Oriel is a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and Moorfields Eye Charity that will see services move from their current location near Old Street to the brand-new integrated centre.

As a specialist contractor with vast experience in controlled environments, Norwood will deliver the cleanroom architectural package, as well as elements of mechanical and electrical scope. Their expert team will also play a pivotal role in supporting the commissioning and validation of this critical healthcare space.

Norwood’s scope includes the installation of demountable cleanroom partitions featuring integrated vision panels, low-level extract, pass-through hatches, coving, a walk-on ceiling, and doors—all expertly prefabricated at Norwood’s advanced manufacturing facility in Manchester.

Fully compliant with healthcare regulatory standards, the demountable system ensures rapid and clean installation, minimising on-site health and safety risks while offering sustainability advantages through its recyclable and reusable design. This modular and adaptable system allows the hospital to easily reconfigure the space as future needs arise.

Josh Bannister, Managing Director at Norwood said: “We are thrilled to contribute to such a groundbreaking project and to once again collaborate with Bouygues UK.

“Building on the success of our partnership at the Ray Dolby Centre at Cambridge University, it’s exciting to see modular, high-performance systems being embraced by the healthcare sector for specialised, future-ready environments.”

The new centre will harness the expertise of the partners under one roof and will enable closer collaborative working between clinicians and researchers to speed up the delivery of the highest quality treatments and therapies for patients.

Neil Pixsley, Project Director at Bouygues UK added: “We’re looking forward to building on our successful partnership with Norwood for the cleanroom at Oriel. Their innovative approach to modular panelling systems will be instrumental in creating a flexible healthcare environment that meets the needs of the clinicians and researchers that will be based here.”