Overview
Aintree University Hospital undertook the development of a new regeneration kitchen alongside the refurbishment of the existing dishwash facilities, ensuring the hospital could continue to deliver large-scale catering services to all wards. The kitchen extension provided a new main regen kitchen supported by ancillary areas including a decant room, sluice, dry store, offices, refrigeration and freezer space, catering goods store, and a first-floor plantroom to house the associated M&E infrastructure. In parallel, the dishwash area was stripped out and redesigned to provide a modernised facility with a main dishwash, trolley wash down, and sluice, maintaining full operational capacity while upgrading to NHS standards.
Mechanical & Electrical Scope
Our design scope included full mechanical and electrical systems across both the kitchen extension and dishwash refurbishment. Mechanical services covered supply and extract ventilation, heating installations, domestic hot and cold water, above-ground drainage, sanitaryware, and BMS controls, alongside commissioning and testing. Electrical systems included mains and sub-mains distribution, containment, general and emergency lighting, small power, supplies to kitchen and mechanical plant, structured wiring, fire alarm, CCTV, and photovoltaic technology to support low-carbon objectives. All works were delivered in line with NHS Model Engineering Specifications, HTM guidance, and statutory regulations.
