RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

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.

Flooring manufacturer Flowcrete has introduced a new brochure to illustrate the unique qualities of its ultra fast-track Flowfast floor for the health care sector.

Claimed by organisers to be the UK’s only workwear exhibition, The Workwear and Corporate Clothes Show is being launched in April 2008 by Ocean Events.

Yorkshire-based healthcare products manufacturer James Spencer & Co has designed a new bedside chair that it claims could help save purchasers cash in the long run.

New from Multitone Electronics is the EkoTek personal security system. The wireless device uses the latest available technology to improve emergency response through the accurate location of alarm signals. Multitone says that the new system offers cost savings of up to 40% compared to traditional wired systems.

Independent specialist ductwork cleaner Ductbusters has upgraded its entire fleet of vans.

UK-based SAS International has added new models to its range of acoustic lighting rafts. The new SAS System 600 items are suspended directly from an open soffit or within coffers, providing a pre-fabricated lighting and acoustic solution for environments including those of hospitals. Manufactured from metal, System 600’s durable finish provides a cost-effective solution while reducing whole life costs.