Creating Better Spaces for Care: Chemotherapy Unit Refurbishment at Dorset County Hospital

At LST Projects, we are committed to sustainability and taking real action to reduce emissions.

At LST Projects, safety is our priority, and we take a proactive approach to extreme weather. Following Storm Éowyn, we’re highlighting how we monitor forecasts, secure equipment, and conduct post-storm checks to keep our sites safe.

On Thursday, 2nd January, the LST Projects team came together at Southampton Football Club Stadium for our annual Strategy Day.

With Christmas fast approaching, LST has been on a mission to support patients spending the festive period in hospital.

LST Projects has completed the first phase of a refurbishment at Princess Anne Hospital, enhancing facilities at one of the UK’s largest neonatal units.

A former milking parlour at Sparsholt College has been transformed into a modern teaching environment following a refurbishment by LST Projects.

Within just one year of opening, a new Child Development Centre (CDC) constructed by LST Projects has been recognised with top industry awar

LST Projects has completed a £1.6m upgrade for Bradfield College Sports Complex creating more energy efficiency and enhancing the 25m swimming pool.

LST Projects has begun the fast-track refurbishment of Mercantile House at Portsmouth University.

After attending the Healthcare and Education Estates events for the first time, here are our top takeaways and highlights.

Following a competitive tender, LST Projects has been appointed for the £2m refurbishment of a chemotherapy unit at Dorset County Hospital.

Pupils at an independent boarding and day school in Hampshire are benefiting from improved accommodation thanks to a refurbishment delivered by LST Projects.

LST’s refurbishment of a neonatal unit at Princess Anne Hospital has moved another step closer following two major crane lifts.

LST Projects has completed a £1.4m refurbishment at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester.

LST Projects has completed a fast-track refurbishment project for the University of Southampton.

LST has commenced its second refurbishment project for Royal Holloway, University of London

LST Projects has delivered a £3.5m refurbishment for University Hospital Southampton in just 14 weeks.

Up to 9,000 people in two Cameroon villages will benefit from clean drinking water this year thanks to a project being delivered by Cameroon Catalyst.

Leader of the council with responsibility for leisure, Councillor Steve Pitt, said: “We’re committed to supporting and encouraging healthy lifestyles in all our communities and we are pleased to see local teams and the public starting to take advantage of the new football complex. It’s a great place for all to enjoy, I’d encourage anyone local to pop by and take a look.”

Following another challenging year for the construction industry, LST has continued to weather the storm. In fact, 2023 was our most successful year ever with turnover significantly increasing.

LST Projects has completed a multi-million-pound school extension and upgrade.

LST Projects has completed the refurbishment of the Douglas Arter Centre at Salisbury District Hospital.

LST Projects has started on site delivering a £3.2m design-and-build project at Queen Alexandra (QA) Hospital in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth City Council has awarded LST Projects a design and build contract for a new football centre in Cosham.

West Sussex Estates Partnership Ltd, on behalf of NHS Property Services, has appointed LST Projects for a landlord compliance contract.

LST Projects has welcomed four new team members to its Southampton office.

A £2.5m project has seen LST Projects upgrade both the neuro and paediatric intensive care units (ICUs) at Southampton General Hospital.

LST Projects has returned to Bradfield College to expand one of its boarding houses.

LST Projects has completed the construction of a £4.5m building at Bournemouth School.

Underlining its commitment to protecting the environment, LST Projects has become a certified Carbon Neutral Business.

Appointed by Arun District Council, in partnership with its provider Freedom Leisure, LST has begun renovation works at Arun Leisure Centre in Bognor Regis.

The past 12 months haven’t been easy for the whole construction industry as it continues to battle material shortages, labour challenges and price rises. But despite these hurdles, LST successfully handed over a diverse range of projects in 2022 and our pipeline remains strong for the year ahead.

LST Projects has been appointed for a multi-million-pound school extension and upgrade.

A veterinary group in Ringwood, Hampshire, is set to benefit from new and improved facilities thanks to an upgrade delivered by LST Projects.

LST Projects has completed a £2.5m project which has overhauled and upgraded electrical infrastructure serving cooling equipment at the University Hospital Southampton.

LST Projects has been selected to create a new cardiac investigation suite and plaster rooms at Salisbury District Hospital.

Working in partnership with Winchester City Council, LST Projects has helped a £1.7m industrial scheme to surpass its environmental target.

LST Projects has overhauled an office block for NHS employees in Horley, Surrey.

LST team members have rallied round to support Mental Health Awareness Week.

LST has completed a two-phase project, which will enhance maternity services at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

LST Projects has helped University Hospital Southampton (UHS) to expand an eye unit to meet increasing demand.

Mercedes-Benz World recently played host to LST’s 2022 Strategy Day.

Lisa Alexander joins as an Executive Assistant to the Estimating Team.

It has been another challenging year for the whole construction industry, but as a business, we have continued to adapt and respond to any hurdles.

LST Projects has strengthened its team with a further two appointments. Mike Child and Mark Beebe join the team as Site Managers.

LST Projects has completed the refurbishment of a music hall at Bradfield College near Reading.

LST Projects has been awarded a £4.1m contract to help a referral veterinary group to improve its facilities in Ringwood, Hampshire.

Following a raft of new contract wins, LST Projects has welcomed three new team members.

LST Projects has completed a refurbishment at Oaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form College in Hampshire, which will significantly improve the thermal performance of a three-storey building.

Demonstrating its commitment to sustainable construction, LST Projects is delighted to announce that it has been awarded ISO 14001:2015.

