Healthy outlook for hospital site

Back in 1729 a four-bed hospital opened on Quartermile in Edinburgh, it was the first voluntary hospital in Scotland. In 1879 the site was transformed into a architectural gem, with a distinctive baronial style, when it became The Royal Infirmary. The spectacular design was reflected internally, where the incorporation of various forward-thinking features were directly attributed to a reduction in the mortality rate. 

The building now enters a new era and has a new role as home to the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI). Grundfos Pumps in association with Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick has taken up the M&E challenge to ensure that this historic location will continue to encourage yet more ground-breaking achievements. Grundfos has been selected as the pump supplier of choice and has supplied a range of pumps, pressurisation units and packaged boosting equipment as part of phase 1. 

When it takes up its place as the largest collaborative project of its type and is fully completed in 2022, the £120m project will see Lauriston Place sensitively restored, extended and upgraded. With the help of many forward thinking partners, such as Grundfos Pumps, it will be ready to face the next 300 years. Visit www.grundfos.co.uk for more insights into innovative pump solutions.