Graham Construction has received an accolade at the NEC awards in London.

The firm won the 'Contractor of the Year' award for its work to provide modern healthcare facilities throughout Scotland.

The company was appointed to the Health Facilities Scotland 2 framework alongside four other firms in 2013.

The six-year programme includes delivering design, build and construction projects comprising of differing packages of new build, refurbishment, backlog maintenance, statutory compliance and risk reduction works.

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The developments will be carried out for a number of NHS health boards including NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Fife, NHS Greater Glasgow &Clyde, NHS Lothian and NHS Highland.

In addition, Graham recently completed a modern Critical Care Unit (CCU) at Monklands Hospital, the first of a 12-phased work programme to be completed by spring 2018.

Gary Holmes, regional director of Graham, said: "We're extremely pleased to be presented with this tremendous accolade, which further underlines the company's credentials as an industry expert delivering first-class facilities for the health sector.

"GRAHAM has completed numerous high-profile and complex work programmes in the health sector throughout Scotland, and we have done so while always ensuring minimal disruption for patients, staff and members of the public."

(LM/CD)