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Pathology Building at Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital
Last week saw the complex delivery and installation of 8 HTM compliant air handling units which had been manufactured byĀ Air Handling Systems LtdĀ over a 12-week period and then delivered to site over two days on 5x 45ā foot wagons. These were split into 24 sections to allow them to be craned up and fit through the door. The biggest unit being AHU 02 with a total length of 6,960mm, 2,700mm high and 2,550mm wide, this was split into 5 sections and once built on site the total weight was 4,213kg!
The units will supply tempered air to the laboratories, offices, toilets, Cat 3 laboratories and communal areas, whilst simultaneously extracting the air at the same time to provide comfortable and safe conditions to the end user. Heat energy will be recovered via the use of run around coils which combined with the excellent k value of the panels means the units are fully ERP compliant. The largest unit is able to supply over 4.00m3/s of air.
Well done to everyone involved in this seamless delivery and installation, our ClientĀ Amiri ConstructionĀ were most impressed šš»
#TBTĀ to our summer events! āļø
Hopkins have a long history in supporting charities and sports clubs in the local community and this year is no different. Back in July 2021 Hopkins sponsored the newly formed Hedge End United FC Under 7ās who play the Eastleigh & District Mini Soccer league at Stoneham Park. Hedge End United are a well-established club with teams at most age groups from under 7ās through to under 14ās. The clubās ethos very much aligns with Hopkins with a focus on teamwork, respect, sportsmanship and playing with a smile on your face! Now the season is drawing to a close, we wanted to give you an update on the boysā progress. The team have done amazing this season, from losing their first game 10ā1, they are now holding their own in the top league and playing some great football at times. More importantly the boys are all playing with a smile on their faces and have become best of friends. A big well done to all the boys from us at Hopkins! ā½ļø
Happy Easter Everyone! š£š°š£
We hope all our staff enjoyed their Easter treats š and everyone is having an āegg-sellentā weekend! āļø
Our eggs-tra special Easter collection was gratefully received by Southampton City Mission who support local families facing hardship š We hope all the families enjoy their eggs that our staff have kindly dontated, and they are a little treat at this challenging time.
Did you know that our head office is called Concorde House. The aircraft naming reflected the treaty between the British and French governments that led to Concordeās construction, the French word concorde, has an English equivalent, concord. Both words mean agreement, harmony or union, which defines the way in which HopkinsĀ strive to partner with our staff, clients and supply chain, and is key to our business model.
We have been delighted to be presented with an original Concorde photograph signed by the 4 pilots, from one of our key supply chain partners,Ā Jon BelfieldĀ of InTandem Systems. He knew that this would take pride of place in our reception to go with our other original Concorde items. Ā Thanks Jon, it looks great!
Congratulations to Bradley Brunsdon, Callum Harman and Alan Farnes for 5 years’ service at Hopkins. Here’s Bradley receiving his length of service award from our Chairman, Paul Hopkins.
#congratulations #recognition #serviceaward
Talk Mental Health launched their #385challenge fundraising event, which took place during Menās Health Awareness Week (14th to 20th June) where they challenged people around the UK to attempt 385 of any physical activity during that week.
It was to raise awareness of menās health, the impact such things as; Toxic Masculinity, is having on males of all ages and the over 385 men who die through suicide every month in the UK. Of the 6.500 people lost to suicide annually, 75% are men and it is the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45.
We are proud to sponsor the founder of Talk Mental Health and the #385challenge, Nick Wilson, who is currently undertaking a gruelling 385mile cycle as his #385challenge. Follow his story here: https://givepenny.com/talkmentalhealthuk_385challenge
We were pleased to attend the Morgan Sindall Construction Southern region supply chain awards at which we were awarded the āSub-Contractor of the Year Award 2020 (Ā£500K+)’. The ceremony was held at Morgan Sindall’s St Mark’s School site in Southampton and the awards were presented by their Regional Director, Cliff Kinch, and the Regional Supply Chain Manager, Phillip Church.
The award is in recognition of the pre-construction help the Hopkins team have provided throughout the year and the proactive start on site of our St Mark’s installation team.
In line with our Business Direction Plan, we are pleased to update you on the progress made to date and the exciting news that we can now share the following internal promotions.
In our Contracts department we presented the need for Regional Managers to now drive all three of our offices. We are pleased to announce thatĀ Neal HaworthĀ has been appointed as the new Regional Manager for our Thames Valley office, andĀ Nick HumberĀ has been appointed as the new Regional Manager for our Fareham office.
In Major Projects we are pleased to announce the successful appointment ofĀ Robert WestonĀ to Project Director.
Good luck to all three candidates in their new roles.
