Galliford Try hands over £12m Edenbridge Memorial Health Centre

Published: 3-Jan-2024

Galliford Try’s Building Southern business, a UK-based construction company, has completed and handed over its Edenbridge Memorial Health Centre project

Galliford Try’s Building Southern has successfully handed over the £12.2m Edenbridge Memorial Health Centre (EMHC) development in Four Elms Road, Edenbridge, Kent.

The new Edenbridge Memorial Health Centre includes community areas and rooms and brings together a wide range of health services to make healthcare more accessible to all.

The new facility, designed by LSI Architects, is a part two storey building, with public services on the ground floor and staff amenities on the first floor.

The new facility, designed by LSI Architects, is a part two storey building, with public services on the ground floor and staff amenities on the first floor

Services for the EMHC include a GP practice, outpatient services, minor injury unit, x-ray services, phlebotomy, therapies and social prescribing.

The EMHC will also provide approximately 2000 sqm of clinical and community space along with vehicle parking, landscaping and a section 278 agreement for a new entrance and associated bus stop reconfiguration.

In addition to incorporating a memorial garden area for conservation and an emphasis on health, wellbeing and lifestyle services, the new centre has been designed to be sustainable and in keeping with the local environment.

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The EMHC was developed on behalf of GB Partnerships and in partnership with Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, Edenbridge Medical Practice and Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group.

Gavin Bridge, Managing Director for Galliford Try Building Southern, said: “We are delighted to be able to bring the vision of the Edenbridge Memorial Health Centre to fruition and successfully delivered the high quality facilities that the local community deserve.”