A joint venture between construction firms Graham and Bam have scooped a prestigious award for their work on the Ulster Hospital Phase B2 – General Ward Block in Dundonald.

The Graham-Bam Healthcare Partnership scooped the Most Considerate Site at this year's Considerate Constructors Scheme's 2017 National Site Awards in the category of projects with a value of £50million and over.

Graham was also presented with five silver and two bronze awards for sites throughout the country.

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The work at the hospital involves ongoing construction of a new, seven-storey ward building that will accommodate a procedural area on the ground floor with four upper floors of 288 en-suite bedrooms within 12 inpatient wards. The 30,000 sq m development has been designed to achieve the highest building and infection control standards.

Graham-Bam Healthcare Partnership Director Peter Reavey, said: "This is a fantastic achievement for the team and reflects the hard work over the last four years. Ulster Hospital is a state-of-the-art building designed to provide specialist care at the highest level, and by drawing on our strong track record of delivering world-class medical facilities we are confident in our ability to deliver this important facility for the area and to the highest standard."