4 | Wollam Constructions “The community rallied together and raised quite a bit of money to have one of those provided in Lismore,” recalls Denys Wynn, Manager of Medical Imaging for Lismore Base Hospital. Due to the community’s efforts, the hospital was fortunate enough to receive COAG funding for not only the PET-CT, but for an MRI machine as well. The only problem was they needed a building to put it in. And since the design constraints for the two machines are quite different, they needed a contractor with an exceptional command of safety, scheduling, and precision. That’s when Woollam Constructions entered the picture as one of only a few names on a select tender list. They had the necessary capabilities and skills, and they also had a local presence – both of which were necessary qualifications, according to Denys. “We needed a builder whowas capable of dealing with the intricacies of the healthcare sector,” he explains. “We’re bound by all sorts of rules and regulations that demand very specific standards, and we needed a builder that could handle that. Woollam is such a builder.” The award-winning construction involved creating a new extension to the hospital to allow for the installation of the new scanners. Neville Smith, a Project Manager at Woollam, describes the works as “extremely exacting,” and stresses that they had to be undertaken whilst the hospital continued operating as usual. Neville says the MBA recognised the difficulty inherent in the project, which is one of the main reasons Woollam earned the award – which is recognition they highly value. “We did an enormous amount of hard work,”
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