RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

GypWall EXTREME, a lightweight, extreme impact-resistant partition for applications where the most onerous BS5234 Severe Duty rating does not provide sufficient performance assurance, will be shown by British Gypsum.

The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) will highlight its position as the relevant learned society and professional body for all those working in healthcare engineering, estates and facilities management.

Bender UK, the manufacturer of isolated power system and surgeon’s panels, will show a new TCP/IP product in Harrogate, to complement its existing FTC470XET module, that allows Bender IPS systems to be interrogated remotely.

Information on all its pre-engineered systems, including the Spirax Sarco EasiHeat system, a popular energy-saving replacement for hospital calorifiers said to save plant room space, “virtually eliminate” maintenance downtime, and provide hot water on demand, will be available from Spirax Sarco.

Reliance Water Controls has developed a new range of thermostatic taps designed to meet the requirements of HTM 64 and thus “ideal for the healthcare washroom”.

Brandon Medical claims to be the world’s first company to launch surgical lights using what it dubs “the new innovative HD-LED technology”.

Provider of estates and facilities management software Service Works Group will showcase the latest version of its flagship technology solution, QFM.

Being demonstrated by Lisclare is a range of new partition screens for use in the healthcare sector to assist in combating infection control.

With estates and facilities professionals “recognising the advantages of a blanket contract covering all areas of maintenance, validation, and testing services for all their equipment”, Lancer’s Technical Support Division is well placed to offer such a package, in turn helping healthcare providers achieve greater efficiency and economies of scale.

The Vernacare Technical Services division will be officially launched at Healthcare Estates 2009, where the company will also unveil a full-size prototype of its radical new easy-clean porter’s chair.

Kemper will show its Kemper Hygiene System (KHS), an “engineering solution” for preventing Legionella within cold water systems, which “works dynamically” without using chemical treatment.

powerPerfector, which provides technology that reportedly optimises and improves the incoming electricity voltage for a whole site, in the process reducing energy used and costs by “up to 20%” and maximum demand by “up to 15%”, will describe the technology’s first hospital application in Scotland.

Health Estate Journal – the magazine of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) – makes it a priority to deliver must-have information to engineering, estates, and facilities management professionals employed in the healthcare sector.

Exhibiting on stand M38 alongside Dyson, PHS Waterlogic, and Advanced Hygienic Contracting, BioCote offers equipment, instruments and furniture featuring built-in antimicrobial protection.

Information and advice on in-depth energy audits, and on its “four steps to energy efficiency” programme – “measure”, “fix the basics”, “automate”, and “monitor and improve”, will be provided by Schneider Electric.

Making its debut at the event at this year’s show, UK and international healthcare and equipment consultant MJ Medical says its team can offer “invaluable insight into the impact of modern technological advances in clinical facilities and medical equipment”.

Marlux Medical claims to have been the company that introduced the UK’s first disposable privacy curtains.

The Endotherm self-contained, hot sanitisable reverse osmosis system, specifically designed for treating water for endoscope reprocessors, will be shown by Environmental Water Systems (UK), a designer, manufacturer, installer and servicer of water purification and waste water treatment systems.

TRUMPF’s new TruLight 5000 surgical lighting system is said to “combine all the advantages of innovative LED technology with the most efficient energy management”, while providing consistent light distribution, eliminating the need for refocusing during surgery.

Luxo will launch its new energy-saving LHH LED examination and minor surgery luminaire in Harrogate.