Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, met NHS apprentices from Trafford General Hospital to celebrate a £20 million investment scheme to replace a fossil-fuel heating system with cutting-edge green technology.
The pioneering scheme will mean that Trafford, the birthplace of the NHS, will become the first inpatient hospital in the country to have a carbon-zero heating system replace an existing traditional system, which is expected to reduce carbon emissions linked to energy use by up to 92%.
As well as meeting the estates and facilities apprentices, the Mayor discussed the project with Kathy Cowell, Chair of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, and Jonathan Kershaw, Managing Director of construction partners Dalkia Energy Services.
The Mayor joined the apprentices and other estates and facilities staff to visit the hospital’s existing boiler room, which currently still hosts the old equipment ahead of the redevelopment work. The Mayor heard about the environmental and financial benefits which the investment will deliver by creating a permanent zero-carbon system as part of a wider commitment to reduce the Trust’s carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency across its estate.I’m
