Northern Ireland-headquartered Henry Brothers has been awarded the contract to construct the new Broad Marsh Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Nottingham.

The enabling works are set to begin at the end of July on the Lister Gate site. The project is being delivered for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), following the formal signing of contracts with Homes England, the new landlords of the site. The new NHS facility is part of a national programme of CDCs funded by the Department for Health and Social Care, designed to improve access to diagnostic services and reduce NHS waiting times.

Henry Brothers, part of The Henry Group and with a local office in Beeston, Nottingham, brings significant experience across sectors including healthcare, education, defence, and commercial construction. The firm will lead the build of the new CDC, working alongside structural and civil engineers Arup and architects Leonard Design.

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Ian Taylor, MD of Henry Brothers, said: "Henry Brothers is proud to have been appointed as part of the team delivering the new Community Diagnostic Centre which is being created in the heart of the Broad Marsh regeneration development in the centre of Nottingham.

"Henry Brothers has wide experience of delivering exciting public sector schemes in the health sector and we look forward to working closely with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to develop this CDC which will play an important role in reducing the backlog of patients waiting for diagnostic tests."

NUH's Deputy Medical Director, Mark Simmonds, added: "We have been working very hard with our partners over the last year to get us into this position of readiness, and we are really excited to have reached this key stage in the development."

The centre has been designed as a one-stop facility, providing services such as MRI, CT, x-ray, ultrasound, ECG, echocardiography and lung function testing. It will support faster diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as cancer by offering diagnostic access outside of acute hospital settings.

The complexity of the site—linked to the wider Broad Marsh redevelopment and containing legacy asbestos—required a detailed design and evaluation period, with close coordination between NUH, Nottingham City Council, and Homes England.

Once complete, the CDC is expected to deliver up to 140,000 appointments annually and create 75 new jobs, eventually employing 135 staff across clinical and administrative roles. The centre is scheduled to open in 2026.

For more information, visit www.henrybrothers.co.uk.