Fit-out firm helps with SureScreen’s recent expansion

Design, refurbishment, and fit-out specialists DSP (Interiors) has supported SureScreen Diagnostics’ recent expansion with the completion of fit-out projects at a number of units.

The firm has carried out work at SureScreen’s Covid-19 test production facilities across Derby and Nottinghamshire.

DSP (Interiors) was recommissioned by SureScreen after fitting-out a separate production facility for the ‘Nutrivitality’ division of the business, which manufactures liquid nutritional supplements, at Eagle Park, in Derby.

SureScreen has been at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19, producing antibody and. more recently, antigen tests, which have been exported to 53 countries across the world.

This ever-increasing demand and development of product has rapidly increased the need to expand facilities over the past 12-plus months.

During this period, DSP (Interiors) has been working in partnership with SureScreen to transform a number of newly acquired units into additional production, storage and processing spaces, as well as refurbishment work at its Prime Parkway offices.

At the height of the second lockdown in November and December 2020, work was carried out to create racking, packing, electrical and mechanical works at two units at Eagle Park.

This was followed by work to install racking at further units in Derby which was completed in between March and July 2021.

The company recently finished a turnkey design and fit-out of a third unit at Eagle Park, which started in May 2021.

And the team at DSP (Interiors) has also been appointed as principal designer and contractor to fulfil a staged completion of extensive turnkey works at SureScreen’s newest production facility at Sherwood Business Park, in Nottinghamshire.

With work on phases one and two now complete, DSP (Interiors) is partnering with SureScreen on a number of other phases to enable it to deliver the tens of millions of lateral flow tests required by the UK Government.

Andy Priestley, director of DSP (Interiors), said: “It’s been a pleasure to work alongside SureScreen Diagnostics on these projects.

“It was important to complete the work as quickly as possible so SureScreen could continue their amazing work to produce Covid-19 antigen tests for the UK and the rest of the world.

“We look forward to continued collaboration with them on the next phase of their state-of-the-art manufacturing site at Sherwood Park.”

Alastair Campbell, director of SureScreen Diagnostics, said: “DSP (Interiors) have been key partners in our exciting expansion project.

“The team has done a fantastic job in such a short space of time to create the production, packing and storage spaces at our new sites.

“Being agile around design changes and applying out of the box thinking on a large, changing project like this has been invaluable.

“We like the fact that the top man is often on-site and will come to us with suggestions for the best solution.”