MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
company is now regarded as a leader in the healthcare sector, and one of the fastest growing businesses of its kind across the capital and the rest of the UK.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital project The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which was originally built in the 1970s, and later modernised in the late 1990s under a PFI agreement, is in urgent need of refurbishment and modernisation to bring the buildings up to modern standards. Located in Stadium Road, Woolwich, it was built on land formerly occupied by the Shrapnel Barracks, a veterinary hospital and stables for Army horses. It was named after Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, who opened it officially in 1978 (she had also laid the foundation stone in 1972). Dowds, which will be working closely with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust to ensure minimum disruption to staff and patients throughout the refurbishment, will be responsible for upgrading all of the hospital’s electrical infrastructure. We will also be upgrading the facilities for medical gas supplies such as oxygen, climate control, and all the other M&E areas across the site. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is the latest in a growing number of healthcare success stories for Dowds, which include just about every major hospital in Northern Ireland, together with schemes at Addenbrooke’s, on Merseyside,
Julian McCamphill
Julian McCamphill, Operations director at Dowds Group, has spent almost 25 years with the company, progressing from onsite electrician to supervisor, to Contracts manager and Contracts director, through to his current position as Operations director (appointed in 2014) and Shareholder. An experienced engineer, his practical knowledge and business foresight have played a major role in overseeing Dowds’ ambitious growth, spearheading its expansion into the London market, and solidifying its status as the preferred partner for ‘cutting-edge MEP provision.’ As Operations director, he has overall responsibility for maintaining and
developing contract reporting and monitoring to contractual requirements, and works closely with clients to deliver value through improved management of operations to help drive quality and customer advocacy. Dowds Group said: “His strengths lie in his ability to make strategic as well as tactical decisions on a daily basis, ensuring that our vision is always aligned with our clients.” In this article, he discusses the challenges facing M&E companies working within healthcare construction projects.
in Newcastle, Reading, and many other parts of the country. With NHS Trusts almost certainly under more pressure than ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic and expanding waiting lists, the focus is
now firmly on the M&E sector to deliver 21st century facilities. That is the challenge for companies like Dowds – and we are certainly well-prepared and ready to meet it.
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January 2022 Health Estate Journal 51
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