RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

A redesign of the Siemens range of room sensors has indoor air quality (IAQ) as a central focus, with the introduction of a traffic light system.

Hamworthy Heating has updated its Varmax Mk2 floor-standing condensing boiler range.

A new generation of ambulatory ECG patch monitors is being introduced across NHS Scotland to speed up the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) and other cardiac rhythm abnormalities.

Endoscope cleaning product co-developed by Aston University and PFE rolled out in University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust.

Saniflo, part of the SFA group, has launched its Clear Water, a line-up of pumps designed for the collection, distribution, and pressurisation of clean water.

European suppler Polyrey has relaunched its cubicle and washroom panel range for 2025 with new materials, decors and finishes.

Patients receiving care at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust are benefiting from a modern patient entertainment system that is providing important comfort during long hospital stays.

Manufacturer Armitage Shanks has launched a new blog website, Looking Deeper, which will provide content for healthcare and water management professionals on the latest challenges and solutions concerning the NHS and water safety.

Bender UK has launched Bender Pulse – a cloud-connected condition monitoring solution designed to give 24/7 visibility of critical medical power systems, energy use, and electrical fault development, across healthcare environments.

The new Illuvi UV-C decontamination device – designed and manufactured by Mackwell Health for Ecolab in the UK and Ireland, is said to offer ‘advanced safety features and proven efficacy against healthcare-associated infections’.

Liebherr, a specialist in commercial refrigeration, has launched a new range of under-bench fridges and freezers, ‘engineered to meet the diverse and demanding needs of modern laboratories, research, and healthcare facilities’.

An immunohistochemistry and cellular pathology laboratory in one of the UK’s busiest hospitals is now benefiting from what Veolia says is its ‘unique’ Water-as-a-Service (WaaS) offering.

Armitage Shanks has enhanced its Doc M range with a collection of Silk Black WC and showering packs, providing designers and specifiers with ‘a comprehensive solution that meets current accessibility regulations without compromising on style’.

A ‘state-of-the-art’ dental school in Bristol that opened in September 2023, and is enabling students to put theory into practice using the most modern equipment available in a renovated building in the heart of the city, features a number of Saniflo components.

Cygnus’ ‘world-first EN 54-certified and 100 per cent wireless’ SmartNet-100 fire detection and alarm system has been selected by Shield Fire & Security to deliver ‘a robust and reliable solution’ for Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, with the entire system installed in just three days.

NHS Supply Chain has announced the availability of Pee in Pot (PiP), which it dubs ‘a ground-breaking sustainable solution for urine testing’, for all NHS Trusts in England and Wales.

‘Expert manufacturer of hygienic solutions’, Teknomek, has recently partnered with sterile goods logistics specialist, Hupfer, to become the UK distributor of Hupfer equipment, including its Medical Transport Carts.

Armitage Shanks, part of the Villeroy & Boch Group’s Bathroom and Wellness Division, has launched the Markwik 21+ Thermostatic SQ – a one-piece thermostatic shower panel unit specifically engineered for the UK healthcare market.

Cambridge-based water technology start-up, Infersens, the ‘innovators’ behind the ‘intelligent water sensor’, says its new Cortense Starter Packs ‘offer a simple, expandable way for commercial and private property health and safety professionals to experience the power of smart water monitoring first-hand’.

Airedale by Modine has added to its range the MultiChill Propane (pictured) – a modular design reversible air source heat pump that it says operates using ‘highly sustainable’ natural refrigerant, R290.