RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Reliance Water Controls’ (RWC) new Ausimix Compact range of thermostatic mixing valves are described as ‘high performance TMVs with TMV2 and TMV3 approval, made from nickel-plated DZR brass, with high quality internal fittings for durability and longevity’.

A new bath filler designed to further aid users ‘in the complex task of ensuring optimum water temperature and infection control’ has been launched by Bristan.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is commonly found in water pipes, and is generally tolerated by healthy people, but poses particular risks for or vulnerable individuals who may be immunocompromised within hospitals, such as the elderly, cancer patients, people in burns units, and infants.

Cistermiser, experts in water-efficient washroom systems, including infrared taps and flush control products, will exhibit on stand 1403 at The Facilities Show, at ExCel London, from 16-18 June this year.

Franke Sissons, which supplies modern washroom systems, has headed ‘a hardhitting parliamentary discussion’ in Westminster to outline ‘the lack of surveillance for genuine CE marking required by UK law’ on products fitted in commercial buildings.

With the products having ‘proven their resilience and reliability in some of the world’s most testing environments’, Altro has increased the warranty, sustained slip resistance, and life expectancy, on its 2.5 mm safety flooring ranges.

Pineapple Contracts’ new Ryno dining and lounge furniture products ‘combine exciting modern design, high levels of safety, and cutting-edge British manufacturing’.

Working with key stakeholders from the Trust, and the interior design team at Gilling Dod Architects, Teal has equipped the new Sid Watkins Building, part of the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, with ‘innovative and bold’ furniture to create ‘an exciting first impression wow factor’.

Rubber flooring from nora systems that won both a Building Better Healthcare Award 2014 and an Architects’ Journal Award the same year – and selected in this instance particularly for its high durability and hygienic properties – has been installed in the new Wokingham Medical Centre.

David Bailey Furniture Systems has introduced a new mobile writing desk – which can be used by nurses and other hospital ward staff to take notes at patients’ bedsides – to its popular Healthline range of fitted healthcare furniture.

Polyflor safety flooring has helped create beautiful, homely interiors for the Winchcombe Place care home in Newbury.

Baxi-SenerTec says specifiers ‘under increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions’ are being given ‘a new roadmap’ for generating their own electricity, as the CHP specialist unveils a new offering developed in partnership with a major automotive manufacturer.

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has officially opened its new CHP energy centre at York Hospital with a ribbon cutting by its chief executive, Patrick Crowley (pictured, right), who was then presented with a plaque by Ian Whitelock (left), Vital Energi’s joint MD.

ENER-G has released its annual carbon reduction report, which shows that in 2014 its combined heat and power (CHP) customers reduced their carbon footprint by a total of 371,578 tonnes.

Capstone MicroTurbine CHP and CCHP solutions are said by UK distributor, Turner EPS, to “reduce energy costs, ensure power availability, and help preserve the environment with their ‘near-zero’ emissions profile”.

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust selected KiWi Power in 2012 as its demand response (DR) partner for the Lister Hospital, Stevenage.

Derriford Hospital in Plymouth is ready to save over £228,000 a year on its energy bills thanks to British Gas’s installation of a new CHP unit, the energy supplier says.

Technal has launched what is says is its most innovative window system yet, ‘bringing a host of technical advancements and modern, intelligent design to enhance almost any fenestration project’.

With Building Information Modelling (BIM) an increasingly important aspect of the planning and implementation of construction projects, the Rockpanel Group now provides BIM data files for the full range of its sustainable façade panels.

Due to the ever-increasing demand for hospital accommodation, innovative and alternative construction methods are fast becoming a preferred solution – due to the speed at which they be completed.