Fusion is reaping the benefits of appointing top-flight directors to its board, having landed a £300,000 Private Finance Initiative contract with Essex Hospital.

Headed up by directors Gavin Stephens and Pollie Jelfs, the PFI survey is being conducted on behalf of Broomfield Hospital and Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS trust.

Our role is to survey and assess the state of the existing stock at Broomfield Hospital and forecast the maintenance costs for five and 10-year periods.

Mid Essex Hospital Services will then use the information to create the tender document for a PFI.

Broomfield Hospital is one of a series of successful PFI instructions gained recently including the HMS Drake Navel base, Plymouth, RAF Newton, Leicestershire, and student accommodation in Nottinghamshire.

Pollie said: “The Broomfield Hospital contract is a very complex and time-consuming exercise, including asbestos, mechanical and electrical surveys, plus a detailed report on the conditions and state of repair of the fabric of the existing buildings.

“Extreme care is required to ensure all short and long-term issues are identified for the PFI consortium and, with our wealth of our experience in this sector combined with the personal hands-on approach from directors, we anticipate it will be a future growth area for Fusion.”