Asteral Evolution

Asteral has a proven 10-year track record of managing medical equipment for the NHS. Here are a few of our highlights:

Nov 2006

Full operations commence - Whittington

Oct 2006

Fully operations commence - Cross Theatres

Aug 2006

Fully Operations Commence - Whipps Cross Radiology

Apr 2006

Asteral awarded Whipps Cross MES contract

Mar 2006

Company re-branding to Asteral (previously AssetCo Healthcare)

Feb 2006

Asteral enters pathology MES market

Nov 2005

Asteral awarded ‘Preferred Bidder’ on Peterborough new hospital 35 year PFI scheme

Oct 2005

Parent company sells vehicles business (AssetCo Vehicles) and retains high growth business opportunities.

Oct 2005

Financial Close achieved on Whittington Hospital 15 year MES contract

Jan 2003

Awarded 8 year MES contract for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

2000

£0.5bn assets under management (approx £100m medical equipment). Shift from finance to the provision of asset related services. Focus on output and ‘asset functionality’.

1996

Healthcare business created to deliver asset finance solutions to the NHS. Loong-term structured finance solutions for major NHS investments such as MRI scanners, PACS IT networks and CHP plants.

1992

Brook Henderson Group established (formerly known as AssetCo Group).