and build process. The awards take place first on a regional level, and winners are then entered into the prestigious national awards later in the year.
Nightingale Associates, which worked with contractor Eric Wright Group on the project, also had two other schemes shortlisted for the same award: Deeplish Health Centre (part of the BRAHM LIFT programme) and West Accrington (part of the East Lancashire LIFT programme). All three schemes were nominated by the Building Control Department themselves.
"We are of course very pleased with the award, which recognises building quality and standards through the whole design and build process, especially as they were nominated by the local authority themselves and not by us; we were simply asked if the schemes could be put forward for the awards.
"The nominations and the award recognise the input that the whole studio has had in delivering successful projects and being an important part of the LIFT partnerships in delivering high quality primary healthcare facilities for local communities."
Justin Harris, Senior Director, Nightingale Associates
The LABC is the member organisation representing local authority building control departments in England and Wales. Its national awards, which are expected to attract a considerable amount of media attention, will be announced in October at a ceremony in London.
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