RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Inadequate maintenance of washrooms can result in downtime and potentially increased labour costs, but the consequences, especially in healthcare, can be considerably more serious for end-users, with scalding and the spread of infection both presenting potentially life-threatening risks.

High purity water specialist, Veolia Water Technologies, has installed laboratory water purification systems at the National Institute for Health Research’s National Biosample Centre in Milton Keynes.

A Public Health England (PHE) guidance document issued last year, Responding to the detection of legionella in healthcare premises – Guidance for PHE health protection teams (HPTs), ‘raises numerous questions about current levels of communication that Trusts have inhouse, and with HPTs, on positive Legionella sample results and what they mean’.

Ponte Giulio claims that when it comes to exceeding stringent hygiene standards, outperforming water and energy-saving requirements, and ensuring safety against vandalism, the iqua ultra series taps, available in the UK exclusively through the company, ‘have no rivals’.

BSRIA has released a ‘topic guide’ on ‘Legionella’, available to download free from its website.

Bristan says it is ‘continuing to champion innovation’ in the commercial market with the launch of a ‘new and improved’ version of its ‘iconic’ H64 tap.

Specifically designed for patient accommodation and residential care facilities, Delabie’s new Securitherm single control thermostatic shower mixer provides anti-scalding safety, infection control, and reduced water consumption.

Available in standard and free swing versions, Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers are totally concealed when the door is closed, delivering a host of benefits in aesthetics, hygiene, safety and well-being that are proving extremely popular with specifiers, clinicians and facilities managers throughout the healthcare sector.

Rigel has introduced a new handheld safety analyser for the routine electrical testing of basic medical and laboratory equipment.

Vistamatic’s vision panels and leveroperated observation screens feature in the new Women and Children’s Centre at North Middlesex University Hospital, required to accommodate an increase in maternity patients and around 2,000 additional births annually in North Middlesex.

A new online log book for automatic doors just launched by GEZE UK – which can be accessed via a QR code using a smartphone or tablet – means ‘there is no need to worry about lost or damaged log books again’.

Agrippa acoustic fire door holders are proving a success at one of the North East’s largest hospital Trusts, where they are legally holding open fire doors, helping to ease access through busy corridors, while protecting occupants in the event of a fire alarm.

Building on its success ‘over many years’ in the mental healthcare market, Fendor has recently launched a new ‘stripped back’ window, CareVent, aimed at general hospitals and other care facilities, which it describes as its ‘answer to standard double glazing’, offering ‘strength and longevity, thermal performance, and additional security features’.

Britplas has launched the latest version of its multi-award winning Safevent Window, the Safevent Access.

IVision from Intastop is an innovative manual vision panel that the company says ‘allows greater than 90% visibility, double what is currently available, with total blackout’.

UK architectural aluminium systems supplier, Kawneer, has enhanced its curtain wall portfolio with the launch of a ‘fast-track’, dry-glazed unitised system.

The Movastop from Primera Life is a fullheight safety rebate ‘slim enough to fit the narrowest of door frames’, and built from aluminium for strength, which ‘will not warp or twist, and doesn’t need painting’.

Gilgen Door Systems has installed 45 automatic swing door operators at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead – a specialist NHS hospital renowned for undertaking reconstructive surgery, burns care, and rehabilitation services, for people across the South of England.

Schneider Electric says its ‘smart’ Building Analytics service can evaluate energy system performance to identify elements that directly impact on an organisation’s ongoing energy consumption and equipment operation.

Spirax Sarco describes its STAPS Wireless monitoring system as ‘a quick and easy way to implement continuous monitoring of entire steam trap populations, regardless of manufacturer, reducing costs, and significantly improving steam system performance’.