RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Global plumbing and heating manufacturer, Pegler Yorkshire, has received recognition for being one of only two companies in the world to have held the BSI Kitemark for over 70 years, and the first UK business to receive the much-coveted recognition.

Pseudalert is an ‘easy-to-use test’ to facilitate the rapid identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospital water systems.

With April this year having seen come into force the Government’s stipulation that all centrally-procured public sector projects adhere to BIM at Level 2, commercial water control supplier, Bristan, has announced that its Specification division has joined the NBS National Building Information Modelling (BIM) Library.

With May’s publication of the new Health Technical Memorandum, HTM 04-01, Safe Water in Healthcare Premises, – containing new guidance on many areas of water safety, hygiene, and system management – Eastwood Park has reviewed its water hygiene training ‘to reflect these latest changes’.

Specialist bathroom supplier, Ponte Giulio’s new ‘Wellbeing solutions’ catalogue is designed to give buyers an insight into the company’s ‘expertly crafted’ safety solutions for bathrooms in hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, and other commercial buildings.

Delabie’s new single-lever Securitherm recessed shower mixer is designed to reduce the water volume in the mechanism.

Altro’s new Altro Pisces is a wet environment safety flooring for shoes and bare feet which ‘combines all the benefits of safety flooring with the look and feel of home’.

Mila’s recently launched Carbon Trust certified GRIP™ (Green Reliable Intelligent Polymer) espag window handle is now available in an innovative CleanTouch anti-microbial version specifically for use in schools, healthcare environments, offices and public buildings.

Ramtech Electronics, manufacturer of what the company claims is Europe’s only EN 54-compliant wireless fire alarm system, has developed an ‘innovative new interface’ that links its WES+ fire alarm with existing safety and security technologies used on site.

AluFoldDirect says it can supply Secured by Design (SBD)-accredited fully glazed commercial doors direct to site within two weeks – ‘for customers who want a high quality, high security, and energy-efficient door without paying a premium for it’.

GEZE UK has demonstrated its ‘commitment to the growth of its manual closers and window technology ranges’ with the appointment of Phil Mead as area sales manager.

Securikey says it has made ‘innovative modifications’ to its range of Modulprim security rooms.

Developed by Multitone Electronics, a specialist in designing, manufacturing, and implementing integrated communication systems, in conjunction with Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and the NHS Innovations team, Multitone’s new Key Finder product presents ‘a highly cost-effective and ingeniously straightforward solution to a common issue for medical staff – quickly locating the keys for the secure drugs storage’.

Specialist security manufacturer, Allegion, is encouraging facilities managers, fire safety managers, maintenance supervisors, and others in charge of safety in public sector buildings, to assess their door-closing devices, in case an adjustment is necessary.

Intastop has launched a new ‘responsive’ website to further assist customers in their quest ‘to protect doors, people, and places’.

Aiphone's new IX is an IP network-based intercom system which the company says ‘provides communication with an infinite number of doors’, and is designed to interact with other IP devices and security systems.

Access control software has been used in the commercial sector for many years, but has not, until now, been available in a package tailored for mental healthcare sector use.

Interfurn Medical Systems, a specialist in low-level extraction, has now installed its first high-level extraction system, which is both HTM 03-01 compliant, and fully skirtless, screenless, and flush-mounted, at St Albans City Hospital.

Healthcare construction and engineering specialist, MTX, recently completed and handed over a new modular operating theatre complex at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital following a just 29 weeks on site

Karl Storz says it has received ‘global recognition’ for its modular endoscopic imaging system, IMAGE1 S, which now features a new module designed for use with a fully autoclavable distal sensor scope, TIPCAM 1 S 3D.