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Dixon Group has again demonstrated its expertise and experience in planning and completing large commercial mechanical installations – and in meeting the highest standards – on two impressive new care home builds. Yorkare Homes chose the specialist, Dixon Integrated Services (DIS) division to complete the full plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and building management systems installations, on two of its latest developments. HVAC systems installation Work Louth Manor, a 72 bedroom facility in Lincolnshire, was completed in April, and the finishing touches are now being made to a 66 bedroom home in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, following handover. Both offer the highest standards of care environments and boast facilities, including an in-house bar, a full beauty salon and hairdressing room, a cinema and terraces from each floor. Work for Dixon Integrated Services included the initial design and consultancy, the installation of en-suite wet rooms in all bedrooms at both facilities, kitchenettes in premium suites and zoned underfloor heating systems. AC systems and heating plants installed Their teams also installed air conditioning systems and heating plants at both facilities Their teams also installed air conditioning systems and heating plants at both facilities, linked to Building Management Systems (BMS), which each have their own bespoke software, in order to ensure heating and water temperatures are controlled at all times, and run at maximum efficiency to reduce costs. Shaun Lamming, Head of Operations at DIS, said “These two new care homes are a great example of East Yorkshire expertise coming together to produce exceptional developments. We were contracted directly by the Hull-based building specialists - Hobson & Porter, who we have worked for many times before, and of course Yorkare are an East Yorkshire business which is leading the field in the care home sector given the quality of facilities it builds and operates.” Energy efficiency and cost savings He adds, “Projects of this size and complexity, given the hundreds of products which need to be installed, really provides us the chance to demonstrate our expertise. We start from a design and consultancy role to ensure we plan for best value in every aspect and see that right through to the end of project when handing over facilities which benefit from their own bespoke building management systems.” Shaun Lamming adds, “These are more important than ever in the current climate of spiraling energy costs, as they ensure optimum energy performance and efficiency. As a business which has operated in this region for five decades, we pride ourselves on our partnership working, and these two developments are great examples of that.” Dixon Group Dixon Group had previously completed two previous care home installations in Hessle and Hornsea. It has also been contracted for another new Yorkare development, a 57 bedroom care home in Horsforth, Leeds, which is due to open in January 2023.

Dixon Group is delighted to have been chosen to provide all mechanical and electrical works by the East Yorkshire house builder Peter Ward Homes on its latest new build development. Dixon MEP – a specialist division providing a one-stop shop to housebuilders seeking seamless project management from concept to completion – has been selected for the work at the Old Millers Rise development in Leven. Impeccably high standards The site will see 55 new homes created, including two and three-bedroom mid-terrace, semi-detached and detached properties, and four-bedroomed detached homes. Paul Griffin, Project Manager at Dixon MEP, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded this contract with Peter Ward Homes as it follows a number of contracts with them in recent times, and builds upon a 30-year relationship between the firms, demonstrating their continued faith in the standard of our work and ability of our team.” Peter Ward Homes has a reputation for building to impeccably high standards" “Peter Ward Homes has a reputation for building to impeccably high standards, so it is a great vote of confidence once again in Dixon MEP. We created this specialist division of our business to ensure we were able to offer an unrivaled package of support to housebuilders, from design and consultancy to all aspects of installation.” Boasting thermostatic showers “Such has been the demand in recent months that we have needed to recruit and add to the team, which is obviously really pleasing.” The new homes at Old Millers Rise will be fitted with HD and Sky TV cabling, alarm systems, and electric car charging points to make the most modern of living spaces – all fitted by the Dixon team, Plumbing skills will ensure gas fired central heating systems for all homes, with bathrooms boasting thermostatic showers. Mr. Griffin added: “It’s a great confidence boost to all at Dixon MEP to have been awarded this contact. We are always especially pleased when we are chosen to work with another successful local company to deliver a first-class project in our region. It makes it all the more rewarding.”

Dixon Group was delighted to play a key role in the development of a new state-of-the-art £8.8m MRI suite at a Grimsby hospital which will improve patient experience, reduce waiting times and enable cancer patients to be diagnosed faster. The expertise of Dixon Integrated Services – a specialist division of Dixon Group that provides mechanical and electrical design and installation for large commercial developments – helped ensure the project progressed to completion on time, even against the backdrop of working in the tighter restrictions of a pandemic. Contract Info The team was contracted by Hull-based development company Hobson & Porter to complete the mechanical installations over a nine-month period, starting last August and completing in May 2021, as the building progressed at The Diana Princess of Wales Hospital. The contract included the installation of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems (HVAC), medical gas piping, hot and cold water systems, processed chilled water systems, low-temperature hot water heating, and condensed steam energy systems. Resources and timeframes The new suite is home to two MRI scanners and is expected to improve and speed up the experience of patients Paul Pacitto, site manager for Dixon Integrated Services, said, “This was a really great project to be involved in, as are any contracts where you are working on NHS facilities. This project was a challenge given the complexity of some of the systems we were installing, the tight timeframes we faced to get our elements of the job completed, and the large number of other trades we were working alongside on site." “At times we had up to 15 men on site as well as myself overseeing the work, especially in the early stages of installation, and were then able to reduce numbers gradually as the work neared completion.” Dixon Group delighted to be chosen by construction specialists Hobson & Porter. The new suite is home to two brand new Philips MRI scanners and is expected to improve and speed up the experience of patients, as well as reducing waiting times, which will of course also potentially have a positive impact on treatment. Partnering with Hobson & Porter Kirk Dixon, Commercial Director at Dixon Group, said, “We were, of course, delighted to be chosen to partner Hobson & Porter who delivered many great developments and who we have worked with on numerous occasions, for this very important project. It is always special to work on the development of new NHS facilities and even more so to be awarded this contract last year when we had all as a country come to appreciate even more the great job the NHS does, and the need for new facilities to ensure people can access the tests and treatment they need quickly." “To be part of a team which has developed and handed over a much-needed hospital facility like this – in the midst of a pandemic – has been wonderful and really uplifting for all involved." Teamwork Dixon team mentality and culture proved invaluable on this project as it took everyone pulling in the right direction Kirk continued, “I am very proud of our team who have once again demonstrated their ability to complete major works like this, with minimum fuss, but to the highest standard of organization, planning and performance. Our team mentality and culture proved invaluable on this project as it took everyone pulling in the right direction and as a team to complete this complex contract. The finished product is something that we are proud of." “All plaudits need to go to Hobson & Porter’s management team, along with Paul from our team. They are the ones that have done whatever it takes to get the building completed.” The £8.84m suite has been funded by the Department of Health and Social Care through emergency capital funding.