RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Decontamination solution provider Welconstruct offers design, construction and delivery of sterile service facilities for the healthcare sector.

BLE claims to have been among the first companies to see the “huge potential” of fire curtains, having, it says, “pioneered” such developments as the gravity fail-safe system, and the two-stage descent facility, innovations specifically designed both for safe operation, and to allow people to safely escape in the event of fire, while still providing the maximum protection.

The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) will highlight its position as the relevant learned society and professional body for all those working in healthcare engineering, estates and facilities management.

Mobile data solutions specialist Crimson Tide aims to be the leading service provider of mobile data solutions for business.

With 40 years’ experience in the rental of temporary power, temperature control and oil-free compressed air systems, Aggreko can provide expert advice to organisations operating in the healthcare and estates management sector.

An integrated system which saw Brandon Medical mount a thermal ceiling to the same structure as its Galaxy Ultra operating theatre lights has helped the burns and plastics units at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital keep patients’ temperatures constant during surgery.

Kee Safety’s Kee Access range of cast iron fittings are designed to help satisfy the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) and Building Regulations Pt.M:2004 when designing and constructing balustrading and handrailing for commercial and public buildings.

Torture victims are to receive medical treatment in a cooler environment following work to utilise an existing smoke vent for natural ventilation.

Anti-bacterial fabrics and contemporary designs from Gradus’ Serenity collection are helping create a clean, modern and welcoming environment at the newly refurbished Oncology Department within Cambridge’s Nuffield Hospital.

Wardray Premise is to play an important part in the installation of the UK’s first CyberKnife cancer treatment machine, a device that can reportedly treat tumours more accurately by targeting them from all around the body.

Composite panel designer and manufacturer Eurobond says “potentially misleading” labelling of some composite panel systems, causing “widespread confusion”, encouraged its launch of a new RIBA-approved CPD seminar that “focuses on the true fire performance” of composite panel systems.

A modular car park decking system designed to assist healthcare professionals struggling to fulfil their patient, visitor and staff parking needs has been unveiled by York-based Portapark.

Waterloo Air Products believes its chilled beam systems, offering high efficiency, low energy consumption and reduced running and maintenance costs, all “at a reasonable cost”, look set to win increasing share from “conventional” fan coil systems in UK healthcare applications.

Marshall-Tufflex says its new Odyssey Biocide cable containment system is the first three compartment PVC-U cable containment system with a fully curved profile manufactured from a material with biocidal properties.

Bostik has launched a sealant which it says independent tests show protects against infections including MRSA, E. coli and Salmonella.

Nilfisk-Advance’s new batterypowered BA 651, 751 and 851 walkbehind scrubber/dryers combine “up to 30% higher productivity with ultra-quiet operation” – with a noise level of just 58dB (A) – making them particularly suitable for daytime cleaning operations.

Welsh Slate has supplied the roofing slates for an extension to one of the world’s most famous military institutions, London’s Royal Chelsea Hospital.

A new SAS International brochure provides a comprehensive guide to specifying and installing metal ceiling solutions.

Interior surfaces specialist Altro has helped Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust achieve an eyecatching finish for its new hydrotherapy unit, Oasis, at St Ebba’s Hospital in Epsom, via its Whiterock Digiclad service.

Installing Wicanders wood-veneered cork flooring from Gradus within the entrance atrium of Brighton’s new Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital. has helped create an attractive, calm and comfortable children’s play area.