Equion seals £300m Kent hospitals PFI

An Equion consortium made up of John Laing, Laing O’Rourke and Interserve has clinched the £300m Pembury hospital PFI scheme from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

Equion fought-off competition from Carillion and Bouygues.

The new 512-bed hospital, which is 65,000m2  and seven storeys high,  includes planned and emergency surgery, orthopaedics, a women and children’s zone, day case theatres, outpatient services and a mental health unit.

Construction is due to start next autumn.