CATERING
CASE STUDY: RDA RENOVATES DINING EXPERIENCE AT YORK HOSPITAL
Restaurant Design Associates (RDA), a catering design and installation firm, is celebrating the completion of a major transformation project at a renowned teaching hospital.
RDA, based in South Tyneside, was appointed by independent global professional services provider Sweett Group to provide consultancy and design services for York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust.
The Trust invested £4.3million to improve catering facilities at York Hospital, including a two-year rebuild of its kitchen and restaurant, and the creation of a fresh food central production unit (CPU) to prepare meals for patients. The York site has more than 700 beds and is the Trust’s largest hospital.
RDA’s involvement in the project began three years ago, when the decision was made by the Trust to invest in the works. RDA’s design director Paul Hirst - who has worked with the Trust on past projects - was asked to be part of a design selection process, and was successfully chosen to be part of a lead design team working with architects, consultants, facilities management staff, catering and retail experts.
RDA designed and managed the development of the CPU, and advised on how to improve flow from delivery and storage to preparation, cooking, blast chilling, wrapping and dispatch.
Quantities and throughput were key considerations for the team in all layouts and equipment specifications, as it was necessary for the CPU to have the potential to supply other hospitals.
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A separate, stand-alone food production facility was designed to supply the hospital’s new 245-seat Ellerbys Restaurant, serving staff and visitors. RDA was appointed to specify all items of food production and storage equipment, and assisted the architect with the interior design, finishes and furniture selection.
The installation element of the project was tendered out to a selection of main contractors, and was won by construction firm Hobson & Porter, who awarded RDA with the catering installation package.
“QUANTITIES AND THROUGHPUT WERE
KEY CONSIDERATIONS.”
Working with Hobson & Porter and Sweett Group, RDA assisted with a phasing plan for the works and provided a temporary service comprising of a kitchen, cold storage areas, chilled displays and hot servery counters whilst the works were in progress, so that the hospital could continue to supply a safe and nutritious food service.
The finished project consisted of the CPU kitchen and dishwashing areas, cold storage areas by Williams Refrigeration, ambient storage areas, Ellerbys Restaurant area, a hospitality area and seating space with furniture.
Paul Hirst said: “We are immensely proud of being a major part of this
large scale project, from the early discussions through to completion. We believe that we have helped to develop an enviable world class food production facility and a modern, inviting restaurant, which could only have been achieved by working closely with the highly professional and dedicated NHS team at York.
“By working with Sweett Group and Hobson & Porter, our combined expertise have produced state of the art services which will provide long term benefits for the staff, patients and visitors at York Hospital.”
RDA is a member of the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) and has worked with more than 45 NHS Trusts around the UK.
The firm was set up in 2007 by directors Roy and Judith Addyman and has since grown into one of the UK's leading design and installation companies, specialising in the catering, hospitality and retail industries.
In the past eight years, the firm has worked with a diverse range of clients across the UK and abroad, including blue chip companies, universities, contract caterers and conference centres, in over 250 projects, totalling more than £40million.
The company employs a workforce of 15 designers, quantity surveyors, project managers, specialist consultants and site managers.
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