Sacyr News We completed the structure of the new Velindre Cancer Centre!

We completed the structure of the new Velindre Cancer Centre!

The construction of this healthcare facility Cardiff (Wales, UK), has reached a significant milestone: we have completed its main structure. The construction team and the local authorities celebrated the symbolic topping out event.

27/11/2025

The construction of the new Velindre Hospital, located in Wales (UK), has reached a very significant milestone: we have completed the structure of the building.

To celebrate this milestone, we organized a topping out event attended by representatives of Sacyr and the other stakeholders involved: Velindre University NHS Trust, the Acorn consortium, the Welsh Government and the Velindre Cancer Charity.

The attendees performed the traditional "sprig ceremony", which consists of fixing a pine branch to the highest point of the building.

"We’re proud to see the new Velindre Cancer Centre taking shape and to be one step closer to opening a facility that will provide patients, families and our staff with great care "

Carl James

Interim Chief Executive of Velindre University NHS Trust

60,000

sqm

of constructed surface

7.68

hectares

of land

1,7

million people

beneficiaries

The new 60,000 sqm cancer centre is designed to meet the growing need for cancer care in Wales and will serve 1.7 million people.

The project is being executed by the Acorn consortium, comprising Sacyr, Kajima Partnerships, abrdn, the Development Bank of Wales and a range of long-term funders.

The nVCC (new Velindre Cancer Center) will strengthen the capacity of the Velindre Cancer Service to provide state-of-the-art radiotherapy and systemic anticancer therapy. It will have one of the largest radiotherapy units in the United Kingdom, equipped with 10 state-of-the-art linear accelerators.

This project will improve the quality of care and clinical outcomes for patients in Wales through world-class cancer treatment, enhanced diagnostic capability and greater access to innovation, training and research.

"It has been wonderful to come together and celebrate this important stage of the build. As a construction team, we are proud to be contributing to this important building that will make such a difference to the people of Wales"

Jorge Beceiro Castresana

General Manager of the new Velindre Cancer Centre

Sotenibilidad at the core

The centre is also being built with sustainability at its core. It will be fully electric from day one, designed to meet the highest environmental standards, and constructed using low-carbon and locally sourced materials wherever possible.

As the project moves into the next stage of construction, more of the internal fit-out will start alongside preparing the building for commissioning ahead of its opening in Spring 2027.

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We completed the structure of the new Velindre Cancer Centre!

"We’re proud to see the new Velindre Cancer Centre taking shape and to be one step closer to opening a facility that will provide patients, families and our staff with great care "

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"It has been wonderful to come together and celebrate this important stage of the build. As a construction team, we are proud to be contributing to this important building that will make such a difference to the people of Wales"

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