HBC Construction, formerly Henry Boot Construction, has been appointed to deliver a cancer care facility in Leeds for specialist provider GenesisCare following a two‑stage tender process.
The UK-based construction firm will transform a former office building at Thorpe Park into a 36,000 sqft oncology, haematology and research centre, the largest in GenesisCare’s UK network of 16 facilities.
“With the main works now underway, we’re privileged to be playing our part in enhancing cancer services across the North of England and Scotland,” said Lee Powell, Managing Director at HBC Construction.
Preparatory enabling works, including soft‑strip demolition, were completed earlier this year.
HBC is now undertaking ancillary site works, which will include hard and soft landscaping, patient amenity spaces including an elevated garden, and service infrastructure to support ongoing operations.
The current phase encompasses structural alterations, internal fit‑out and installation of specialist medical infrastructure, such as concrete bunkers for linear accelerator treatment suites and spaces for MRI, CT and X‑ray scanners.
Once complete, the centre will feature adaptive radiotherapy, utilising both MRI‑ and CT‑guided treatment systems to support highly personalised cancer therapies.
This capability will enable clinicians to tailor radiotherapy precisely to individual patient anatomy, enhancing treatment accuracy and outcomes.
A first‑floor external garden area has also been designed to support patients receiving systemic anti‑cancer therapies.
GenesisCare received planning permission for the new facility in September 2025, and the cancer centre remains on track for opening in December 2026.
The project builds on HBC’s experience in healthcare infrastructure, including a £3m refurbishment of the Maple Ward mental health facility at the Longley Centre in Sheffield.
Last June, the company also started work on the £17m National Centre for Child Health Technology at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, a research and innovation facility designed to support paediatric healthcare advancements.