One of Scotland’s leading commercial interiors specialists, afh Strategic Contracts, has announced the appointment of Paul Mitchell as healthcare consultant.
Mitchell’s appointment represents a desire by afh Strategic Contracts to build on its growth in the highly-specialised healthcare interior design market.
Recent healthcare projects undertaken by afh Strategic Contracts include the full fit-out of two new clinics for The Fertility Partnership in Maidenhead and Chelmsford as a combined project costing in excess of £1.8m.
afh Strategic Contracts, which specialises in interior design and fit-out services, is a market leader across hotel and leisure, as well as corporate and public sectors, and this year is celebrating its 10th year in business.
In recent years, the company has been responsible for revamping the interiors of Macdonald Hotels across Scotland as well as the fit-out of 200 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, and multiple sites across the UK for Webhelp, a major call centre operator.
Bringing a wealth of experience in the private UK healthcare sector, Mitchell studied biology at the University of Strathclyde and completed his clinical embryology training at one of London’s most-prestigious Harley Street fertility (IVF) clinics.
Together with two colleagues, he went on to design, build and launch the Glasgow Centre for Reproductive Medicine, becoming managing director in 2010.
Alex Hutton, managing director of afh Strategic Contracts, said: “We have created a very-successful track record in the hotel and leisure, corporate interiors, and call centre sectors and are now building our presence in the specialist healthcare and IVF sector.
“Healthcare in the UK has been one of the sectors that has attracted significant investment in recent times.
“Facilities offering IVF treatment services continue to be a strong growth area with an estimated £10m-15m to be invested over the next three years.
“We have been involved with several IVF clinic builds in recent times and to ensure we are best placed to attract further business, we are very pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Mitchell as our new healthcare consultant.”
Mitchell, added: “Having built up my career in the healthcare sector, it is extremely exciting to be working as a consultant with afh Strategic Contracts at a time when they are forging great advancements and building their reputation in the healthcare sector.
“Expert knowledge of this sector is vital – as it’s a very-different market from the corporate world.
“IVF clinics have clearly-defined and stringent performance criteria and in order to meet high-quality assurance standards, it is imperative the initial design, construction, and ultimate fit-out, of each clinic is appropriate.”
