RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

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.

As a “leading UK supplier”, installer, and integrator, of patient entertainment solutions, healthcare-specific digital television, and audio-visual equipment, Airwave says it is “ready to enhance patient journeys into the digital age”.

Specialist in injection-moulded plastic products LGG Charlesworth will highlight its security sealing and clinical waste tag products Among the Talisman products being shown will be the BT28,

Safety valve specialist Reliance Water Controls has introduced a new infra-red controlled thermostatic tap to its Caremix range, the IR3.

Mobile surgical specialist Vanguard Healthcare and facilities management firm Generating Solutions Group (GSG) will exhibit together on a dual stand, marking the launch of a partnership between the two announced in June (HEJ – August 2010).

Fendor will show “a groundbreaking range of new products”, including its CleanVent horizontal sliding window system, apparently “taking the market by storm”.

Traka, the key management specialist, has added to its range an “intelligent” stand-alone touch-screen system that is says simplifies key management while improving accuracy and efficiency.