RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

FDS Advanced Systems has established itself firmly as one of the leading suppliers of estates and facilities management software to the healthcare market. Over 65 hospitals and Trusts use Planet software to manage their estates the length and breadth of the UK. The next generation Planet FM Enterprise was launched in 2005, and has already been implemented by NHS Trusts including Poole Hospital, South London & Maudsley and Whittington Hospital.

Haigh Engineering will be showing the Sluicemaster “e” pulp product bedpan disposer at the HEFMA exhibition. The product, which is designed to further ease the workload of the busy hospital ward now has an enhanced antimicrobial called Bugban built in.

The Healthcare Facilities Consortium (HFC) is a not for profit company run as a “club” of NHS Trust members, wholly owned by the NHS Confederation and exists to serve and support the use of facilities management information within the NHS.

Security management specialist Honeywell will be displaying integrated intruder, CCTV, access control and electronic visitor management solutions at HEFMA 2006.

MCL Energy is a specialist energy services company that significantly reduces customer costs, increases plant reliability and improves energy efficiency.

Fast Park is a patented and innovative system designed to double the capacity of an existing area by use of an easy to install free-standing deck. It is a unique, modular, steel-framed, concrete paved parking deck system which provides the optimum solution to enhance capacity between surface and multi-storey car parks.

Brighton will see the return to HEFMA of Vanguard Healthcare’s mobile operating theatre – one of 24 sophisticated vehicles which make up the UK fleet.

Focused on putting building services’ and other information at the fingertips of estate and facility management professionals, Topscan works successfully with NHS Trusts throughout the UK.

United News first became involved in hospital retailing in 1991. With new openings every year since then, the company now has national coverage with over 70 hospital units currently trading, all in premises of between 150 and 2,000 square feet. This makes it the leading news/convenience retailer within hospitals. The company’s experience and expertise enables it to generate a substantial income for the hospital. Caffè Nuovo is its recently launched premium coffee shop brand that offers freshly ground coffee and a wide range of other hot beverages together with an exciting range of quality sandwiches, salads and hot and cold snacks. Caffè Nuovo is distinctively branded and is operated and managed as a standalone unit. With a bright modern design, Caffè Nuovo is the ideal coffee shop solution for all members of the hospital community.

Geest Anglia Crown supplies prepared food to over 100 hospitals, care homes and schools throughout the UK. As part of the Geest Group it benefits from the support and expertise of the UK’s leading fresh prepared food company.

Inventures will be emphasising its role as an independent consultancy with a strong track record in delivering projects for the NHS.

Static Systems Group will be exhibiting the new Modus bedhead services trunking system that takes full advantage of changing construction practices and contributes to the healing environment.

From a single module to a bespoke multi-storey building, Elliott Group has the ideal solution to accommodation problems – including hospital wards, dental and GP surgeries, medical centres, outpatient clinics and nursing homes – gained during more than 40 years’ experience of working with the healthcare market.

Manufacturer of surface protection and handrails, SPM provides healthcare solutions throughout Europe in respect to impact, hygiene and chemical resistance.

Foster Refrigerator, Europe’s leading commercial refrigeration manufacturer, has a reputation within the healthcare sector for providing quality and service. The company will be offering guidance on its range of catering solutions, including the provision of specialist storage areas.

Land Securities Trillium and Mill Group have reached an agreement in principle to create a joint venture company through which Land Securities Trillium will become a 50/50 joint venture partner in the key part of Mill Group’s Investors in the Community (IIC) programme which bids for and manages the delivery of socially responsible Public Private Partnership projects in healthcare and education to local communities. The involvement of Land Securities Trillium will bring a greater breadth of expertise, capacity and resources to support public sector partners in delivering improved education and community services and to drive regeneration.

A pioneering initiative by Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, looking at a means of reducing the occurrence of hospital borne infections, has included a trial of Dulux Trade Sterishield.

Healthcare construction specialist and Portakabin subsidiary Yorkon has handed over a new £11 million independent treatment centre a week ahead of schedule.

The Manchester office of consultant to the built, natural and social environment, White Young Green (WYG), has been appointed on a new £24 million medical project underway in Liverpool.

When estates office manager Philippa McLeod was tasked with implementing a brand new helpdesk to manage estates services for all three of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust’s sites, it soon became apparent that there was going to be a lot of work involved.