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Modular healthcare specialist MTX Contracts has been appointed to design and build a major diagnostics and treatment centre in south-east Wales.
The contractor is working on the redevelopment of the former British Airways Avionics Engineering site in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, to create the Llantrisant Health Park.
The scheme – valued at £79m by data provider Glenigan – will deliver around 17,300 square metres of new-build accommodation across three buildings, alongside supporting infrastructure.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is leading the project, funded by the Welsh Government, in collaboration with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
MTX has been appointed under a preconstruction services agreement (PCSA) to deliver phase one of the development, which will comprise a community diagnostics hub.
The first phase will provide around 7,500 square metres of space, with construction scheduled to start early next year.
MTX said it is providing early contractor involvement in the design process before entering into a main construction contract.
The firm said its preconstruction team includes specialist healthcare architects who are working with clinical teams to refine layouts and operational requirements.
Llantrisant Health Park will feature a three-storey diagnostics hub with MRI, CT, ultrasound and X-ray suites on the ground floor, together with endoscopy procedure rooms, screening facilities and clinical support space.
The upper floors will accommodate plant rooms and staff training facilities, including an endoscopy academy intended to serve as a regional NHS training centre.
External works in phase one will include landscaping, upgrades to existing car parking and road infrastructure, and compliance landscaping to meet sustainable drainage approval body requirements.
The health park is intended to improve access to diagnostic and elective services across the region.
It will focus on high-volume, low-complexity orthopaedic procedures and day-case or outpatient general surgery, supporting efforts to reduce waiting times.
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