NG Bailey: Building Care That Lasts. Every Trade. Every Time.

60 Trades Mobilised. £233 Million Project. Zero Disruption.

The workforce behind the Baird and ANCHOR Project.

From planning to performance.

The Baird Family Hospital and ANCHOR Centre are set to transform patient care in Aberdeen – combining oncology, haematology, maternity, and neonatal services under one state-of-the-art healthcare campus.

For NG Bailey, responsible for the mechanical and electrical installation works, success meant securing a highly skilled and dependable M&E workforce capable of delivering quality without delay.

Because when the job is critical, Vital keeps the work – and the workforce – moving.

Our challenge?

• Tight labour market.
• Security and compliance requirements.
• Long-term retention on a live, complex build.
  

Our answer?
Mobilise fast. Manage proactively. Deliver continuously.

From early mobilisation to steady-state delivery, we’ve supported NG Bailey with a dedicated pipeline of 60 mechanical and electrical trades, ensuring consistent labour supply, strong retention, and seamless project progress. And we didn’t stop there. We kept our workforce stable, engaged, and performing at the highest standard.

How we made it work.

When Healthcare builds big, Vital builds the team.

Reliable hands. Proven process.

To meet NG Bailey’s workforce needs, we went beyond traditional recruitment.

Our delivery model focused on consistency, communication, and control:

• Dedicated full-time account management, providing one point of contact for all workforce needs.
• Targeted recruitment campaign, reaching skilled trades across Scotland and the wider UK.
• Proactive attrition strategy, informed by labour market analysis and wage benchmarking.
• Productivity bonus structures, ensuring competitiveness and engagement.
• Regular labour meetings with NG Bailey’s project team to forecast requirements and maintain pipeline health.

This was a strategic, data-led workforce plan that aligned with project milestones and build phases.

Zero disruption.

Results that deliver confidence.

Our partnership delivered measurable results where it mattered most.

• 60+ M&E trades mobilised for installation and commissioning.
• Zero disruption to project progress or site operations.
• Consistent retention through competitive packages and engagement.
• Ongoing pipeline management to ensure continuity across project phases.
• Trusted relationship with NG Bailey’s labour team for future Scottish projects.

“Ali Paul from Vital has worked tirelessly to resource the temporary MEP workforce for the Baird and ANCHOR project in Aberdeen. She has also resourced permanent employees for this project. Ali has great knowledge of the Scotland workforce, and we look forward to working with Vital on other projects in Scotland.”

– Toni Henley, Labour Manager, NG Bailey

Complex Projects. Reliable People. Vital Delivery.

Lessons that shape the future.

The Baird Family Hospital and ANCHOR Centre are more than construction projects – they’re healthcare infrastructure that will serve communities for generations.

Behind that progress stands a workforce built on skill, stability, and trust.

By understanding the local market and anticipating NG Bailey’s needs, Vital ensured that delivery never missed a beat proving once again that when critical builds need reliable people, Vital is the partner they call.

Because when infrastructure underpins care, we build the teams that make it happen.