The 1,300 bed field hospital, named after the Glaswegian nurse who worked to save lives in Serbia during WW1, became operationally ready in April with the aim of treating patients during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, if required.
According to Grundfos Pumps, it responded to an urgent request from contractor Balfour Beatty, who in conjunction with consultant Hulley & Kirkwood, had an immediate requirement for additional water boosting as part of the SEC transformation.
The order for the Hydro MPC-E booster sets was received on a Monday. They were then built to order, tested and shipped out from Grundfos’ manufacturing plant in Sunderland in three days, before arriving in Glasgow on the Friday.
A member of the Grundfos service team then visited the site to complete the commissioning of the sets and to make sure that they were ready to support the water demands of the new facility. Furthermore, it was realised that secondary hot water circulators would be needed to support the domestic hot water services, so three Grundfos UPS 32-80N found themselves being driven north.