Green Light for Solas Centre!
The building of the new South Eastern Cancer Foundation’s Solas Centre, a state-of-the-art cancer support centre, has got the go-ahead. Building is set to start in May and it is expected to open in Spring 2011. It will provide new facilities for counselling, relaxation therapies and support to cancer patients and their families.
We have appointed contractors and we are all delighted to be able to go ahead and build this much needed centre. It’s a tribute to all those who have volunteered long hours on the design team, in fundraising and to all those who have donated so generously”
The SECF board have appointed Nevin Construction Ltd of Waterford as the main contractor, CTS of Waterford as the Electrical contractor and Blanchfield Plumbing and Heating of Kilkenny as Mechanical Contractor. During construction, the project will provide much needed construction jobs for Waterford and the south east region. Work will now begin in May and is expected to take nine months to complete.
The SECF would like to sincerely thank all those who took part in the design of the new building, and in particular for their hard work over the last few months on a revised specification and for negotiating substantial savings for the charity
We would like especially thank our design team who have so generously volunteered their services – C.J. Falconer and associates – our Architects, Duffy MacCann -our interior design architects, Malone O’Regan- our structural engineers; Synergy Engineering – our Mechanical & Electrical engineers; G. Sexton & Partners – our Chartered Fire Safety Engineers; SafetyDotCom – Our Health and Safety Consultants; Michael Ash –Landscaping design and NRT – our Quantity Surveyors.
We would also like to acknowledge the generous assistance of Nolan Farrell Goff Solicitors – for Conveyancing, Design and Display – for signage and ThreeSixty for our Solas Logo, Kenny Stephenson Chapman for legal advice and Waterford City Council for leasing the site.
We have had help from too many people to mention, all of whom have got us to this key stage.
As the SECF is entirely funded by generous donations, we will continue to need fundraising to furnish and finish out the building and to run our support services for patients this year and in the years ahead.”
The SECF knows that the needs of cancer patients are great and this project is testament to the desire of all of us, in our families and in the community, to support our loved ones through the tough times. The Solas Centre will not only provide excellent services but also be a beacon of hope for cancer patients and their families in the south east.