RECENT PRODUCT NEWS
Self-contained handwash units
Offered by TEAL Patents is a range of portable, self-contained hot water handwash stations.
Ventilation system cleaning demand rise
In the first six months of 2011, Indepth Hygiene reports over 30% more enquiries for its specialist ventilation system cleaning services than in the same period in 2010.
Effective protective solutions
Intastop, the door protection product specialist, will showcase its extensive portfolio, including anti-ligature systems, and its double swing fingerprotective hinge.
A future in good SHAPE
Strategic Health Asset Planning and Evaluation (SHAPE) is “a web-enabled, evidence-based application which informs and supports the strategic planning of services and assets across a whole health economy” (HEJ – September 2011).
Clear to opaque in an instant
Kingsway manufactures and supplies healthcare building products specially designed for use in “challenging” environments. Its four main product areas are:
Adiabatic advantage
The latest generation of the awardwinning Turbomiser chiller will be launched by Cool-Therm and Klima-Therm.
Innovative medical engineering
New products introduced this year by Starkstrom, a manufacturer and supplier of equipment used within the “high-end” clinical healthcare environment, include the eTCP touchscreen theatre control panel with a 17” touchscreen, MRI chambers, RF protection, and a Type 7 earth reference bar.
Sustainable flooring in focus
Flooring solutions including the new DLW Linoleum collection, Tarasafe safety flooring, and the new Mipolam Symbioz flooring range, plus SPM wall, door and corner protection products, will be exhibited by Gerflor.
Designed to withstand attack
Secondary glazing systems manufactured and installed by Selectaglaze are used to treat windows in laboratories, cleanrooms, and general areas, including wards.
Blazing the trail in floodlighting
Lighting specialist Exled says that, although LED floodlighting has been “a while in the making” – largely because LEDs could not compete against the strength of sodium bulbs in casting their light source the same distance, “especially outside” – the situation has now changed.
Enhancing energy management
Honeywell Building Solutions (HBS) says it “supports facility managers with state-of-the-art services in energy management and building systems, helping them combat rising costs by increasing efficiency and productivity”.
Peace of mind for winter
Nationwide Gritting and Salt Supplies (NGS) not only supplies salt to treat icy roads, car parks, and pedestrian areas, but also offers professional gritting, snow clearance, and protection against accidents caused by ice.
Hands-on ‘no-touch’ design
Cistermiser will showcase its touchfree washroom control products. Incorporation of the latest WRASapproved infrared technology allows hospital washrooms to benefit from complete automation and touch-free systems, helping to reduce crosscontamination and infection.
Harnessing renewables
Conceding that although carbon-neutral power generation has always been attractive, the cost has, at times, proven prohibitive, EOS Energy says “the time is now right to harness renewable energy’s power”.
‘Everything endoscopy’
Claiming to be the only company in its field that can offer “a complete decontamination solution”, Partners For Endoscopy offers pass-through automatic endoscope reprocessors with a “unique” triplex design.
Mesh technology the key
Plexus, Gent by Honeywell’s first ever wireless fire detection system, uses “unique” mesh technology for “an unprecedented level of integrity and user confidence”.
Biological testing tool
Pall’s latest GeneDisc Cycler is an automated, miniaturised, real-time PCR system providing “rapid, sensitive, and specific pathogen detection”.
Information shared
Clockwork IT’s SDMobile software allows exchange of real-time information between professionals, management teams, and commissioners, “maximising capacity and efficiency while enhancing security of staff and patients”.
Cutting air filtration costs
Energy savings and flexibility in design are two of the priorities for Camfil Farr in its design and manufacture of “best-in-class” air filtration products for the healthcare sector.
Off-site build par excellence
Elliott Off-Site Building Solutions has recently been commissioned by Moonstone Therapy Centre to design and build the new West of England MS Centre, at Bradley Stoke, North Bristol.
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