MTX lands £33m Royal Alexandra expansion in Rhyl

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has appointed MTX Contracts to deliver a new £33m healthcare building at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Rhyl, taking the long-planned redevelopment into its main delivery phase. The three-storey, 2,500 m² facility is being funded by Welsh Government and is due to complete in 2027 as the first phase of a broader £60m investment in the site.

The building is intended to combine a minor injuries unit capable of treating more than 20,000 people a year with a 14-bed reablement unit, expanded radiology services, and four dental suites. Additional accommodation is set to include same-day care, imaging and ultrasound functions, visitor space, and staff facilities, consolidating several services into a single new-build element.

From a delivery perspective, the scheme is notable for its offsite approach. MTX plans to use factory-manufactured steel structural units that can be produced while site preparation and foundations are under way. Once delivered to site, the modules will be craned into place and made watertight, allowing internal fit-out and M&E installation to proceed more quickly than under a conventional sequence.

The contractor has also said the facility is targeting a BREEAM Excellent rating. That gives the project a dual role: it is both a service-capacity expansion and a live example of how healthcare clients are leaning on MMC and staged offsite assembly to manage speed, carbon, and operational disruption on constrained or operational sites. With phase two still subject to a separate business case, the Rhyl project now becomes the key test of how efficiently the wider Royal Alexandra regeneration can be delivered.