RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

BOC Healthcare has launched a new range of stackable gas cylinder storage racks to improve gas cylinder management. The steel racks, with plastic moulded trays, are designed to help healthcare providers comply with the cylinder management aspects of HTM 02-01.

Trend Control Systems’ new Trend Energy Manager web-based energy management package for users of its building energy management systems (BEMS) is available via Trend’s value added reseller network, who will supply it for installation on the customer’s own server, but can also be hosted on an end-user’s behalf by the company’s Energy Support and Solutions Team.

Starkstrom has added an MRI Chamber to its portfolio, extending its expertise “beyond the confines of the critical care and operating theatre areas”.

EIZO’s new RadiForce LX600W, to be available from the first quarter of next year, is a large, 9 megapixel widescreen LCD colour monitor with an LED backlight designed for use in operating rooms used particularly for interventional radiology, cardiology, and surgery.

Crowcon’s new Gas-Pro portable gas detector is “designed with just one purpose – ensuring safety in confined spaces”.

Rockwool has launched an exterior load-bearing wall system, suitable for buildings of up to two and a half storeys, and with most types of foundation, which integrates high levels of insulation into its design “to deliver an energy-efficient solution to the Zero Carbon challenge”, while keeping wall thickness to a minimum.

Now available from the Fire Protection Association, the new “Fundamentals of Health and Safety” DVD is said to be “ideal for companies requiring a costeffective, in-house training solution, and for trainers looking to update their health and safety training aids with a single, comprehensive resource”.

Steri-Spray, a patented ultraviolet (UV) technology that reportedly eliminates the risk of Legionnaires’ disease from commercial showers and taps, has been launched in the UK with the backing of BBC “Dragons’ Den” ‘dragons’, Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis.

Designed for use with bariatric patients, Trumpf Medical’s new Titan mobile operating table is “extremely strong and durable”, with electric motor-driven movement, high and low-level adjustment, precise positioning, and an intuitive remote control system, “all greatly facilitating the handling process”.

Sheffield-based Anchor Magnetics says its Warmroom magnetic foil system, which can be easily attached to the back of radiators “in seconds”, reduces the amount of heat escaping through walls by up to 60 per cent.

Altro’s new Multiscreed EP Naturals product incorporates a “highperformance” three-part, solvent-free epoxy resin system which the company says results in a high strength floor screed with “low potential for slip, and exceptional abrasion and chemical resistance”.

Tor Coatings’ new Torsan high performance paints feature SteriTouch antimicrobial technology.

Cable management manufacturer Marshall-Tufflex’s new brochure – PVC-U General Trunking – outlines its range of Conduit, Sterling, and Mini/Maxi trunking solutions.

With oil, gas, and electricity prices continuing to rise, and renewable energy solutions increasing in popularity, Plumb Center has signed a distribution deal with Brites via which the latter’s wood pellets are now available at 500 Plumb Center branches.

Supplier of clock and timing systems, Bodet, has agreed an exclusive deal with D.J. Kilpatrick & Co, a Northern Irish distributor of sound and communication systems, to distribute its clock and timing systems in Northern Ireland.

Electrical safety testing specialist, Seaward, has upgraded and expanded its range of specialist instruments to provide ready-made solutions for workplace portable appliance testing (PAT).

Trade paint brand Johnstone’s has further expanded its range with the launch of its new Anti Slip Flortred product – which it says has been tested in accordance with HSE BS7976 Parts 1-3, and scores highly under the Pendulum test values, “boasting an extremely low slip potential classification in both wet and dry conditions”.

Photuris is the name given to new signage specialist, Norfolk-based Flashing Signs’ first range of highcontrast, motion-activated signs for delivering safety or communication messages to motorists and cyclists on non-highway roads, such as those within hospitals.

Horne Engineering has launched a narrated animation, viewable online (www.horne.co.uk/ blog/enhancinglegionella - control-and-compliance), which shows how a new Thermal Disinfection Adaptor for its Optitherm tap can ensure compliance with a key recommendation for controlling Legionella set out in the L8 “Control of Legionella in Water Systems Approved Code of Practice”.

Wall-mounted or mobile folding screens from Silentia provide a flexible means to segregate genders, improve privacy, and help maintain patient dignity on open wards.