PermaRoof Commercial Delivers Life-Saving Project at Guy’s Hospital

ROOFING solutions distributor, PermaRoof Commercial, has completed a life-saving project, creating a drone landing strip and storage area on the roof of the Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital, London.

Long-standing PermaRoof Commercial client, CK Group Services was tasked with the project as part of its ongoing work with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. The landing area is designed to facilitate urgent blood samples being transported for analysis between the two hospitals via drone to avoid traffic across London.

The new drone landing strip at Guy’s Hospital

Life-Saving Project

Having worked together for a number of years, CK Group Services enrolled the team at PermaRoof Commercial to provide the specification and products for the project, which will see transfer travel times cut considerably.

The project was then finished with an interlocking rubberised matting walkway pad to protect the waterproof membrane below. The waterproof membrane is an ideal alternative to felt and other traditional waterproofing materials that offers 100% waterproofing over a lifespan of more than 50 years.

Steve Greaves, Group Head of Sales at PermaGroup, said: “This was a challenging but exciting project to be involved in. Transferring samples between Guy’s Hospital and the lab at St Thomas’ Hospital can take more than half an hour by road, but by drone samples can be delivered in under two minutes, so this is a significant development for the hospital and patients.

“We initially cleared a portion of the previous green roof to ensure the existing roof covering was not compromised, and then laid Elevate EPDM 1.52mm on recovery boards. Testing weather conditions and working on a busy hospital site meant we faced logistical challenges, but all agreed timelines were met thanks to the team’s hard work. It’s always a pleasure to work with the CK Group Services team, and we’re looking forward to continuing to work together.”

Steve Price, Managing Director at CK Group Services, said: “It was crucial that this project ran smoothly given the drone transportation will potentially make such a huge difference to patients’ lives, so we needed to use products we knew we could trust, would be easy to install, and will stand the test of time. Thorough specification was key to the success of this, and a relatively small but effective roofing project will now have a considerable positive impact on the lives of patients, which is a fantastic result for everyone involved.”

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