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Cheshire Scientific offers microbiological analysis
Cheshire Scientific provides a rapid, accredited, analytical service to clients operating in many different sectors, including healthcare and facilities management – working closely with clients to provide tailor-made solutions to their needs.
As healthcare estates teams face increasing regulatory scrutiny, tighter budgets, and higher expectations around patient safety, choosing the right laboratory partner has never been more critical. As a UKAS accredited laboratory, Cheshire Scientific provide healthcare estates departments with complete confidence that all testing is carried out to the highest recognised standards of technical competence, quality, and impartiality. Our service provision demonstrates not just compliance, but a continual commitment to improvement and innovation that stands up to audit and inspection. We also support estates teams directly, offering guidance, explanations, and
After dinner speaker for Wales
Taking place on Wednesday 6 May at the prestigious Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, the evening recognises outstanding achievement and contributions from IHEEM members across the Welsh healthcare estate. Welsh sporting
legend Jonathan Davies OBE is a Welsh former rugby player whose career throughout the 1980s and 1990s saw him represent Wales
practical advice where needed. We have developed a bespoke reporting system to help teams manage their actions that can integrate directly into building management systems. We understand the unique pressures within healthcare environments. Our services are designed to support estates teams in maintaining safe water systems, meeting HTM and HSG requirements, and protecting patients, staff, and visitors without unnecessary complexity or disruption. Clear reporting, pragmatic interpretation, and rapid turnaround times ensure results can be acted upon quickly and confidently.
Beyond testing, we invest Congratulations
IHEEM would like to congratulate the following, who had Institute grades awarded, or Engineering Council status conferred upon them, recently: FELLOW
Jacqueline Simpson-Tyda Jamie Caulfield Warren Branson Petrus Pelser
Ying Cheong Sam Chan – Upgrade
MEMBER Wasif Siddiqui Anthony McMullan Steven Roberts Liviu Sorin Zdrinca Lance Sawyer
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John Panter Benjamin Sykes Suraj Oommen Ian Harding Liam Phillips – Upgrade
TECHNICIAN Andrew Maddock
AUTHORISING ENGINEERS Mark Walker – AE (V) Robert Zalewski – AE (E)
COMPANY AFFILIATES Garland UK 4i Pumping Services Ltd Aaztec Mediduct
Bluelight Fire Engineering Ltd Building Engineering Services & Technical Ltd Carbon3 Currie & Brown
HTM02-01 Design & Consulting Inspection & Power Services Kajima Lochinvar Opex Consultancy Ltd
Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Socomec
APPRENTICE AFFILIATES Ebi Dickson Tyrone Roe
Mosaab M Elmahdi
STUDENT AFFILIATES Louise Williams Camarli Lee Delia Dawson Hayyaan Bashir MD Toufikur Rahman
heavily in training and competency development. Our staff receive regular technical training, method updates, and quality refresher sessions, ensuring consistency and reliability across every sample analysed.
Sustainability is embedded in how we operate. We actively minimise waste, prioritise recycling, and do more than just pay lip service to sustainability. By combining accredited science, experienced people, and responsible practices, we deliver more than test results. We provide reassurance, resilience, and a trusted partnership for healthcare estates teams.
https://cheshirescientific.co.uk/
in both rugby union and rugby league. A goal-kicking backline player, he played his club rugby in Wales, England, and Australia. Davies has since become a television commentator for both codes and a media personality. Davies was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1995 New Year Honours for services to rugby league football, and was promoted to Officer of the same order (OBE), ‘for voluntary and charitable services to people with cancer’ in recognition of his work as President of Cardiff’s Velindre Cancer Centre.
Places are available for both the awards gala dinner and the conference and exhibition. To secure your space, visit https://
www.iheem.org.uk/events/ save-the-date-6th-and-7th-of- may-wales-regional-conference- exhibition-and-awards- dinner-2026/
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