RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

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.

High Wycombe-based manufacturer of wooden upholstered chairs and tables Will Beck, which supplies its products to sectors ranging from hospitals to hotels, recently celebrated 50 years of furniture manufacture.

Haigh Engineering will show its new auto-start, “hands-free” Sluicemaster Panaway pulp product/bedpan disposer, designed for easier operation by nursing staff.

Specialist in integrated solutions for those with reduced mobility Arjo will show its range of patient handling, bathing and disinfection equipment, including a bathing system designed to enhance relaxation.

Helping healthcare estates and facilities personnel better manage engineering documentation such as drawings, manuals, records and photos, is the key role of Provanum Engineering’s document management software,Trix Organizer.

A fire alarm warning system that integrates fire alarms with on-site radio networks, allowing health estates personnel to carry a single device for radio, lone working, telephone, on-site radio and messaging requirements, will be shown by first-time exhibitor Brabourne Communications (BCL).

Vanguard Healthcare will bring what it dubs “the world’s largest problem-solving toolkit” to Healthcare Estates 2009 – a 25-tonne mobile operating theatre.