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.

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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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