Monthly Archives: February 2022

Round up of the week

We’ve had a busy week here at Twinfix and not just with our orders.

People have always been the centre of what we do and why we do it.  We want Twinfix to be a great place to work, and we have been looking at employee engagement and training for our team.

We launched our new intranet which will help the whole business see more of what we do, it will allow us to share more of our company goals and objectives and also staff news, such as introducing new starters like Adam Beeby who joined our Planning Department this week.

Training At Work Group visited our office on Wednesday to train our employees on Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF), which will assist us in maintaining the safety of our team.

Yesterday was Random Act of Kindness Day, we encouraged everyone to get involved and lots of kind acts took place throughout the office with chocolate bars being handed out, cuppas being made for colleagues and finally our Directors held a draw to buy someone’s weekly shop.

Congratulations to Luke Worrall from our Design team on your win!

 

Case Study – University Coventry Hospital

University Coventry Hospital is situated in the Walsgrave on Sowe area of Coventry and is part of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. The hospital opened in 2006, replacing Walsgrave Hospital the original hospital at the site.

Twinfix was approached by Principal Contractors William Gough to design, manufacture and install a walkway from the helipad on the first-floor deck to the hospital’s Accident and Emergency department. The requirement was for a robust walkway that was structurally sufficient to withstand the usual weather forces and the down draught from a helicopter in close proximity.

Liaising closely with William Gough and designer Pinnegar Hayward Design, the expert team at Twinfix designed, manufactured and installed a 240 sqm free-standing mono-pitch canopy with vertical perforated side panels. This impressive canopy design included lockable double leaf gates to secure the area.

The roof comprises of our Multi-Link-Panel Non-Fragile (NF) system powder coated to RAL 5010 – gentian blue and glazed with 16mm multiwall polycarbonate, and the vertical panels were powder-coated to RAL 7037 – dusty grey.  As this metal does not rust in use, the walkway will keep its good looks throughout its long life.