RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Codelocks Ltd has launched a new lock for the access control market, the CL1000.

France-based OSMOS, a specialist in surveillance engineering, is extending its network of affiliated partners to the UK.

The new PowerCentre of Merlin Equipment is designed to provide a portable power source for mobile equipment. The unit has a 40 ampere hour advanced lithium-ion battery and is claimed to be capable of recharging and operating equipment on site “for hours, or even days.”

A new company, The Mobility Rental Group, focused on meeting public demand for a national mobility equipment rental service, was launched at Naidex.

Taylor, the waste containment solutions for the health facilities management sector company, has developed a new approach to the segregation and recycling of waste to enable heath providers to comply with the new producer pre-treatment requirement of the Landfill Directive, which comes into force from the end of October this year, as well as to maximise the efficiencies of their waste management processes.

The new IBEX Transeat from ParAid is a patient transport chair that uses a variable friction traction belt which assists with stairway ascent and descent, reducing the risk of back injury to operators.

Interior surfaces specialist Altro has launched a new range of safety flooring designed to keep floors looking good for longer.

Early-age thermal concrete cracking occurs when tensile strain, arising from either restrained thermal contraction or a temperature differential within the concrete section, exceeds the tensile strain capacity of the concrete. Autogenous shrinkage may also contribute to early contraction.

Badgemaster, the UK-based corporate name badge manufacturer, has launched a new online service allowing customers to design their own badges.

Mimosa has purchased 500 Dorgards from Fireco Ltd for use in the healthcare group’s 28 specialist care homes around the UK.

Dryvit UK claims that its exterior insulation and finish systems (EIFS) can reduce carbon emissions by providing energy efficient insulation.

3M Occupational Health and Environmental Safety has launched of a new range of Protective Coveralls.

Agfa HealthCare exhibited its new suite of solutions including, Agfa ORBIS, the company’s clinical and administrative Hospital Information System and its Enterprise Clinical Portal solution at Healthcare Computing 2007 in Harrogate May.

The recently opened Oxford Clinic for Specialist Surgery has selected the new P785 tunic from Grahame Gardner for its nursing staff.

Static Systems has started work on its first PFI contract to incorporate MODUS bedhead services trunking with newly designed integrated lighting. Along with the company’s Codemlon nurse call system, the equipment will be installed at the Freeman Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

The Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) has appointed Fireco as its Fire Safety Consultant.

Leading medical fabrics manufacturer DuPont has produced a new brochure entitled ‘EN13795 – Understanding the Standard’.

Elliott Group, the UK’s largest supplier of portable buildings, has announced its merger with Wraith Accommodation.

Former IHEEM Council member and director of controls-assurance.co.uk Alan Hambidge has launched a new company, Empathy Environmental Consultants.

New test technology incorporated in Rigel Medical’s 288 electromedical safety analyser maximises versatility and portability considerations for EBME personnel involved in medical equipment safety testing, the manufacturer claims.