LST Projects has been selected for the £4.5m expansion of Bournemouth School. The 52-week project will enable the boy’s grammar school to accommodate more students with a range of new facilities.

LST Projects has been appointed to refurbish a music hall at Bradfield College near Reading. Founded in 1850, Bradfield College provides independent education for around 800 students from age 13 – 18.

Winchester City Council has appointed LST to design and build three new business units for light industrial use in Bishops Waltham.

LST has been appointed to upgrade the buildings within a secondary school in Hampshire, including new windows and electrical works.

LST has completed the £1.5m refurbishment of Malvern Splash Leisure Centre in Worcestershire. The six-month project has delivered a range of new facilities and upgrades that will significantly improve the experience for visitors.

LST has completed refurbishments for three facilities at Southampton General Hospital, helping to enhance the environment for Endoscopy and Motility services as well as the Acute Medical Unit (AMU).

In this month’s spotlight, our estimating director, Patrick Mballa, gives us an insight into his role at LST and reveals an interesting fact from Cameroon where he lived until 1991.

LST Projects has commenced a £1.5m refurbishment at an historic secondary school located in the heart of Southampton.

Our Site Manager, Justin Horton, takes part in this month’s spotlight feature revealing some of his recent highlights as well as his advice to others thinking of taking on a similar role.

In this month’s spotlight is our estimating assistant, Georgina Morton, who talks about the skills of the job and offers to advice to others thinking of a similar career.

As a contractor that’s been operating for more than 125 years, we’ve experienced lots of change and challenges, but nothing quite like 2020.

In the spotlight this month is one of our newest team members, Braden Fidler, who has joined LST as an assistant quantity surveyor.

LST has been appointed for a £2.3m project, which will transform a vacant shop into a new medical centre in the heart of Portsmouth.

The management of LST Projects would like to reassure all our clients and stakeholders that we are continuing to operate safely throughout the current pandemic and lockdown precautions.

In LST’s 125th year, our commercial director Robert Tuffin, reflects on the success of the family business, plans for the future, and carving a career in construction.

The construction of a new £4.3m sports hall for a school in Surrey has been completed by LST Projects.

LST is committed to effectively managing all aspects of health and safety across the business and in recent months, this has never been so important.

Congratulations to our contracts manager, Carl Fry, who has been awarded the Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management.

LST has welcomed a new face to its project management team.

We’re just weeks away from completing our 125 charity challenge

LST Projects has been appointed to deliver a new £4.5m oncology facility at Southampton General Hospital.

Our quantity surveyor, Bradley Hill, is in the spotlight this month providing an insight into his varied role and responsibilities as well as LST’s team spirit.

The newly refurbished Hudson Leisure Centre has played host to a "Fun Fitness Fiesta" giving local people a taster of the wide range of fitness facilities available.

LST employees are limbering up for a charity challenge to raise funds for the NHS.

LST Projects has helped to transform the emergency department at Southampton General Hospital in preparation for managing Covid-19.

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, LST Projects remain fully operational across all of our sites.

Members of the LST team have joined former professional footballer, Francis Benali, staff and patients to help celebrate the opening of new £2.2 million urology centre at the University Hospital Southampton.

This year, we’re celebrating our 125th anniversary and the people and projects that have helped shaped LST today.

In this month’s spotlight, our Contracts Director, Shaun Tuffin talks about growing up in construction and working for the family business.

Our annual strategy day provided an inspirational start to the year with the whole LST team gathering to discuss our focus, targets and aspirations for 2020.

It’s been an unpredictable year that’s brought challenges for many businesses but as we look ahead to 2020, we remain confident about the future.

This month’s spotlight introduces our Purchasing Administrator, Antonia Morton, and reveals how her work behind the scenes help keeps construction projects on track.

The LST team continues to strengthen with three new appointments.

Newly appointed Ben gives an insight into his first impressions of LST and his role as site foreman.

LST has been appointed to deliver a £3.3M mechanical and electrical contract at Royal South Hants Hospital in Southampton.

A leading independent school has selected LST to design and build a new sports hall.

As our NEBOSH qualified Health and Safety Manager, Tim Woodcock gives us an insight into his role.

As part of a transformational 10-year project, LST’s Estimating Director, Patrick Mballa, has helped to provide drinking water for more than 10,000 people in the remote villages across the North East of Cameroon – West Africa.

Budding artists at an Eastleigh infant school have showcased their creativity by designing posters for a competition organised by LST Projects.

In this month’s spotlight, our senior estimator Lee Mullen reveals what he enjoys most about his job and his career highlights.

For a development to be completed as efficiently as possible, there’s a deep reliance on good communication between the client and the contractor.

Born into a family of construction professionals, Dave Flack knew from an early age that he would follow the same path.

We decided to put our health and safety practices to the test to check they were completely watertight. We called on our external health and safety consultant – HCS Safety – to work with us to stage a mock incident at one of our construction sites.

Our HR Manager, Sara Huffey, gives an insight into what it is like to work for LST, explains why no two days are the same, and reveals an award-winning talent.

The University Hospital Southampton has awarded LST a contract to fit out a new urology day unit. The space will consist of clinical and treatment rooms as well as waiting areas, a reception, office space, and staff rooms.

Members of the LST team are limbering up for a charity challenge to help raise vital funds for people in need in rural Africa.

Max Limaj joined LST three years ago after spending five years as a carpenter. His natural people skills and ability to problem solve were the drivers behind him taking on a new challenge and becoming one of our site managers.

It’s Valentine’s Day and although personally, many of us may share different views on the annual celebration of romance, it’s a perfect opportunity to talk about the people that matter to us the most at LST – our staff.