Glangwili General Hospital

About this project

We have been selected by architects IBI Group and construction group, Tilbury Douglas, to manufacture and install healthcare furniture for a project improving the obstetric and neonatal facilities at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen. The furniture contract is for the value of £100,000.

Quote from Andrew Powell, Site Manager at Interserve:

“This is the first time I personally have worked with David Bailey Furniture Systems and from my point of view it’s been brilliant to be able to work directly with the managing director, Trevor Gillman. They are very approachable, they ring you straight back if you ring with any queries and the fitters’ work is of a really good quality.”

Furniture installed

We have provided furniture for the labour ward, neo-natal ward and theatres:

75 storage units
16 worktops
Mirrors
Hooks
Shelving
Shelving racking
Clinical rails
Trespa Toplab benching

Worktops have been provided in colour G059 – Dark Grey and units in colour G044 – Light grey.

Trevor Gillman, Managing Director of David Bailey Furniture Systems, comments:

“Congratulations to the team at the Trust on a fantastic new facility for the community of Carmarthen.”

Healthcare furniture for Glangwili General Hospital

The contract win follows the Welsh Government’s £25.2 million investment into the obstetric and neonatal facilities at Hywel Dda University Health Board’s Glangwili Hospital as part of its Design For Life Framework. The project is divided into 4 phases: Phase 1 of the project has already been completed, Phase 2 is underway at present and the entire project should be completed by early 2023.

The Glangwili Hospital project

The construction programme will be carried out in multiple phases, with the first stage comprising a new labour ward at the first floor level. Existing accommodation will be refurbished to improve neonatal care facilities during the second phase, and will include new high dependency and special care cot nurseries, and overnight stay accommodation for parents with babies on the unit. The third and fourth phases will comprise the construction of two new obstetric operating theatres and supporting accommodation.

Why David Bailey was selected

David Bailey has a strong presence in Wales and we had recently carried out some successful, substantial contracts there, as part of notable projects in the area, that had come to the attention of Interserve. Our healthcare facilities projects in Wales include:

Prince Charles Hospital, mid-Glamorgan: Healthcare furniture for 60 rooms as part of this £6.5 million upgrade to the maternity and neonatal services. Read the case study.
Morriston Hospital, Swansea: Furniture for 84 rooms as part of a £5.8 million state-of-the-art refurbishment at this hospital.
Cardigan Health Centre: 126 healthcare storage units and 140 meters of worktops as part of this £13.6 million new build facility. Read the case study.
Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital: Furniture for paediatric ward, anti-ligature works & medical records department.
Royal Gwent Hospital: Furniture for the maternity and CAU department.
Other projects in Wales:
- Tonypandy Health Centre
- Llandrindod Wells Hospital post-natal department
- Elms Drug & Alcohol Service
- Decant ward at Wrexham Maelor Hospital
- Treatment room at Mumbles Medical Centre

Healthcare furniture by David Bailey

The fitted healthcare furniture we supply is manufactured at our factory in Broadstairs, Kent. We provide specialist, HTM 63 and HTM 71 compliant furniture and storage units, specialising in the healthcare and hospital market. We have installed fitted healthcare furniture to many UK hospitals, health centres, clinics and GP surgeries, including Guys & St. Thomas Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital. Architects and Contractors rely on us because they know we are well established and professional and our durable furniture is manufactured in Britain with craftsmanship and professionalism. We also install our furniture into a facility, so there is no need to ensure a contractor has installation instructions.

Supporting the NHS through the Coronavirus pandemic

Our factory was operational throughout the Coronavirus pandemic and we have been able to support the NHS by responding quickly to orders for furniture at several facilities, including Peterborough City Hospital, Hillingdon Hospital, Royal Preston Hospital and also furniture for mobile CT scanner units in Hull.