RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Integrated Facilities Solutions (IFS) provides digital construction documentation services. The company’s “flagship” construction handover documentation solution, IFS Digital Project Manual, has been implemented on 250 projects valued at over ?5 billion.

Spirotech says the answer to the magnetite, or “black sludge”, common in heating and chilled systems is deaeration. This process, it explains, “removes all air automatically, saves time to refill and re-commission, removes air pockets in radiators, reduces the costs of running pumps, prevents oxygen corrosion, and inhibits further black sludge formation”. cient system.”

Claiming to be the UK’s leading, and largest, manufacturer of electric water heating products, Heatrae Sadia Heating says its range is the most comprehensive available.

Products on display by S+B, which will be exhibiting at Healthcare Estates for the third consecutive year, will include examples of HTM specification laboratory furniture which has been installed on numerous projects through the UK, including at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, by the Welsh Blood Transfusion Service, and at Guy’s Hospital in London.

A range of plaster and partition systems for refurbishment and new-build said to minimise long-term maintenance and associated costs, and offer “superior durability”, will be shown by British Gypsum.

A “new generation” of medical vacuum plant, said to offer increased performance and usability, plus an advanced control system that provides remote live monitoring and SMS text and email alerts, has been co-developed by BeaconMedæs and Atlas Copco.

Claiming that every year in Europe 5% to 12% of patients contract a nosocomial infection, Douglas Delabie has developed the BIOCLIP removable mixer range – designed to combat bacteria proliferation and prevent infection spread.

ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio technology will be showcased at Healthcare Estates 2010, with the company demonstrating how it can be can be considered as part of an infection control solution in healthcare buildings while also addressing the issue of movement of people around a facility.

Well-known as a manufacturer and supplier of equipment used within the high-end clinical health care environment, Starkstrom’s products including

A web-based technology solution designed to support sustainability strategies by improving the reliability of equipment, and extending the life and energy efficiency of assets, will be showcased by estates and FM software supplier Service Works.

Aid Call, whose Healthcare division was recently acquired by Northumberlandbased supplier of telecare and remote healthcare equipment Tynetec, says its new Touchsafe two-way wireless system could “revolutionise the way users manage nurse call communications”.

Construction Specialties will showcase new solutions to improve patient dignity, alongside its comprehensive range of C/S Acrovyn (pictured) and C/S Wallglaze protection products.

Metalrax Storage, a Birmingham-based supplier of shelving and storage equipment to the healthcare market, is exhibiting at a Healthcare Estates event for the first time in its 60-year history.

With over 70 years’ experience, the Bender Group says it is “widely recognised as a world leader in electrical safety within hospitals”, with many UK healthcare facilities relying on its isolated power systems and UPS “to provide a safe, secure power supply in the most critical clinical areas”.

SUPROX is described by Environmental Hygiene Solutions (EHS), which will demonstrate it in Manchester, as “a revolutionary disinfectant and sterilisation cleaning liquid product range that supports healthcare professionals’ infection control strategies”.

Cortech Developments specialises in software integration, “providing solutions that maximise the use of technology”, for building, fire, and security management systems.

A study at Birmingham’s Selly Oak Hospital (HEJ – November 2008, January 2009) has shown that surfaces made with Cupright copper “kill a wide range of potentially harmful microorganisms”.

Safetherm, a thermostatic mixer tap said to “set new standards in safety, ease of use, and serviceability”, and featuring Insutech+, which “reduces surface temperatures on the hot inlet to a safe level”, will be spotlighted by Rada.

Howorth Air Technology will showcase several new products in its portfolio of specialised operating theatre equipment and service capabilities, including the “newly upgraded” Exflow 28 UCV (ultraclean ventilation system).

A provider of retail catering and convenience outlets in travel locations, SSP has franchise rights to brands including M&S Simply Food and M&S Café, Starbucks, Burger King, and Delice De France, while its own-brand stores include Upper Crust, Caffè Ritazza, Whistlestop, Pumpkin, and Camden Food Co.