The company's involvement in the Healthcare market includes major projects for hospitals, research laboratories and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Our projects comprise new
buildings, alterations, additions and refurbishments, often completed
during client occupation and ongoing critical operations.
Hooker Cockram is experienced in planning and designing hospitals and pharmaceutical facilities. This includes the design and development of state funded health care facilities on many notable sites.
Our skills in this field were demonstrated when we were invited to participate
in consortia developing new hospitals in
Poland and Malaysia. Hooker Cockram has built on its experience
in Australia in the pharmaceutical industry and has now completed projects
in China, and Puerto Rico, where the company has successful subsidiary
companies.
Pharmaceutical
Our clients include many of the leading pharmaceutical companies, as well as internationally recognised research institutes and universities.
Hooker Cockram has worked on pharmaceutical and laboratory projects in Australia, China, Malaysia, Dubai, Puerto Rico and USA including construction management of major greenfield projects, as well as plant extensions and upgrades.
Our team has detailed experience with all major manufacturing technologies, including freeze drying, blow fill seal, tabletting and capsules, creams, liquids, sterile products, fractionisation and fermentation for biological facilities.
We have core expertise in installing WFI systems, CIP, SIP, DI water, and associated 'clean' mechanical and electrical services, including HEPA filtration and complex DDC and PLC controls systems.
We have developed techniques for monitoring all stages of manufacture, testing, installation and commissioning of major plant items, sourced from global vendors.
Through our international experience in complex facilities we have developed a complete understanding of cGMP regulations to satisfy FDA, TGA and other similar regulatory bodies.
Laboratory & Biotech
Our clients include many of the major pharmaceutical corporations, as well as leading internationally recognised research institutes and universities.
Hooker Cockram has worked on biological and laboratory projects in Australia, China, Puerto Rico and USA.
We have been responsible for the construction management of major greenfield projects, as well as plant extensions and upgrades.
Projects include facilities capable of vaccine production and blood fractionation. Research laboratories include class PC3 and PC4 facilities for infectious diseases, agrichemical and cytotoxics.
We have a complete understanding of cGMP regulations to satisfy FDA, TGA and other similar regulatory bodies.
Hospitals & Health Care
Hooker Cockram has extensive hospital experience having completed health projects on a building contracting, project and construction management basis.
Projects have comprised new building works, alternations, additions and refurbishment works, often completed during client occupation and ongoing critical operations.
Hooker Cockram is experienced in planning and designing hospitals and medical facilities including state funded health care facilities on many notable sites.
Our skills in this field were demonstrated when we were invited to participate in consortia developing new hospitals in Poland and Malaysia.
- Mayne Pharma Site Redevelopment
- CSL Limited Flu Expansion Morgan Laboratory
- Grace McKellar Redevelopment Stage 1B
- Department of Primary Industries
- HMAS Cerberus Technical Facility
- University of Melbourne, School of Medicine Triradite Extension
- Monash University STRIP Stage 1
- Box Hill Institute of TAFE
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Caufield General Medical Centre
- University of Sydney Medical Foundation Building
- Ararat District Hospital
- Beaufour Ipsen Manufacturing Facility
- Glaxo SmithKilne Production Facility Upgrade
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals
- Scholle Packaging
- SmithKline Beecham Biologicals Facility
- Pharmacia Nicorette Gum Manufacturing Facility
- Pharmacia 650 Capacity Increase
- Pharmacia Raw Materials & QC Laboratories
- Pharmacia Utilities Project

