RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

BeaconMedaes and Atlas Copco have combined their expertise and knowledge to launch what the two companies describes as a new generation of medical vacuum plant.

At Healthcare Estates 2010 Kaba Door Systems demonstrated how its products can not only provide contact-free access for all, but can also contribute to meeting privacy and dignity guidelines and energy efficiency directives.

British Gypsum, one of the UK’s leading plaster and plasterboard manufacturers, has been heavily involved in the extensive refurbishment and expansion of Southampton General Hospital.

Marlux is encouraging hospitals and other healthcare facilities to promote your hospital and Trust, support a local charity, or simply demonstrate your commitment to the privacy and dignity of your patients with the Marlux Premiere range of disposable printed curtains.

Horne Engineering designer and manufacturer of high performance thermostatic control products, has launched a new website ( www.horne.co.uk ), which it describes as a superb vehicle for providing customers with comprehensive in-depth product information, and enhanced technical support, as well as for sharing its knowledge and expertise in thermostatic control.

Bookings are now being taken for the latest Spirax Sarco training courses in November this year on Steam Boiler Plant Controls and Systems; Steam Plant Maintenance: City and Guilds Module 13; and the Boiler Operative Accreditation Scheme (BOAS).

Twelve full and half-height Bushboard Washroom Systems Healthcare Ready Plumbed Units have been installed at the Clinical Education Centre at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire in Stoke on Trent.

LTE Scientific’s Scope-Store endoscope storage/drying cabinet range has been added to the NHS “Endoscope Decontamination Equipment” National Framework. John Lees, LTE’s MD, commented: “The range was introduced just after the NHS Framework was finalised.

Knauf Drywall claims the healthcare sector can expect significant building cost savings with its introduction of a simplified acoustic partition design for hospitals. The new 52 dB (Rw) design, which reportedly satisfies the key requirements of HTM 08- 01: Acoustics, is an addition to the company’s Performer partition solutions range.

A mains power distribution system now available in the UK from Bagshot-based technology distributor Steljes enables power outlets to be quickly, simply, and safely added or moved without, as the company puts it, “the delay, inconvenience, and expense, associated with calling in a qualified electrician”.

Diversey’s new TASKI trolley is an “ergonomically designed” modular cleaning workstation developed to improve overall performance, efficiency, and sustainability, in healthcare cleaning applications.

Spanish vending machine specialist Jofemar has launched the Series 2 version of its best-selling hot food merchandiser, the Gourmet, distributed in the UK by subsidiary, Jofemar UK. New features include fresh contemporary livery, improved graphics, and enhanced LED back lighting.

A range of “highly efficient” Dynaciat Power water-cooled water chillers said to provide significant savings in energy consumption – of up to 25% compared with previous models – have been launched by CIAT Ozonair.

A “new generation” of water source heat pumps designed for all types of commercial premises and public buildings, and available in six different capacity units, the Versatemp EQV-X range from Clivet UK offers users cooling outputs from 1.9 kW to 4.0 kW.

Mindful that, with many nurse call alarm systems in large wards displaying calls from patients on central display panels or overdoor lights, it can be difficult to accurately identify the call location, Aid Call has “gone back to basics”, and developed “a radical new wireless nurse call system”, “the Touchsafe”, to address the issue.

Andrews Sykes has launched a scrappage scheme to enable customers to trade in their “older, inefficient” portable air conditioners for “a brand new, greener, more powerful model”.

The “quality, performance, and energy efficiency” of Waterloo’s chilled beams have received international recognition, with Eurovent certification for all the company’s active and chilled beams.

Canonbury Healthcare says that, with steel toe cap boots “renowned for causing huge discomfort”, its new “Bootmate Safety Socks” will give wearers of such footwear relief.

Ansell Healthcare, a specialist in barrier protective solutions, has introduced WorkGuard 43-216, a “sturdy, heatresistant” leather welding glove that “offers high levels of protection against molten metal splashes and conductive heat”.

BioCote claims healthcare engineers and estates managers undertaking new or refurbishment building projects can “dramatically reduce the risk of patient and staff exposure to potentially deadly bacteria like MRSA” by utilising building solutions that feature BioCote antimicrobial silver ion technology.