Spie has won a £2 million contract to help deliver a new laboratory for a research institute in Surrey.

The work involves the design, installation and commissioning of the internal fit out of a new Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) laboratory at The Pirbright Institute, a world leading centre of excellence in research and surveillance of virus diseases of farm animals and viruses that spread from animals to humans.


The new The new SPF facility includes incubation, hatchery and rearing rooms as well as a fumigation chamber for the decontamination of all consumables and equipment entering the SPF area. Entrance into the suite will be via a dedicated interlocked change area with a ‘shower in’ feature appertaining to an SPF environment.

In addition, Spie will provide a smart technology-based solution through the installation of innovative and intelligent lighting controls that mimic sunrise and sunset, as well as specialist twin ballast luminaries to promote a poultry friendly environment.

Work is already underway on the project, which is scheduled to take seven months to complete.

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