RECENT PRODUCT NEWS
GP Care Systems voted ‘Best Hospital Visitor Bed Supplier 2024’
GP Care Systems have been voted ‘Best Hospital Visitor Bed Supplier 2024’ in this year’s SME News UK Enterprise Awards.
With over 42 years’ experience working closely with the NHS, the company claims to be the UK’s longest-established designer and supplier of heavy-duty space-saving bed systems, and the ‘go to’ choice for foldaway visitor beds for hospitals and hospices.
‘Flexible’ adhesive-free LVT solution launched
Forbo Flooring Systems has launched its new Allura Click Flexcore range, an ‘adhesive-free click-format luxury vinyl tile (LVT) with a flexible core’, which it says is ‘ideal for quick and easy floor renovations over uneven or poor condition subfloors’.
‘Advanced environmental lighting system’ launched
Helvar, a leading innovator in intelligent lighting solutions, has announced the official commercial launch of Helvar Senses, which its describes as ‘an advanced environmental sensing solution integrated into lighting controls’.
Fire valves first to achieve LPCB accreditation
Keraflo’s ‘innovative’ Fire Valves have become the first ever to receive ‘important accreditation’ from the Loss Prevention Certification Board (LPCB), a division of the Building Research Establishment (BRE), the company says.
Airless spray finish saves time and costs on Welsh hospital expansion
Knauf’s Airless Finish spray plaster has provided what the building product manufacturer dubs ‘a flawless, sustainable interior wall finish’, and contributed to the BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating, at the new unified breast unit at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr Hospital in Ystrad Mynach, South Wales
Anti-ligature window protectors launched
The ‘latest innovation in safety technology’ from Contour Heating Products is a range of anti-ligature window protectors designed to significantly enhance the security and comfort of environments requiring the highest standards of safety, such as mental healthcare facilities, care homes, and educational institutions.
A bulkhead ‘for every application’
‘Highly durable and very easy to install’, the new BT EVO from manufacturer of wiring accessories and lighting, Knightsbridge is designed – the company says – so that ‘the versatile bulkhead fitting can meet the needs of every application, whether it be commercial or industrial, indoor, or outdoor’.
'Exciting new palette’ and ‘a wealth of colour’
The Altro Whiterock Satins wall range has what the company describes as ‘an exciting new palette, with a wealth of colour options to promote creativity in any environment, developed in collaboration with prominent figures and leading thinkers in inclusive design’. Altro said: “Whether you need light, or warmth, calm tones, or rich hues’ there is something for you.”
Fire detection industry ‘first’ introduced
Johnson Controls says its new Johnson Controls Digital Enrollment mobile application is the fire detection industry’s first mobile app of its kind for auto-addressing fire detection and alarm devices.
SureProtect Artworx wall cladding impresses at NHS community hub
Gradus has installed a range of wall protection solutions at an NHS Rainbow Community Hub in Elland, West Yorkshire, including its new bespoke digitally printed wall cladding, SureProtect Artworx.
'Kinetic energy’ key system for advanced access control
Abloy UK has launched Abloy Pulse, which it describes as ‘a revolutionary kinetic energy key system that seamlessly integrates advanced access control functionality with traditional mechanical key-based products, enhancing reliability, security and efficiency’.
Pedestrian traffic control range extended
GEZE UK has added several new products to its range of pedestrian traffic control systems, PACE, in a move it says will give specifiers ‘even more choice when selecting solutions that offer safe and efficient control of pedestrians in and out of buildings’.
New analyser for improved high volume medical device testing
Rigel Medical says its newly upgraded SafeTest handheld safety analyser allows ‘rapid and accurate’ medical device and laboratory equipment testing.
Zentia cleaning tiles provide fresh and clean aesthetic at Maidstone Hospital
Construction has recently finished on a new Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit at Maidstone Hospital, part of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, which will now form one of three specialist Hyper-Acute Stroke Units in Kent and Medway.
Comprehensive nitrous oxide monitoring solution launched
BeaconMedaes UK has announced the immediate availability of a new one-month rental package designed to help hospitals monitor and manage staff exposure to nitrous oxide (N2O).
‘Safer, bigger, and greener’ sharps disposal containers’
Vernacare, a specialist in ‘sustainable infection prevention solutions in healthcare’, has launched a range of ‘safer, bigger, and greener’ Sharpsafe sharps containers.
High temperature heat pump range with natural refrigerant
Hamworthy Heating, ‘technical expert in commercial heating and hot water products’, has launched the Tyneham 290HT commercial heat pump range with natural refrigerant, designed to achieve high flow temperatures of up to 75 °C while benefiting from a low GWP of three.
Clariglide sliding doorset developed with architect and contractor input
Specialist Door Solutions (SDS) says its new Clariglide fully glazed sliding door was specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the UK healthcare sector, and developed in line with feedback from healthcare architects and contractors, who wanted a sliding door to save space and improve accessibility.
Low-temperature steriliser addresses rise in endoscopic and robotic procedures
Getinge says its new Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VH2O2) low-temperature steriliser, Poladus 150, operates ‘within a gentle temperature of up to 55°C’, ensuring that non-lumen, flexible lumen, and rigid lumen instruments, are ready for the next surgery.
‘Multi-faceted’ ceiling solution for Chesterfield Royal’s new A&E Department
Zentia’s Biobloc Plain and Aquabloc ceiling tiles feature in a new, £26 million A&E Department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, which Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust says has been designed “with an innovative approach to patient flow, ‘high spec’ equipment, and ultra-modern technology”.
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