RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Haigh has collaborated with ‘antimicrobial technology experts’, TECcare, to develop what it says is ‘a unique macerator disinfection system’.

Andrews Water Heaters has launched a ‘new and improved’ version of its original sizing tool for water heater specification, Size-it.

Seeking to ‘revolutionise’ the way estates teams countrywide deal with the ACoP L8’s requirement for quarterly de-scaling and deep cleaning of showerheads and hoses, Dupal UK says its L8 Shower system ‘truly is a simple solution’.

The Water Hygiene Centre has announced that Phil Lonsdale has joined as senior consultant/Authorising Engineer (Water).

TME Thermometers has developed a dedicated Legionella temperature range of products to speed up and simplify compliance with ACoP L8 water testing.

‘Continuing nationwide growth’ has seen provider of air and water hygiene services, Guardian Water Treatment, open a new office in Leeds, expanding from its Essex base to better serve its northern operations.

ADSM says its ‘unique governmentapproved grant programme’, Aquafund, offers organisations seeking to reduce water consumption and cost at no capital cost access to grant funding via a direct access NHS framework, ‘with typical savings of between 15 and 30%’.

Bristan says it ‘continues to champion innovation in the healthcare market’, having last year launched various updates to its current product offering, including the updated H64 tap, Solo tap, and infrared range.

Pseudalert, ‘the 24-hour test for detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa’, has now been accepted by the UK Standing Committee of Analysts for the analysis of drinking water, and is specified as a recommended method in the Committee’s ‘Blue Book’ publication, The Microbiology of Drinking Water (MoDW) Part 8 – Methods for the isolation and enumeration of Aeromonas and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Clarke Energy says it is proud to have reached 67 MW of installed CHP capacity within the NHS.

Capstone Turbine Corporation’s 1 MW Capstone C1000S microturbine is part of the company’s new Signature series of microturbine energy systems; it is also available in 600 kW and 800 kW versions.

Even with the Government cash injection announced in the spring Budget, pressure is mounting within the healthcare sector to make cost savings across the board.

CHP is often used in district heating networks, for which the Government has announced support via a £320 m investment in the next five years.

The Royal Stoke University Hospital, part of University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, has installed a high efficiency ENER-G CHP system to improve its environmental performance and reduce energy costs.

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust chose last month’s NHS Sustainability Day 2017 to open its new low-carbon energy centre at Scarborough Hospital.

Medical Air Technology (MAT) has completed work on a major seven-theatre upgrade project at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, the largest single site hospital in the country and one of the highest performing NHS organisations.

Wardray Premise has been the agent for speciality glass from Corning – a ‘world leader’ in radiation shielding glass – for many years, meaning that Wardray glass products provided for facilities such as hospital X-ray rooms ‘are high quality, meet European standards, and have excellent physical properties, such as good visual clarity’.

Mitie says its recent success at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2016, where the strategic outsourcing and FM company was announced ‘Macro Employer of the Year’, would not have been possible without the help of its training partner, Jigsaw Training.

PPL Training, ‘a leading, national training course provider’, has delivered training to the healthcare estates sector since 2011, with its courses ‘designed to assist in meeting the key competency requirements of the Health Technical Memoranda’.

BOC Healthcare is a BTEC-accredited training centre, delivering a range of courses that enable healthcare staff to comply with current codes of practice and legislative requirements.